Cool furniture, design objects and desiderata

[gdl203]

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[TheFoo]

So it's a uniformly smooth surface? Hmm, I may have to switch my vote. Is the surface porous? I'm assuming the plaster one is.

Essentially, my concerns are practical, rather than aesthetic. Choose the one that is least likely to show spills, stains, scratches, etc.

The plastic laminate on the Quaderna (the grid-patterned table) is not porous.

Don’t know about plaster one.

 

[Jr Mouse]

We did. Then it cracked. Not made anymore.

God damn. That sucks. Sorry man.

 

[Mujib]

I have neither of these exact items, but the issues you are describing are typical of even high-end Italian brands. They are industrially-made, low-production goods and thus will not hold up to discerning scrutiny.

I have just learned to stop looking too closely at things…

It's unfortunate. The tiny bubbles in the glass diffuser of the Taccia I can ignore (when I'm not polishing the glass and they don't look like specks of dust), but my OCD can't ignore the tilting Tolomeo pole next to the straight line of the sofa.

If I remember correctly, you have a cream sofa and a toddler. I don't know how you do it.

 

[TheFoo]

It's unfortunate. The tiny bubbles in the glass diffuser of the Taccia I can ignore (when I'm not polishing the glass and they don't look like specks of dust), but my OCD can't ignore the tilting Tolomeo pole next to the straight line of the sofa.

If I remember correctly, you have a cream sofa and a toddler. I don't know how you do it.

It was reupholstered as a light grey sofa back when my first child was born, more than seven years ago. She is a little angel and has never damaged anything. Then my son was born three years ago and now half my furniture needs repair or replacement.

 

[nootje]

design furniture and kids require a relaxed attitude to life..

My 1 year old has taken to use cassina nesting tables as a drum kit 🤷

The dog has claimed an original 1970s Herman Miller Lounge Chair as his dog bed.

and the list can go on for a while.

In short, I’ll have some renovation/reupholstering projects to in a decade or so, and I’m fine with that.

 

[TheFoo]

design furniture and kids require a relaxed attitude to life..

My 1 year old has taken to use cassina nesting tables as a drum kit 🤷

The dog has claimed an original 1970s Herman Miller Lounge Chair as his dog bed.

and the list can go on for a while.

In short, I’ll have some renovation/reupholstering projects to in a decade or so, and I’m fine with that.

Lol, in a decade? You have 3-4 years max.

 

[conceptual 4est]

Superstudio!

 

[Jr Mouse]

design furniture and kids require a relaxed attitude to life..

My 1 year old has taken to use cassina nesting tables as a drum kit 🤷

The dog has claimed an original 1970s Herman Miller Lounge Chair as his dog bed.

and the list can go on for a while.

In short, I’ll have some renovation/reupholstering projects to in a decade or so, and I’m fine with that.

My pooch has all but adopted my grand repo as his sitting place. No damage so far, but I leave a sheet on it to minimize the dog hair.

With kids or animals, you have to adapt to them.

 

[sugarbutch]

My pooch has all but adopted my grand repo as his sitting place. No damage so far, but I leave a sheet on it to minimize the dog hair.

With kids or animals, you have to adapt to them.

Perhaps with pets (which is why I have none), but with children it is more accurate to say that you have to accept that they are immature physically and mentally so accidents will happen. You don't have to accept they will just tear up your sh!t.

 

[Jr Mouse]

Perhaps with pets (which is why I have none), but with children it is more accurate to say that you have to accept that they are immature physically and mentally so accidents will happen. You don't have to accept they will just tear up your sh!t.

Fair enough. My only “kid” is of the four-legged with a tail type.

 

[TheFoo]

Perhaps with pets (which is why I have none), but with children it is more accurate to say that you have to accept that they are immature physically and mentally so accidents will happen. You don't have to accept they will just tear up your sh!t.

True. Our kids are pretty well disciplined and generally very good about knowing not to mess with “grown-up” stuff. But accidents happen. In many cases, I don’t really know how something wore out or I do know it had nothing to do with my children.

Our sofa upholstery, Kvadrat Hallingdal, gave up after about seven years. It appeared good as new until about year six and a half—and then suddenly began disintegrating. I’m a little surprised this has happened so soon, but we are an active family and the couch is our most used seating surface. What irks me more is the steel rod that somehow got free of the sofa’s substructure and now pokes out of the side of the sofa. So much for Knoll quality control? Sofa is being reupholstered and repaired as we speak. The shop says they have seen the steel rod problem happen before…

The thin marble top on our Cappellini coffee table split in two when I stumbled backward holding my son and braced myself against it to prevent from falling down. Hence my current search for a new white, not-midcentury coffee table.

Our Glas Italia credenza, which functions as a massive toy storage unit, is falling apart. The door latch springs are broken and don’t catch the doors anymore (i.e. they won’t stay shut). Even worse, the doors are no longer aligned and I can’t seem to straighten them up no matter how I adjust the hinges. Evidently the finish is also extremely UV sensitive—the sections underneath our books are completely discolored compared to the exposed surfaces. Essentially, it’s totally fucked. I’m just glad I bought this thing straight from Italy for $5K instead of the $20K MSRP that US dealers are asking. It was clearly not made for daily use. My kids don’t abuse it—but they do regularly open and close the doors to access their toys. I don’t blame them. It’s just a finicky design. Replacing it with a custom wood credenza currently in the works.

The one thing I can definitely say my kids directly broke is the cane weaving on our PP Mobler / Hans Wegner folding chairs. My then two-year-old son one day decided it would be fun to pull at the caning as hard as possible… The chairs are now at some specialist in Long Island getting spot re-caned.

The cost of all these repairs and replacements is like buying a completely new set of furniture.

 

[double00]

our couch is exploding rn i just threw a patch on the chaise cushion i could hear it ripping every time i sat ...
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otherwise our cats have made short work of a loveseat , a club chair , my bathrobe , etc .... my kiddo is pretty reasonable i've made a big lesson out of tool vs toy etc . what i'm saying is he uses his drum kit to play drums . he forts with the furniture but he's got a lot of respect .

 

[lordsuperb]

Any thoughts on De La Espada? These beds are gorgeous!

CAPO BED

The Capo Bed is an extension of the Capo series, its simple and modern form enriched with tailoring details that evoke old-world sensibilities. Capo began as a series of seating, initially designed for the Italian restaurant Capo in Shanghai, where the interior design concept was based on a...

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CARLTON BED

Inspired by the juxtaposition of old and new design seen in converted Brooklyn brownstones, Carlton Bed is modern with historical references. It shares its design language with Elliot Table and Chair. The frame is made from a series of carved wood components, revealing a stunning composition of...

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[zalb916]

My then two-year-old son one day decided it would be fun to pull at the caning as hard as possible…

I realize this advice may be too late for you, but I hope it helps some other young parent. With regard to nice furnishings, it’s not particularly hard to teach a small child basic carefulness and how to perceive fragility and danger. You just need to make the effort. I notice a lot of parents don’t even try.