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	title of this thread your message here are my thoughts on this piece. i see the arm shell chair as sculpture and especially the version on the eiffel base. the addition of gold leaf to the piece makes it seem more of a sculpture , finished, rather than the base fibreglass. don't get me wrong, i am not about to gold leaf my evans lcws, or my three legged dcm, but i like that someone had the balls to do this in the first place. we are slowly (or some quicker than others) getting a little high strung over such cheap(at the time)objects and adding this bit of whimsy, my most reviled word btw , but i will use it here, lessens the aggressive attitude some are feeling towards keeping items as real and original as possible. i myself and somewhat of a purist when it comes to rare or early pieces. i have had them all from prototype on and would never even consider touching an original finish. a basic chair however to me is fair game. what i am saying is, this chair is a basic arm shell. not a zenith piece, not even a rare or unusual colour, so spraypaint it, stencil it, dip it in rubber... whatever. who cares? if it makes you happy or even if it becomes a conversation piece, enjoy it at that level. and for all you who think Charles and Ray would be rolling in their collective graves..... think about the gold-leafed coffee table they had in their living space for decades.. they were certainly not afraid to spice it up once in a while.. and they would most assuredly be stoked to see the ambiguous design lightened up. i believe somewhere, charles is smiling at the mere thought of a gold leafed arm shell. ray might be too. now you will excuse me while i gold leaf my rosewood lounge and ottoman, and have the ambassador leather reupholstered in ostrich skin. ; P associated web images (optional) associated web link (optional) your email your password create a forums account \| you forgot your password?