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Im not sure if that one is real but it looks like an Eero Saarinen office chair.

Patrick(the other one). Im guessing you are a designer. Like I said before, if the estates arent pursuing the issue like the music or fashion industry are, why should we care. And you probably own licensed replicas of everything. Thats good, you could afford it. Some people cant. You probably wear designer jeans or any other jeans that were first made popular by...wait for it...LEVIS. Doh! That means youre wearing a knocked off pair of jeans! Theres not much variation on the original design. What a moral dilemma.

Theres no moral dilemma here. Knock offs are for people who dont want to spend or cant afford to spend the money for the original. And just because its original doesnt mean its made any better. Case in point, the Eames lounge chair has defect in where the base breaks away from the actual chair. Its a very common occurance and very expensive problem. $2900 for a chair that could break on you. As long as theyre not trying to pass it off as an original then I think its fine. All the knock offs Ive seen say Eames style. And to some its worth it. $1200 dollars for an original chair thats eventually gonna wear out or $1200 that could buy you 4 knockoffs that will look brand new everytime you replace it in the same amount of time. What if you decide you want a different chair? The licensed stuff is not gonna bring you that price on craigslist or ebay. Maybe the originals will but not the newer licensed stuff. Theres just too much of it out there.

One thing to consider when framing is to make sure the glass/plexi is uv resistant and the matt and anything else touching your print is acid free. Theres nothing worse than a print that has yellowed.

I love the kids bunk beds. I have been seeing a lot of designer bunk beds lately but my question is, if people can't afford a house with a room for each child, how are they going to afford a designer bunk bed which im sure is really expensive?

The Other Shop on Divisadero, Mickeys Monkey on Pierce and Haight, The Antique Mall are all reasonably priced. And then theres places like Urban Ore, and Creative Re-use. But you have to do some digging there

I agree with you bluestar. But for him to say that his home is the best use of space that he has ever seen is inviting criticism. He put it out there, not me. I thought that the winner of last years contest was a better, more inventive use of space.

Its got personality.... Someone elses. Not very original. Big letdown for the art director of DWR. Especially from someone so cocky:

Best Use of Space You've Ever Seen: my home (pics below)

Furniture does not make the space as we have seen in many of the entries. Your personal touch whether it be art, nicknacks, etc and this space lacks all of that.