Vitra minitures - pretentious crap?  

Dear Gustaf
If they were tomtar, they certainly would, although not as much as over the lack of normal tail space, but these nanos are miniature knock-offs themselves so they are quite tolerant.As for paying, they never do. They always steal them! apparently most full size people that collect mini vitras do not notice when one or two disappear...you figure.
This is becoming a very serious subject I think we should keep the thread alive.

Rug theft
I think the nanos stole the corner of my flokati rug. I had always assumed that it was missing due to normal wear and tear, but now I'm wondering . . .

Be on the lookout
I think this was their getaway car.

Always looked like a ball of regret to me...
... liken them to cheesy 'I was there' souvenirs bought on holiday that end up in the attic or a gutter or you get the picture.

Yeah, you could say they are...
Yeah, you could say they are cheesy, but there is something kind of fun about them. I just bought a red DCW cheapo miniature from Japan (I think one was posted earlier). The DCW looks the most anatomically correct to my eye online, and I won it on ebay for .99! Of course, shipping from Japan adds 10 bucks, but a steal for a little happiness on my otherwise beige and boring cubicle.
I love the RAR minature, but spending this much on one is silly. I've actually gotten an authentic vintage Eames sofa for less!
The upside to the vitras is that they are scale models, they look "real" and not like knock-offs. But, Barbies and GI Joes are not exactly scale models of humans. At this point, it's just another toy to me.

Was watching Sketches of Fran...
Was watching Sketches of Frank Gehry a few months back I noticed he had a number of Vitra miniature Wiggle chairs & side chairs in his office, looked pretty cool mixed in with models, books, papers etc

Hey Pete
Saw the same documentary by the late, great, Sydney Pollock and thought the same thing, regarding the wee ones.

Here is a link to the grand list of mini...
Imagine winning an aluminum group chair for 570.00
and getting a mini in the mail...
or a 2 inch juicer. (it's sterling!)
I actually love models. Imagine SDR's table and desk full of ideas and cardboard
mini's. Ideas in progress. A small scale model is a 3-d object to see how an
design works.
I still have my childhood matchbox cars.
Not a mini in the link i want, but i wouldn't sneeze at a mini lcw.
link under the photos...
http://www.unicahome.com/c1325/miniatures-and-figurines.html

The 2" juicer miniature is exquisite
but I'm holding out for the 6" Starck action figure. That way, I can take my pocket-sized Starck with me, wherever I go.
Or, I can just sit, and stroke it.

From a utilitarian point of...
From a utilitarian point of view, the miniatures are just as unnecessary as the real chairs they are modeled after. I believe this goes for most of the objects we own.
So yes, we are all either insane or extremely fortunate.

Rietveld red/blue model kit
How about this for a miniature then?

yoDesign
That's cool. Where do you get it?

Rietveld scale model
I got it in a thrift shop, amongst childrens toys, for 50p/$1. On the box it says "Rietveld Heirs, 1983, c/o Beeldrecht, Amsterdam". I don't know if they still produce this but you might check it out.
I used the plan to make up a full-scale Acad drawing

I thought this
thread bump might be useful to those making their own Red/Blue Chairs -- but mostly because the designboom link below would be of interest to Rietveld fans.
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/11961/rietveld-universe-arch...

another opinion
MarkTulip,
Miniature collecting (many varieties including, but not limited to chairs) tend to be appreciated for the precision craftsmenship and generally limited production (the Vitra products may not fit this criteria). As such the price is usually higher.
A product is only worth what a customer is willing to pay. Being different and collecting different is what makes the world an interesting place.