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earlymorning
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05/05/2014 6:14 pm  

Hello,

I have had the luck of picking up a full set of early Knoll Internation Tulip chairs + table. They are in quite nice condition, but the original upholstery on the cushions have been replaced with this beauty you can see (but it seems luckily the foam is original and in good condition).

If you have original cushions, can you please send me photos, so I can redo it like it was (I guess they used Kvadrat material)

Thanks a lot for your help !


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Spanky
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05/05/2014 7:21 pm  

I don't have any originals, but
i'm pretty sure they would have been done in Knoll fabrics, not Kvadrat which is a Danish company.
Some of Knoll's early fabrics are still in production. Cato in particular is really nice and I think was used on these. (You can find remnants online for a lot less if you want to save money.)
Are you sure the foam is original? It should be latex and if your chairs are a few decades old, latex foam will have hardened on the surface. It's also much heavier than polyurethane foam.
http://www.knoll.com/shop/knolltextiles/upholstery


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earlymorning
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05/05/2014 7:40 pm  

thanks
you are right - thanks for the link of Knoll - I should have thought about that. I will check on the foam again !
Best regards,
Andras


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My Panton Home
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06/05/2014 1:36 am  

Similar question
I am in a similar position, just picked up a tulip armchair this weekend that came without the cushion.
Does anyone have the dimensions of the cushion?
Need to make a repro.


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objectworship
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07/05/2014 4:25 am  

Tulip Arm Chair Cushion Dimensions
17.75" front to back
18.75" side to side (at the widest)
2" top to bottom


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Spanky
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07/05/2014 4:42 am  

You need to also get the radius of the
corners right, too. The back corners have a greater radius than the front ones.


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