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Jib Hunt
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09/02/2006 6:36 am  

Herman Miller Eames and Mira Chairs
These are the 2 chairs I sit in all day long and they are my favorite and most comfortable chairs.
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09/02/2006 7:02 am  

When
I was near the beginning of my appreciation of modern furnishings, c 1955, I found, at the town dump, a burned Womb Chair. All I was able to rescue was the steel suport frame, so I dragged it home to see what I might do with it. Even today I find it hard to imagine a wooden form that might effectively replace the original upholstered shell; as a novice craftsman I was way out of my league, and had to (reluctantly) re-discard this wondrous find. . .


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ilikemike
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09/02/2006 5:27 pm  

Has to be the Swan.
Just thrifted a Womb with ottoman in great shape so the jury may be out. However, we have lived with the Swans for years and I don't think there is a more sensual sitting experience out there. Sitting in a kinetic sculpture, sitting and spinning, running my hands over the curves. No, it has to be the Swan.


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Monochrome
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09/02/2006 7:29 pm  

Depends on the application
These work well at my house:
-- Eating/sipping around a table, how about Thonet bentwoods, No. 14 or 18?
--Conversation in the living room, the seldom seen chrome, leather, and enamelled-steel Katavolos four-legged "sitting machine" armchairs
--Laptop work, the Eames lounger, of course


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whitespike
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09/02/2006 8:19 pm  

"running my hands over the...
"running my hands over the curves"
I have a wife for that 🙂 ... as for sitting, I also like the Grasshopper chair. It has great head and back support.


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Monochrome
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11/02/2006 3:50 am  

Breuer quote
"Breuer was reported to have answered a query ... about his chair's notorious lack of comfort by responding, "To say a beautiful chair has to be comfortable is to say that a comfortable chair has to be beautiful.'" --old issue of PRINT magazine
Anyone know the source/veracity of this anecdote? Care to comment? Thanks.


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Monochrome
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11/02/2006 3:51 am  

Breuer quote
"Breuer was reported to have answered a query ... about his chair's notorious lack of comfort by responding, "To say a beautiful chair has to be comfortable is to say that a comfortable chair has to be beautiful.'" --old issue of PRINT magazine
Anyone know the source/veracity of this anecdote? Care to comment? Thanks.


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23/02/2006 4:40 am  

These
photos appeared at LottaLiving the other day, and I asked the poster (Jason) if I could share them here. (the first shows a bit of the house he and his wife have painstakingly restored over the past year and a half -- an interesting Houston post-and-beam by an architect named Jenkins) because of the blue Womb chair -- and the inspirational view through the glass. He said "Sure, go ahead and re-post this pic. I can tell you that this chair was recently reapholstered/foamed with Knoll fabric by someone reputable. It's the chrome base which is the "2nd generation" as the first ones were black, but I don't know its exact age. Our designer and friend, Karen, decided to sell it to us as it goes so perfectly with the other chair. It's a comfortable chair, but not the most comfortable chair I've ever sat in; not as comfy as the Eames 670, but more appropriate for the room. I feel like I might want a small lumbar pillow to go with it, but that just may be me and the way I tend to slide down in a chair.
If you don't mind, ask them what they think the orange chair might be. It's some kind of Grasshopper wannabe. It looks like Girard fabric, and I'm pretty sure it's original fabric. It's such a cute chair. And it's nice to have a couple of pieces that aren't "icons" or instantly recognizable to set off the pieces that are. Let me know if anyone knows the designer."
So -- can anyone identfy this orange chair ?
For anyone interested, here's a four-page thread showing the house:
http://www.lottaliving.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=3215#3215


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23/02/2006 4:53 am  

.
Patrick said :
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You have to place at the end.
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 SDR
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23/02/2006 4:56 am  

Well
it seems I still haven't the knack of posting photos (it works on other sites) so here's the link to Jason's chair photos:
http://www.lottaliving.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=32264#32264


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23/02/2006 4:57 am  

Hi SDR
Hi.SDR
Long time No see
How are you doing these days?
Do you remember Joe Lau


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23/02/2006 7:10 am  

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NULL NULL
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24/02/2006 9:26 pm  

My favourite a got two of...
My favourite a got two of them 😉

(i have the black leather version)
PZ,
Ray


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24/02/2006 9:31 pm  

But if i had a bigger...
But if i had a bigger living-room i probably would consider to buy this one:
http://www.wonderwood.nl/plywood_classics/08.html


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 SDR
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25/02/2006 7:00 am  

What
a great little collection -- including a primary table design that's finally "out of the closet" (if AZ will excuse me !) Good wooden designs from long ago -- now.


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