I don't think newer EA furniture is
that much different in quality than the old stuff-like the table the original poster posted.
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SkinnyGoomba 
That old EA table looks nice and well made, but unfortunately EA now specializes in filling the needs of McMansion crowd (whats left of it) where people fill their over-priced aluminum sided, particle board and plastic homes with equally overpriced veneered particle board furniture. If you want contemporary designs that are well made you can commission a local furniture maker and receive something much nicer for the same amount of money or less.
Again, venner =/ cheap furniture. I also don't think you could get anything made, or at least made to a high standard, for cheaper than what EA sells it's stuff for. The profit margins on a lot of this stuff are razor thin, I saw a new pine table thing a few months back with a price lower than what you'd pay for the wood alone, even if you used crappy dimensional lumber.
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SkinnyGoomba You can walk into the store on Nassau St. in Princeton and Walk out with iconic furniture designs not found in Mcmansions or EA. They Sell Knoll, Herman Miller, ect.
Um, you see plenty of DWR stuff in McMansions. You'd think they give out Barcelona chairs as closing gifts. It's been a while since I've been in an EA store, but didn't it used to skew a little lower than the McMansion crowd? It may have changed since.
