Excellent step by step photos of a full Eames 670 restoration  

Where on the page?
I found an Egg redo, but couldn't find the Eames.

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That Lunstead patinated copper dining table looks beautiful, like looking at the moon or mars.
Couldn't find the Eames chair either, but thanks for the link.

Try case studies amd Modern objects-
I know its in there,but whatta great site!

This Link Perhaps? http://mitchellpowellfurnishings.com/pdf/W08%20EAMES%20LOUNDE%20CHAIR%20...
http://mitchellpowellfurnishings.com/pdf/W08%20EAMES%20LOUNDE%20CHAIR%20...

Oy.
I looked all over the site and still couldnt find it. Thanks for posting the direct link. Very interesting how they handled the wood, I always forget that the older rosewood has a much more open grain like oak (unlike the smoooooth Palisander they use now).
My first thought was WOW - those cushions look AMAZING...until i read that they just popped new cushions on...lol.

Thanks, guys!
Educational.

Yea,I don't agree with adding new cushions,though
They went through all that trouble to rejuvenate and seal the wood,and then the new cushions just make it look like any other late model 670.Ah,well...to each his own resto. Thanks for posting the link,tchp!

Well done
on the wood restore. It is good to have a site to reference.
The original cushion were saved for later restoration it was mentioned.
Good thing. The Herman Miller replacement ones are all wrong. Wrong
leather. Puffy. I'm surprised. I could use a new set of cushions and now know
not to get a replacement. I'll find the correct leather and have them recovered.

My first 670 goose chase
The recent 670 talk got me to doing a Craigslist search the other day, in which I came upon this listing for a "Eames Style Chair" with no maker's mark. I would not be surprised if the more experienced Herman Miller collectors here could immediately recognize that it was a knock-off, but since it did not look like the Plycraft or Selig chairs I have seen, and it had a 5 star base on the chair and a 4 leg base on the ottoman, I excitedly drove a 60 mile round trip to find that it was, indeed, a knock off.

Yes,knockoff,however,
not too bad a one! I think the cushions have been in the sun,though.(faded!)

Yes, they were badly faded, a...
Yes, they were badly faded, and had turned greenish-tan. The chair had a base that had a sort of rocker feature on it. It was worn out, so it was very uncomfortable to sit in, since you were pitched way back as soon as you sat down in it. The wood was very similar to an original as was the size. I knew the moment I saw the rough metal work on the bases that it was not Herman Miller. In the images it looked like the two backrest cushions might be the same size, but actually the lower backrest cushion was larger than the top one, like a Plycraft lounge.

Yep,better than most knockoffs,
but,still a knockoff.

the family could not afford a full restoration of the leather cushions . . .
plus grandkids and all - but they saved them for the future. the problem with the pop-in inserts from herman miller is that they do not offer any inserts which are built as they were originally. herman miller told us it was because of wanting not to harm animals, and feather plucking, et all. however, this would only be legitimate IF they also used leather from animals who were certified cruelty free -- and they use cheap leather from where ever! so they are just being cheap.
we try to work with people so they do the work they can afford to do correctly; they can restore the older pads when they get a chance.
we totally agree, but as conservators must work with the people's budgets. we were happy they were willing to do the finish correctly -- we would not do treatments which were not reversible incorrectly.
kate from mpf conservation