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hb675
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06/12/2011 5:37 am  

AM I strange,,, I watch old movies on the Turner Classic TCM (US cable) and I look at the furniture sometimes,,,more than anything else, lol
it is amazing... does anyone else do this?
Diana


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06/12/2011 5:52 am  

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I'll put my hand up!
I was heavily inspired by an old Wales movie that contained a scene of a Kitchen cabinet full with 'Crocus' pattern Clarice Cliff way back in the early 80s....Well I sort of filled that inspiration then sold them all when they became mainstream...things to regret!
I think 'I dream of Jeannie's' Egg chair had me thinking again way back in the 70's
You're not alone!


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Davismills
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06/12/2011 7:53 am  

Guilty!
Just today, I was watching a 1953 movie with William Holden and David Niven. Holden was a "Swinging Bachelor" type whose apartment was furnished with:
A Saarinen Womb chair
A Noguchi coffee table
4 or 5 Eames "Bikini" PKW chairs w/dowel legs
Assorted cool accessories that I couldn't ID.
I watch the 40s-70s era movies every morning with breakfast just to look at the interiors!
It's a sickness, I know...
DM


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hb675
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11/12/2011 8:10 am  

me too it inspired this thread
I watched the same movie today. Thanks for the id of the items. Diana


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tktoo
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11/12/2011 8:15 am  

"Rear Window"
shouldn't be missed!


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Spanky
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11/12/2011 8:52 am  

I do it and pause and back...
I do it and pause and back up and pause again just to get a better look.


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glassartist
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11/12/2011 10:17 am  

Also guilty
One of my faves is "Bell, Book and Candle", which was the inspiration for the TV show Bewitched. In one scene a burning piece of paper was dropped into a stunning, large Natzler volcanic glazed bowl. Many other delights as well. This movie had me calling my cat Piewackit for a while.


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barrympls
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11/12/2011 8:17 pm  

Executive Suite
Not only is there lots of cool, modern furniture at William Holden and June Allyson's house in this movie, the whole film is about the head of a huge furniture company kicking the bucket and the fight about whom will be appointed to take over.
Wonderful flick, sports fans.


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Mark
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11/12/2011 10:12 pm  

Torch Song..
Featuring Joan Twatford.
http://www.beltstl.com/2010/08/mid-century-fetish-torch-song/


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Mark
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20/01/2012 8:51 pm  

Oh!
No MCM...but plenty of nickels!
Best,
Noel Coward
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/843f17c033/noel-coward-s-last-play?utm_...


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barrympls
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21/01/2012 1:45 am  

"Executive Suite"
The MGM film, starring William Holden, Fredric March, June Allyson, Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Dean Jagger and others from 1953 is a wonderful drama about a Furniture Manufacturer. Holden and Allyson's house is full of nifty period modern furniture.


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glassartist
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20/02/2012 7:12 am  

I saw
Jacques Tati's "Play Time" today. I am a big Hulot fan. This one is a comedic critique of modern everything. It is gentle and very funny. And the visuals are all modern all the time. I think I would replace my favorite chair with the special prop lobby chair. It is a perfect movie for this thread. If you wanted a Hulot primer (my recommendation), see "Trafic" first.


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SDR
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20/02/2012 10:01 am  

This is my new favorite
thread. Thanks, everybody -- great stuff . . .!


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20/02/2012 12:45 pm  

Rear window is indeed not to...
Rear window is indeed not to be missed, a superb concept for storytelling.
I can suggest some movies by Jacques Tati as Mon Oncle and Playtime! I love all films by Tati, he's (was) a genius.
edit: glassartist beat me to it!


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