During my travels this holiday, I was presented by a personal favorite design, and perfection in contract furniture, and in modernist ideals. The Tandem Seating was designed in 1962 by Charles and Ray Eames and manufactured by Herman Miller for Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Used daily by millions of travelers few notice its simple solution to creating an accommodating personal space for travelers. Also valued for its modular and reconfigurable nature, the items are east to service, clean. Lastly, this reconfigurable design allows worn out components to be replaced. Personally I find them comfortable and considerately designed. My father reminded me though "You cant lie down on those!" I guess that they may have not thought of everything. Or perhaps they had...
There's nothing to lighten a gent's spirits like a fresh Dior wardrobe acquisition! Voilà! I found it with its original $15.00 price tag. I wonder when it was originally bought?
Also at the same thrift store was a wild pair of red leather Christian Lacroix pants. they has huge triangle tabs off the shoulders and chains appliqued onto the surface. Sadly, the asking price was $ 499. Ridiculous.
Also, I found 3 Eames chairs (shell chair with the at Urban Ore, but they wanted $130.00 each for them What is happening to my thrift stores? On the other hand though, If I had $130, I would have bought one... I just do not understand how anyone can break into mid century in the Bay area. If Urban ore is charging that much, this will drive the prices of the dealers trying to make their own profit sky high. Its a shame that all these junk shop retailers are feeling that it is reasonable to charge like new boutique prices.
Thrifters of the Bay Area, I challenge you to NOT pay $130 for an Eames chair at Urban Ore. If we all refuse to pay these ridiculous prices from these places, maybe they will realize that charging that amount for something should include housing it somewhere where there is no possibility of a cat peeing on it... That being said, I did get a beauteous camel and black Vera scarf that day for $0.40! AMAZING.
Thats just not fair!!!!!! I am going to go and liberate some of these.... I was looking for anywhere in California where I could register my purchace and I found out the following, and came to these conclusions....
- There is no DMV open in california on Saturday anymore due to the financial crisis. LAME. No Harbin this weekend.
- Culver City DMV is filled with vintage Herman Miller chairs!!!!
- Mabye I deserve a pair for the inconvenience?
Anyone want to go on a road trip?
