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	title of this thread your message It is irksome that many people here dont take things with a grain of salt and a healthy dose of historical perspective. Whitespike, perhaps, should be reminded that at first production the plywood and the fibreglass were radically new materials, and I'm sure they met with backlash from folks who preferred 'traditional' materials in their home furnishings. I prefer the fibreglass production, but then i buy vintage. I did, however, buy a plastic production as a gift for someone because I knew she wanted a color that was difficult to find. Olive - the letter suggests nothing against buying vintage - something I highly encourage -especially to those looking for the feel of the 'real' thing. If you want fibreglass, buy vintage and save the material of both the Modernica & Vitra productions. SDR - When Herman Miller/Eames/Demetrios decided to change production I'm sure they did so with the understanding that something was inherently bad about the fibreglass. Why would you applaud someone that continues to do something that is harmful? And as for the whole thing about Dwell - it reminds me of watching one of the Presidential debates: Hillary and Barrack are discussing the US economy and how they are trying to keep jobs in the US - completely oblivious to the irony that they were sitting in blatant Eames Alu Group knockoffs. Here are two people decrying outsourcing - but literally sitting on outsourced products. How can Dwell honestly present a dialoge on design while accepting advertising from a company that is subverting the design process in spirit (while doing a delicate tapdance around the legal aspects)? I think Mr. Demetrios could possibly have used different language - but truth be told I imagine any single one of us in his position would be doing the same - defending our legacy tooth & nail. PS. I've corresponded with Mr. Demetrios on the Plywood Elephant and he explained that price is the same reason it was never mass produced in the 40's - its a fairly complex mold process for plywood that is very expensive to produce. Its current production is as a design object, not a toy. I dont fully agree with that, but I dont begrudge Vitra to charge what they will - I probably wouldnt buy it either way. associated web images (optional) associated web link (optional) your email your password create a forums account \| you forgot your password?