my latest find......  

I wanted to share my latest find. I'm sure this will ruffle a few feathers because this is a cheaply made, mass produced, plastic chair, and also because there are some who will believe it is a knock-off.

I saw these at a rummage sale, i was about twenty feet away and my brain screamed out at the bucket seat hiding in a pile in a corner. I hurried over and at first i was a little disappointed that they were not eames chairs, but as i took a closer look, i realized they were like nothing i had ever seen before. I asked the gentleman who was sizing me up, how much they were, and he said 'i got 4 of em, but they aren't originals, you want em all? You can have em all for 10 bucks.' I snapped them up and took them home. I searched online a little, but could not find any chairs that matched and i did not give it much more thought. I had considered posting an ID thread on here, but i had some other chairs i wanted to ID first and i didn't want to post two ID's at once. The other night i stumbled across the information i was seeking. The chair was designed by Sam Avedon in 1962 for Alladin Plastics.

I should mention that i own an eames shell chair, and these chairs are far more comfortable. I can't quite describe what it is that makes them so, maybe they shape of the bucket seat, or the fact that the seat has a considerable amount of flex to it, but all of my guests have commented the same thing. I am curious as to what everyone else thinks.

http://deluxanyc.blogspot.com/2010/02/sam-avedon-chair.html
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