There are some faces here that are still active thankfully, but I'd love to see some photos of your sun faded black cord
I am not so sure that black cord was conceived until more recently - I may be wrong on this however.
But it makes me question whether the cord was originally black cord (as you can buy now), or if it's had time to fade, whether someone has "ebonised" a natural cord, and what is actually being revealed is the natural cord colour.
I'd assume that it's much simpler to buy black cord and reweave the chairs than it would be to dye the cord. No matter what kind of color you use, youcertainly won't be able to dye a woven seat evenly because obviously there are many places no color could reach. But what you probably would do instead is soil the frame.
"People buy a chair, and they don't really care who designed it." (Arne Jacobsen)
I'd assume that it's much simpler to buy black cord and reweave the chairs than it would be to dye the cord. No matter what kind of color you use, youcertainly won't be able to dye a woven seat evenly because obviously there are many places no color could reach. But what you probably would do instead is soil the frame.
I agree with this, unless @NaomiM11 feels it's worth spot painting with indian ink and risking it coming off on clothes (which would have been the same issue with Dylon anyway - no way to rinse while it's on a chair). I know the cord is kind of waxed isn't it, so I am also slightly surprised it dyes well at all, reading Leif's posts.
I'm having trouble uploading photos 🥴 unfortunately I have no experience with weaving a new chair 😅 but if that's the quicker option I'll have to look into it. From reading earlier in the thread and feeling this one I think you're right about it being waxed so the dye might not even take
@naomim11, Nice chair design. Are they Danish?
Either way, I'd enjoy them as is.
Beautiful child!
Definitely Danish "inspired", and apart from freshening up and resealing the timber I think you might be right 😅 a cushion will cover those other spots
@naomim11, "Inspired" may be putting it a bit too kindly, no? You must be aware that new, licensed versions of these by Carl Hansen go for over $3K(US) and vintage examples can fetch much more.
I'd love to see a photo of the undersides and/or the backs...
Tossing large sheepskins over them would be an entirely appropriate treatment, IMO.
Are you even sure they were black? Or could it be that they were grey from the start? I know the Australian sun can perform miracles, but to bleach out a black woven seat to such an extent that it looks uniformly light gray is remarkable. Are they black on the underside? Looks perfectly fine though from what I see in the picture, you could indeed leave it this way. Having said that - if you're in for a good project, weaving cord takes a bit time and patience but it's fun and absolutely managable, even for beginners. You'll find tons of info here.
"People buy a chair, and they don't really care who designed it." (Arne Jacobsen)
Are you even sure they were black? Or could it be that they were grey from the start? I know the Australian sun can perform miracles, but to bleach out a black woven seat to such an extent that it looks uniformly light gray is remarkable. Are they black on the underside? Looks perfectly fine though from what I see in the picture, you could indeed leave it this way. Having said that - if you're in for a good project, weaving cord takes a bit time and patience but it's fun and absolutely managable, even for beginners. You'll find tons of info here.
They're actually from the shop where I work, current a couple of years ago, and they were definitely black to begin with. But I know what you mean I was impressed with how even it has faded. (The Australian sun is brutal, especially in Queensland!) It's black under the seat, and where the cushions sat. But I think I might clean up the timber and then maybe look at weaving them again if they deteriorate any further.
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