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Just put together a dozen tall Bonde bookcases, including hacking a group of six to fit into a specific wall area. I like Bonde, it's is easily modified and one of the more heavy duty/better qual...
nobhillbilly-
We settled on Piero Lissoni-designed Family Life sofas manufactured by Living Divani (http://www.livingdivani.it/). I'm not sure we would have bought them at the price...
My family has had experience with both the low (Ikea) and the high end (Italian manufacturer, well known designer, custom fabric, etc).
Low End: Over the past 20 years we've gone thr...
Brings back memories of my own family's bomb shelter back in the early 60's. It had a hand cranked air filter and heavy, 6" thick doors. Built under our driveway, my parents used it for long ter...
Rick-
The chair is a Swedish classic, the Lamino chair, designed in 1955 by Yngve Ekstrom. It was recently voted by a Swedish audience as the best furniture design of the 20th century.
Another vote for Flexform as a high end candidate. My wife and I were looking for a minimalist looking but cushy feeling sofa this past year and must has sat in 50 sofas in four countries. We fe...
If I was trying to put together an iconic 1950's Danish Modern dining room I would definitely consider these chairs. They're a nice design from a well known Danish designer and they telegraph that...
Meltendo - The chair in the photo is a Model 406 lounge chair by Alvar Aalto. It is the chair that Ikea copied for the Poang.
As to where the photo came from, my guess is that it fr...
A key question is what is the newest object in the photo. The armchair is probably the oldest - designed by Alvar Aalto in 1938-39. The phone is from the late 50's - an Ericsson "Cobra," with the...
Latest Comments...
Just put together a dozen tall Bonde bookcases, including hacking a group of six to fit into a specific wall area. I like Bonde, it's is easily modified and one of the more heavy duty/better qual...
nobhillbilly- We settled on Piero Lissoni-designed Family Life sofas manufactured by Living Divani (http://www.livingdivani.it/). I'm not sure we would have bought them at the price...
My family has had experience with both the low (Ikea) and the high end (Italian manufacturer, well known designer, custom fabric, etc). Low End: Over the past 20 years we've gone thr...
Brings back memories of my own family's bomb shelter back in the early 60's. It had a hand cranked air filter and heavy, 6" thick doors. Built under our driveway, my parents used it for long ter...
Rick- The chair is a Swedish classic, the Lamino chair, designed in 1955 by Yngve Ekstrom. It was recently voted by a Swedish audience as the best furniture design of the 20th century.
Another vote for Flexform as a high end candidate. My wife and I were looking for a minimalist looking but cushy feeling sofa this past year and must has sat in 50 sofas in four countries. We fe...
No fair not telling us the price, which at a mere $1000, is a "bargain" compared to Kjaerholm's $4200 PK9 chairs.
If I was trying to put together an iconic 1950's Danish Modern dining room I would definitely consider these chairs. They're a nice design from a well known Danish designer and they telegraph that...
Meltendo - The chair in the photo is a Model 406 lounge chair by Alvar Aalto. It is the chair that Ikea copied for the Poang. As to where the photo came from, my guess is that it fr...
A key question is what is the newest object in the photo. The armchair is probably the oldest - designed by Alvar Aalto in 1938-39. The phone is from the late 50's - an Ericsson "Cobra," with the...