I have been reading the fourm almost every day for months. I'm in awe of the knowledge, all you lovely people have. Once in a awhile ill get a piece and ill try and research in to the best I can, but its really hard sometimes if it does not have a mark.
And then if I find it on images I get a few hits but it hard to tell if its correct info.
Then I try and put the piece on here, I get great info.
But I would love to know, some tips on how to find this stuff out, and hopefully be one of you knowledgable people.
Here is a chair I have, I found one pic on the internet, but its only in a app called houze no info.
I want to learn to fish, not be given a fish...
Where would I begin?
Thank you
you are correct
This will be fun, like a game.
So I bought 6 of these chairs table and credenza.
Table is not marked, but the credenza is aco, I research ACO but it looks like they only made buffets and credenzas a few chairs, nothing much for dining.
So they are not related, I'm guessing.
I'm assuming the are danish, my next idea was to seach the cord pattern?
Hot or cold?
Nah, I don't think anybody kn...
Nah, I don't think anybody knows the name for cord patterns. I learned how to use the "site:" search modifier with google and use it on Lauritz and Liveauctioneers and eBay a lot. Of course, none of them are definitive, but often a clue as to the right direction can help turn up definitive information.
Also, I try and identify similar items that pop up here on the forum when I am stumped. Google is a very indirect method of finding anything, so I've found that a search for one item often turns up the answer to a different question.
You can also start your own
reference library of sorts, by doing screen captures of photos you find online of interesting pieces. If there is identifying info of the piece on the site, include that when you rename the photo. File them in a way that makes sense to you and then look at them again every once in awhile. It will help to keep your memory sharp about what you've seen, which can make the search easier.
As for your chair above, the way the cord goes through the slot in front of each spindle at the back is unusual. Not too many designers did this. It's the kind of detail that can be an important clue.
If you think it was...
If you think it was manufactured by JL Møller, why don't you try and prove that?
The Danish Furniture Index, vintage advertisements (danish-modern.co.uk), scans/photos of vintage catalogs or magazines, or photos of a marked piece that actually show the marking are __generally__ accepted as proof.
Furniture Index is where I fo...
Furniture Index is where I found out who designed this chair about 3 years ago.
Its the best source for Danish design I know of and its easy to use.
When using it keep your search criteria vague and look for similar design elements such as wood type, seat material, curvature of the backrest, the shape of the legs and rails.
And almost always if that fails the forum will know as you already know.
Beautiful chair by the way, one of my favorites.
Not so fast: I can prove you ...
Not so fast: I can prove you are wrong about the most important half of the attribution--the designer.
edit: I would prove this to you here instead of taunting you like this, but I can only prove Mogensen did not design it by proving who did, and that is contrary to the whole point.
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