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If HM, the Eames foundation, and Vitra were really concerned about the environment, they'd sell bases and spare parts for the thousands of HM fiberglass shell chairs already out there.

I doubt very much that anyone who takes the time to buy a custom fiberglass shell chair from Modernica would ever just throw it out. That environmental excuse is bull*hit.

The HM one I'm sitting on right now is from the '60s, and I don't plan on throwing it out any time soon. It looks great. I doubt any of those new plastic ones will look good in 40 plus years. The new plastic ones are cheap looking, totally Target. Avoid.

Bought the one with hairpin legs through Hive from Modernica. The shipping company that Modernica uses was horrible: 2 hours late from their 5-hour window, and the bed was damaged--3-inch dent on the front of the platform. AND Modernica sent the wrong legs! (1 slanted and 5 straight, instead of 4 slanted and 2 straight). Customer service at Modernica has been lame, to say the least.

They offered a new bed, but it would take 6-8 weeks. Then they offered a measly $150 cash refund for the damage. Gee, thanks. Hive was nice enough to match the refund, making the total $300 for the damage.

The worst part of this experience was assembling the bed. The screw scores that Modernica puts on the frame and the headboard were misaligned and not deep enough. It took me, my partner, and my RISD-trained architect almost 3 hours to assemble this beast.

I will definitely order more furniture through Hive--they're great, and the free shipping doesn't hurt. I will never order any Modernica product again, though. I was a big Modernica fan before this, too: four Eiffel-based fiberglass shell chairs, two mini wire tables, a Nelson Bubble Lamp--just in the last two years. They lost a good customer.