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arnar
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02/09/2006 9:18 pm  

hello,
i need help !
i have 2 eames armshell fibreglass, they are stamped on bottom with a V and M, the letters are small, not the usual M for miller the big M.
these stampes are small letters , the M is under the V alittle to the side. the chairs are quiet old with alot of fibre showing. can somebody help me identify them, who maked them etc.etc.
thanks a million.....................
arnar(skaparinn)

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sharplinesoldtimes
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02/09/2006 9:58 pm  

Hello, arnar. I believe it...
Hello, arnar. I believe it means that it's a Herman Miller shell produced by Vitra in Europe. While HM takes care of the US, Vitra handles Europe.
These shells are esp. often seen on eBay.de.


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arnar
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02/09/2006 10:07 pm  

eames help.......
thank you M....andersen
but why are the side of the armrest more bended, like more rounded ?
and also so strange i have allergy on my arms when sitting in this chair...
i have 3 herman miller rockers and thats no prob.
thanks.
a....


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sharplinesoldtimes
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02/09/2006 10:42 pm  

I think we might need the...
I think we might need the help of some Eames experts here.
Allergy? Try taking a close look at the armrests. Do they look worn? I think it's possibly the fiberglass irritating your skin. The shells are all clear-coated, perhaps it has worn down to the fiberglass-threads underneath during the many years of use. It can be fixed.
About the curved armrests. Vitra probably used some molds that were slightly different that HM in the US. Perhaps Vitra updated the design a bit before the production began. I honestly don't know. Anyone?


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arnar
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02/09/2006 11:00 pm  

moldes
again thanks,,,m_andersen
i use an icelandic keybord, wow. I wonder if they use a different molds, then the design is not the same original design is it ? so is it then a original chair ?
i wonder ? because the original chair do not have
the´s rounded armrest´s.
thank´s
a....


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alexandersforum
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03/09/2006 12:25 am  

I definetly think there are...
I definetly think there are some differences between the Vitra production and the HM.
The Vitra shells look generally smaller I think, but I'm not sure of exactly in what way, since I only have the HM version myself.


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03/09/2006 7:37 am  

Hej Arnar
Especially when there is a substantial time laps between the first production and the re-editing or in this case European production there might be differences. One reason is new technology. For instance the Polypropylene version of the Verner Panton chair is clearly computer modeled, it might have been done from a physical or an optical scan, but it certainly shows traces of computer modeling whereas the first moulds were copied from a model on a Deckel copier.
I used to work for a company that produced Knoll furniture in license and there to, even some smaller differences were considered "original" and according to designer's specifications.


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04/09/2006 5:18 pm  

vitra/miller
I own a vitra (70s) and a miller version (rope-chair). the armrest and beackrest are slightly different. the miller is slightly straighter than the vitra ones. personally the vitra is a bit more comfortable.


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arnar
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04/09/2006 7:46 pm  

thanks
thank you all !
i had some saying that it was not a real stool.
so now i know......


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