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	title of this thread your message i work near White's store in lower Manhattan and occasionally go in to take a look. i agree with most of the others here -- their reproductions are generally not of very good quality. Their Eames shell chairs are especially bad; the fiberglass is awful. that said, however, I do think that White serves a need -- there are people who like the designs but simply can't afford to buy the originals (even 2nd hand, assuming you can find it readily). for instance, White now makes a version of Saarinen's womb chair, which at least looked quite like the original and felt as comfortable (I can't attest to quality or how long it would last, though). And it sold for about $900, versus maybe twice as much for the Knoll original. the same goes for White's version of Jacobsen's egg chair, Nelson's coconut chair, and Eames' plywood screen in rosewood. to each her own is my take on this. modern repros, authorized or not, ain't my thing, but they do the trick for others. and so be it. associated web images (optional) associated web link (optional) your email your password create a forums account \| you forgot your password?