Modernica mid-century style furniture -- how good?

[Bartolo]

We continue to furnish my townhouse with mid-century pieces, and my gf really wants a papa bear chair. Modernica, out of Los Angeles, is making them in their factory at what seems quite reasonable prices -- $3600 gets you the chair and the ottoman. Does anyone have experience with their furniture, know the quality, etc? I can get an original Wenger in original fabric and in excellent condition for three times that. The original WILL hold it's value, but still, it's a lot.

 

[dave]

i have one of their shell rockers and it's great. the quality is far superior to the injection molded plastic shells herman miller sells these days. i've been eyeballing a papa bear from them. there's a shop here in town that has a few originals but they're considerably more expensive. like, one of them is 12k. I'd be willing to take a chance on their upholstered pieces.

 

[gamelan]

i've got a fastback bed, a desk, and one of the case study cabinets from Modernica. everything is solid and well made. if you can possibly wait until November, that's when they usually have their clearance sale.

-Jeff

 

[Bartolo]



i have one of their shell rockers and it's great. the quality is far superior to the injection molded plastic shells herman miller sells these days. i've been eyeballing a papa bear from them. there's a shop here in town that has a few originals but they're considerably more expensive. like, one of them is 12k. I'd be willing to take a chance on their upholstered pieces.

Thanks, and if you're in Boston we're looking at the same 12k chairs.

i've got a fastback bed, a desk, and one of the case study cabinets from Modernica. everything is solid and well made. if you can possibly wait until November, that's when they usually have their clearance sale.

-Jeff

Jeff thanks for that tip and the review of what you own already!

 

[foodguy]

i've bought a couple bubble lamps from them. they seem great. i've been to their warehouse sale a couple of times. selection is usually limited, but they usually have a LOT of the things they are getting rid of. and prices, of course, are pretty great.

 

[dave]



Thanks, and if you're in Boston we're looking at the same 12k chairs.

I'm in Dallas but it's nice to know the pricing is insane everywhere. even the poorly reupholstered ones around here go for 6-8k and they'll need a complete reupholstery to make em right. all this makes the modernica pieces ULTRA inviting.

 

[foodguy]

if, for some reason, you ARE interested in real vintage pieces, and if y ou live in southern california, there's a great source in Long Beach. A store called Xcape. They aren't reasonable, but they will bargain. And their stuff is really cherce. They also have a warehouse with a lot of stuff in it. I've bought a few pieces of Heywood Wakefield from them and a bit of danish as well. if you go down, stop at lola's for lunch on teh same street.