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12 Stendig Prague chairs
Twelve Stendig Prague chairs, sturdy, the black shows honest wear, the cane in most is in need of repair, all unrefurbished; I want to know if these have any value? Does anybody collect these? What would the value range be?

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What exactly is "honest wear"?? As opposed to "dishonest wear"?
Carry on.

Honest wear = 15 year old...
Honest wear = 15 year old Levis worn regularly
Dishonest wear = acid washed jeans

"honest wear"?? As opposed to "dishonest wear"
If I may, (eckum) "Dishonest wear" is manufactured by the furniture industry all the time...it's called "distressing". People actually pay tons more money to have their furniture beaten with chains and "wormholed" etc. by the little Chinese kids before they buy it. Not very logical!
Speaking of child labor sarcasm, I sometimes enjoy inserting (quasi-?) hyperbolic references to exploitation when discussing certain styles of luxury goods, as the market for some things seems to be chiefly made up of the GO HALLIBURTON sect of the populace...class and perceptions of good taste...which "distressing" is definitely not an example of, contrary to these people's false perception.
Distressing/Dishonest Wear: It is SIMULACRA, a LIE to APPEAR as if one is the threadbare-oriental-carpet-type. It is imitative tacky trash, trash in the negative sense, not the John Waters or pop sense.

Well now I know.
and very well said, I might add.
Cheerio!

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A pullover!
And such a subdued palette.
But no dyed hair. I'd call it honest wear.

Stendig Seating for Sale
I have a Stendig cube seating grouping for sale. I was wondering if you could give me some information on who to contact in the Manhattan or North Jersey area
Thank you
Deborah

This is not a place to sell...
This is not a place to sell your furniture.....I would think the add on craigslist offering the set for $13,500.00 would be sufficient, no?

Stendig + Barcelona
No.
I represented Stendig from 1970 until the successor, Eddie Epstein, formerly of Atelier International (one of the founding partners), took it off the open rep market to house sales people is 1982 or '83.
Charlie was a good friend and both a business and personal reference when I opened my own firm.

Stendig as a Manufacturer
Stendig cajoled a number of small factories into producing enough goods to be worth representation. The bentwood chairs are an excellent example. The original imports, from a competitor, came from the Polish factory of the manufacturer, and the caning was "machine caned," or laid in a groove and held in place with an insert of cane.
Stendig was responsible for the re-birth of the factory's Czechoslovakian production, which made the hand-caned versions. (He was famous for naming products - the bentwood chairs were named the Prague chairs.) You could easily tell by observing the cane pulled through holes in the seat and back. The groove in the back was inlaid with beech and sanded smooth. This inlay was not employed by the machine-caned version - not necessary.

Honest wear = drunk and stoned rock star
dropping his joint and burning a hole into my Poltrona Frau club chair.
Dishonest wear = Scummy, sober salesman deliberately burning a hole in leather and then making up rock star story.
Honest wear = Rock stars dirty, greasy hair staining back of chair.

the chairs in the picture
designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara and manufactured in Finland. Stendig sold them as the Kiki chairs.

dhairs in picture
Ilimara Tapiovaara, manufactured in Finland and sold as the KiKi series by Stendig.

chairs in the picture
These chairs were part of a series ( No 105) designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara. Stendig sold them as the Kiki series, It also included tables.