I suppose a
straight-on side view would correct some perspective exaggeration -- but as it is the chair seems to have its back too far . . . back. Would one want to lean back all the way, to make use of the mid-back support ? Or is that entirely a matter of lens distortion ? I'd love to see a side elevation.
I do like the warm yet minimalist design of the chair -- if those are not necessarily mutually exclusive qualities ?
depends depends depends, I'm ...
depends depends depends, I'm 5ft 9 (average though perfectly formed) and even on most chairs there is a 3-5 inch gap between the edge of the seat and the back of my knee when sitting properly, I like to feel the edge of an upholstered seat under my knee, just a preferance...so for me its about right, deeps seats are comfortable shorts seats might be good for smaller woman or teenagers but not for the average man, let alone a 6 footer.
I wonder if the sled foot was a tapered turned cylinder and the upright was a bit more slender if it couldn't be made into a rocker or depending on if the taper were not symetrical that you might have a chair that could have 2 sitting positions or rock...
Thanks, William!
Tktoo, or...
Thanks, William!
Tktoo, originally I was going to do black leather on the arms and black Classic Boucle (Knoll) on the rest, but then I decided not to for some reason that I don't remember now. Leather is harder to work with than fabric because you kinda have to sew it right the first time. No do-overs because the perforations from the needle don't heal up the way they do with fabric. Vinyl is even harder---doesn't have the give that leather does and tends to tear.
But anyway, Knoll did make all-fabric versions of this chair so in the end I felt ok about doing it in just fabric.
Spank,
My father has this exact chair in one of his offices in what appears to be the identical textile, albeit 30 years old. He's a neat-nik, and never breaks a sweat..so the arms look as new. You are very gifted. I tried sewing a button onto a shirt recently..pricked (love that word) my finger (no thimble), and had to rely on my dry cleaner to mop up the mess. I'm much like the one-eyed seamstress who can't menstruate.
Nice work.
The wear factor.
I have teenagers in my house and I prefer a smooth resilient surface under my bare elbows when using an office chair. After all the effort, I'd hate to see grimey spots appear prematurely. Of course, those little custom sleeves would help, but they always bug me, somehow. It's strictly a personal preference and, as I said, the chair looks great as done. I'm impressed.
Did you hear about the one-eyed whore?
Mark, it all depends on the end-use. In a formal office setting, where the sole user changes into a fresh shirt after squash and lunch at the club, fabric arms are entirely appropriate.
Assuming the fruit never falls far from the tree, I can believe that your dad's chair might look pristine yet.
She'd wink you off for a dime.
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