Cool furniture, design objects and desiderata

Medwed · Sep 18, 2014

Piobaire said:
I'm exceedingly happy with it but still loath to create the **** storm I know posting it will.

Don't be timid, styleforum can use a shitstorm of good old yesteryears. Now, how much handwork your bar has?

Piobaire · Sep 18, 2014

Medwed said:
Don't be timid, styleforum can use a shitstorm of good old yesteryears. Now, how much handwork your bar has?

It was completely handmade by a local carpenter.

Medwed · Sep 18, 2014

Piobaire said:
It was completely handmade by a local carpenter.

Are you saying it has as much handwork as Kiton?

nootje · Sep 18, 2014

Meh, I've got an eames chair but can hardly be called cool.. Then again, I only found out that it was valuable after it was in my living room.

The bar however would be interesting piob.. I'm planning to convert a build in storage in the living room into one. But given the current lack of funds and other worthy causes it'll have to wait untill next year.

Piobaire · Sep 18, 2014

Medwed said:
Are you saying it has as much handwork as Kiton?

Yes, not putting a picture up is my wisest move.

imatlas · Sep 18, 2014

Troof. I feel the same about my kitchen and bathroom remodel. I might put up a picture of the a/v closet though.

freshcutgrass · Sep 18, 2014

Fuuma said:
He's a dumb **** with a lot of knowledge but no understanding of the wider issues surrounding art and design.

Yea...ok hairdoo.

If arguing the finer points of fake Eames chairs is what constitutes the wider issues surrounding art and design, then I suppose I'm guilty.

Risom fails where McCobb succeeds.

Medwed · Sep 20, 2014

Pure Star-Trek seks.

UnnamedPlayer · Sep 21, 2014

Set your phasers to "Awful"

twistoffat · Sep 21, 2014

edited

Medwed · Sep 21, 2014

Seven kilograms of rubber mounts being ineffective every 20 years I said being preposterous Herman Miller is.

twistoffat · Sep 22, 2014

Sorry I had moved my post as you were applying(moved to the eames chair real v fake thread.
The 7kg wasn´t just the rubber mounts, it was 7kg overall. On a chair like that shaving weight only means shaving cost.
If thats a compromise to quality then there is a problem. Theoretically you could replace the plywood with carbon fibre and the aluminium
with titanium. Considering the energy and cost of moulding the plywood I can imagine carbon being slightly cheaper. That would actually look
incredible. 21st Century Lounge Chair...however would it be too much a departure form the original?

venividivicibj · Oct 15, 2014

subbing

lefty · Oct 15, 2014

Interesting Rago auction this weekend including some lovely Paul Evans furniture.

http://ragoarts.auctionserver.net/view-auctions/individual-lots/?key=evans

Nice cabinet - est 100-150K. Last one sold for 180K.

lefty

twistoffat · Oct 16, 2014

lefty said:
Interesting Rago auction this weekend including some lovely Paul Evans furniture. http://ragoarts.auctionserver.net/view-auctions/individual-lots/?key=evans Nice cabinet - est 100-150K. Last one sold for 180K. lefty

I never liked or probably never understood Paul Evans designs( apart from maybe the Cityskape series). I recognise him as an artist but not as a furniture designer but possibly as an artist who tried to incorporate his art into something you could actually use. Never buy art you don´t like is what my grandmother used to say. With that in mind I wouldn´t give 100 dollars for that sideboard let alone 100k. If I had to buy something to remind me of the 70´s or 80´s then Ettore Sottsass would be my preference. I met Michele de Lucci last week who worked on the memphis project. Now that was art and design and hes still going strong

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