Cool furniture, design objects and desiderata

freshcutgrass · Oct 18, 2009

8k is ridiculous for a basic desk!! I don't see how these places persist with their asking price.

yea...it isn't like vintage metal industrial furniture is hard to come by. Roll-top versions are less plentiful, but 8 grand?

I don't think arbitrary, outrageous retail prices on such things is because they actually expect somebody to pay it, but rather to cultivate a perception of higher value for such items in general. The whole "junk/industrial chic" look relies on the right environment to work....and this place looks the part.

Not knocking it, as the the "right" industrial piece can look quite nice.

lpresq · Oct 19, 2009

Originally Posted by freshcutgrass

yea...it isn't like vintage metal industrial furniture is hard to come by. Roll-top versions are less plentiful, but 8 grand?

I don't think arbitrary, outrageous retail prices on such things is because they actually expect somebody to pay it, but rather to cultivate a perception of higher value for such items in general. The whole "junk/industrial chic" look relies on the right environment to work....and this place looks the part.

Not knocking it, as the the "right" industrial piece can look quite nice.

Agreed; I love the piece, but it's about 6K more than I would consider paying. The search continues.

hypersonic · Oct 20, 2009

Originally Posted by lpresq

Thanks for the info, but 8k is ridiculous for a basic desk!! I don't see how these places persist with their asking price.
well it is expensive ....but price is relative.

I posted this coffee table (below) a few months ago ...there is a desk version in production also -- it costs $18,000. I love it but I do think it is a bit over-priced.

Originally Posted by hypersonic

Coffee table by Janette LaverriÃ¨re

hypersonic · Oct 20, 2009

Desk from Tresserra

http://www.tresserra.com/

james_timothy · Oct 20, 2009

And I'm afraid to ask how much this costs.

hypersonic · Oct 20, 2009

Originally Posted by james_timothy

And I'm afraid to ask how much this costs.
Ha ha ...yeah ... ~~I'm guessing somewhere around 300K~~ EDIT: I found the price, it is $121,700 -- much more reasonable than I thought -- I'll take two!

shoreman1782 · Oct 21, 2009

It really ties that room together.

DocHolliday · Oct 25, 2009

^An enormous chandelier is the perfect finishing touch for every shanty.

LabelKing · Oct 27, 2009

Originally Posted by james_timothy

And I'm afraid to ask how much this costs.

I've always loved this item.

lefty · Nov 3, 2009

I used to breed tropical fish and have a soft spot for a beautiful aquarium.

Aquarium Design Group:

A chameleon lives up top of the next one.

Takashi Amano:

Tony Wong:

Plamen Petrov:

Hsu Yung Lin

Hiroyuki Yamabe

lefty

spertia · Nov 4, 2009

Those acquariums are all cool, but I just love this one:

Originally Posted by lefty

erdawe · Nov 4, 2009

^
I wonder how often such thing would need cleaned?..
There doesn't seem to be a filter installed, seems like it would quickly be a PITA to maintain. That said, the design is simplistic and nice to look at. I do appreciate well setup aquariums, just have yet to make the jump.

lefty · Nov 4, 2009

It's hard to say. The rear is blown out but there could be a spillover in the back that is pulling water into a filter below or they just could have removed everything for the shot. That is more or less a bare tank and would be easy to maintain. Those planted tanks are another matter.

The large fish are Pterophyllum altum which I always felt were the most beautiful of the angelfish. Plus some kind of tetra mid tank and corydoras on the substrate. I like the sparseness but think it lacks a central focus.

Check out http://www.aquariumdesigngroup.com/. They have some spectacular displays.

There used to be a place in Soho that had 20 or so Victorian aquariums made of bronze. They were stunning.

lefty

LabelKing · Nov 4, 2009

Here is the Lonely Coelacanth in Shanghai's awesomely decrepit Natural History Museum:

meister · Nov 4, 2009

Originally Posted by LabelKing

Here is the Lonely Coelacanth in Shanghai's awesomely decrepit Natural History Museum:

Is it alive or dead and does world wildlife fund know about this travesty LK?

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