recently, we had the chance to buy vintage eames chairs for $30 and we knew we would do just about anything to get them... including a 20 hour drive to pick them up and bring them home. this weekend we're on our way to elkhart, indiana where we will be rescuing 12 fiberglass shell chairs (yellow, gray and tan) that have been waiting for us in a library since the 1960's.
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FORAGE stockist
- slaysh
- mr. lee's general store
- friend
- sault
- poketo
- 23rd/1st
- animal traffic
- cottage industry
- the future of frances watson
- rare device
- the common
- stag
- the little dröm store
- bhldn
- the little apple
- trohv
- of a kind
- tool & tack
- jonathan wright
- the curiosity shoppe
- amelia presents
- douglas + bec
- urban outfitters
Beautiful chairs. What have you done with all of them? I'd be interested in Some
Posted by: June | June 18, 2010 at 05:44 AM
sa + sl:
so fun that you found them! when I bought ours I discovered that a few of them needed "help," and digging around online I found the following sites that suggest some repair guidance should you find that you need it:
http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread_show_one/thread_id/8962/
http://chairfag.com/?p=3
enjoy!
Posted by: Chris | April 22, 2010 at 11:14 PM
A lot of my classes at art school had chairs that looked just like those...hmm..
Posted by: Maggy | January 28, 2010 at 11:23 PM
I found some great fiberglass chairs with leather seat pads at the flea market in old city last year... plus my bf found a herman miller original with leather seat AND back pads! Would LOVE to obtain more... Do you know if they will have more to sell later?
Posted by: Danielle Taraschi | January 19, 2010 at 11:24 AM
Wow!! That's super super cool, guys. I'm so jealous
Posted by: panoptica | January 18, 2010 at 05:18 AM
what a great score!
Posted by: brookes boswell | January 15, 2010 at 03:48 PM
That is so awesome!
Posted by: Lisa | January 15, 2010 at 10:01 AM
oh my! hilariously enough, my ex and i did the same thing (well, close) to acquire six panton chairs from the uk ministry of defence. originals, beautiful. and so much so because we worked for them! :)
Posted by: Enia Is (Almost) Here | January 15, 2010 at 03:08 AM
Wow! That is so amazing! Have fun and enjoy the chairs. So incredibly worth the road trip.
Posted by: Rubi | January 14, 2010 at 09:32 PM
Wow, thats an awesome score!
Posted by: Sue | January 14, 2010 at 09:18 PM
sooo jealous. and happy for you! :) what a great score.
Posted by: Tiffany Wilson | January 14, 2010 at 08:05 PM
<--jealous. hehe <3
Posted by: TreeCookies | January 14, 2010 at 08:04 PM
I am completely jealous.
Posted by: Heather | January 14, 2010 at 07:18 PM
What an amazing find. Congratulations! Well worth the 20 hour drive.
Posted by: Karen | January 14, 2010 at 06:52 PM
I remember reading about that (amazing) auction! Glad they went to a good home. :)
Posted by: Neon Relish | January 14, 2010 at 06:46 PM
sadly, the auction is over and all the chairs were sold.
-sa & sl
Posted by: shauna & stephen | January 14, 2010 at 06:35 PM
I would love to know if there are more also. :)
Posted by: Stephanie | January 14, 2010 at 06:34 PM
My goodness. Are there more available!? I live so close.
Posted by: adrienne | January 14, 2010 at 06:27 PM