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Saarinen conference chair

post #1 of 9
8/29/09 at 8:29am
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I've decided that I would like to buy this chair:

http://www.knoll.com/products/product.jsp?prod_id=560

But I'm reluctant to shell out the full Knoll price. I just don't like to pay for branding. Who makes a good repro, true to the original design? Thanks.
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post #2 of 9
8/29/09 at 5:58pm
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nothin'?
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post #3 of 9
8/29/09 at 7:03pm
I'm not aware of any knock-offs of that design, but you should be able to find a pretty cheap vintage Knoll example for not too much money. Just hunt around and keep checking ebay.
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post #4 of 9
8/29/09 at 10:28pm
When CBS decided to rent space in Black Rock to others, they evacuated and gutted a lot of the floors they had occupied since the building was put up. A lot of Saarinen stuff, including those chairs, could be found in dumpsters outside the building.
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post #5 of 9
9/2/09 at 2:30am
Take a look at metroretrofurniture.com
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post #6 of 9
9/2/09 at 2:58pm
Finnish design, congrats.
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post #7 of 9
9/2/09 at 3:30pm
I really can't help, but that is a great chair. I've always liked those.
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post #8 of 9
9/2/09 at 3:38pm
Do you need the wheeled leg version? I believe there are a few repros of the tube leg version.

white on white's version for $250
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post #9 of 9
9/3/09 at 4:53pm
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Originally Posted by gdl203 View Post
Do you need the wheeled leg version? I believe there are a few repros of the tube leg version.

white on white's version for $250

I'll bet you could buy this one for $250, take off the legs, and then affix it to the base of another office chair so that you get the roller/height adjust/swivel version that way. A frankenchair, if you will.
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