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posted by
Ron
edited on 07-Feb-08 08:06 PM [edit]
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24-Dec-07 |
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posted by
barrympls
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26-Dec-07 |
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Crap...
No- not your chairs! I just cannot for the life of me remember where I've seen those before. Are they formed by like a single piece of plywood curved into a cone shape with the point cut off?
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posted by
LuciferSum
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27-Dec-07 |
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I wish that you could post a...
I wish that you could post a photo. These sound like a pair that I inquired about a while back. This pair was in a recording studio that I will never visit again (long story).
These chairs are pod shaped formed from walnut plywood. The interior is upholstered with a loose seat cushion (it might have had a loose back cushion too ... I can't remember). It also has the signature wood and metal swivel base. These chairs were marked Plycraft "designed by George Mulhauser."
They are insanely comfy and I love the swivel motion. I think these were not particularly popular. Even a google image search for "Plycraft" or "George Mulhauser" produces no results.
Photo?
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27-Dec-07 |
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Photo soon
I will post a photo tonight they are formed from 1 sheet of plywood any help on how to add a photo
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posted by
Ron
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28-Dec-07 |
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posted by
Ron
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28-Dec-07 |
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go to photobucket.com and...
go to photobucket.com and make a free account. Upload your photos. Then under the photo there will be an HTML code. copy it and paste it in here.
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posted by
whitespike
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28-Dec-07 |
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photo
I had trouble with the photo so I put some pics on craigslist minneapolis mn under furniture title plycraft chairs thanks Ron
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posted by
Ron
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28-Dec-07 |
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thanks
Thanks for the help photo bucket worked great
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posted by
Ron
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28-Dec-07 |
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This is almost like the...
This is almost like the chairs I was talking about. The ones I was referring to are not tufted. The upholstery that is attached is basically just a covering. Then there are two loose cushions. However, the chair seems to be exactly the same structurally. Very comfy. I much prefer the other version, but that's me. These were designed by George Mulhauser - who, in my opinion, has designed some very nice things. If you are unfamiliar with his work you should know that he also worked for George Nelson and associates, where he designed the famous Coconut chair. His work for Plycraft, although very nice in my opinion, is not very collectable. But it is very useable.
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posted by
whitespike
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28-Dec-07 |
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Value
Can anyone tell me what there worth
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posted by
Ron
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28-Dec-07 |
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Well I'll be
those are so not the chairs I was thinking of. Maybe it was whitespikes original post, which sounds more like what I was thinking. Value on Plycraft of various shapes and sizes seems to be around the 2-$900 range. I've occasionally seen some of the Eames knock-offs go for more - but very rarely.
Eitherway, those are some fun chairs. I always think the amount of tufting on the cushions is hilarious.
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posted by
LuciferSum
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04-Jan-08 |
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name
was there a name for this chair
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posted by
Ron
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07-Feb-08 |
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posted by
Ron
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07-Feb-08 |
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Mulhauser
Some info posted above. Mulhauser does some nice stuff, but even his most famous piece: Mr. Chair, only goes for about 6-800$ I'd say yours would fetch anywhere from $50 - $250. Thats just a guess... you could try the 500 range and see what happens, but my guess is not much. Plycraft Cherner chairs are generally the highest - running around 1k for the armchairs. The Eames knockoffs next between 300-1000. Mr. Chair after that. Sorry - wish they were worth more for you, but they're fun chairs none the less!
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posted by
LuciferSum
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07-Feb-08 |
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name
Do you know if there was a name for this chair
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posted by
Ron
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07-Feb-08 |
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Mulhauser
Sorry Ron, I dont. I've never been able to lay my hands on a Plycraft catalogue. From everything I know about the company there were often multiple versions of the same chair - as Whitespike described a variation on your chair above. The only chairs I know with real names were the Cherner chair (also known as the Rockwell chair) and Mr.Chair. I've seen the name Mr. Chair applied to 3-4 different Mulhauser designs. It's all rather confusing! lol. Even worse is that many chairs simply didnt have names. The Eames Eiffel chairs actual designation is DSR. All of Kjaerholms stuff is numbered: PK20, 22 etc.
Don't worry I ever find a Plycraft catalogue I'll scan the entire thing and upload it.
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posted by
LuciferSum
edited on 07-Feb-08 09:35 PM [edit]
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07-Feb-08 |
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Thanks
thanks alot I sure have fun looking
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posted by
Ron
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08-Feb-08 |
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Patents
Hey Ron,
I stumbled across a free patent search website yesterday after posting that had some images of other Mulhauser designs. Again, not everything he did was patented, or only pieces of it were. I'm going to do some further research and see if anything shows up under copyrights. I'll keep you posted.
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posted by
LuciferSum
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14-Feb-08 |
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Wow
I cant belive it someone has put a chair like mine on ebay! Not realy any new info. but will be fun to see if it sells starting price is 799. if it goes for that mine will soon follow
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posted by
Ron
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18-Feb-08 |
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sold big
the chair like this sold on ebay for $910. Wow do you think its time to sell?
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posted by
Ron
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02-Feb-09 |
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Here is a message send to us...
Here is a message send to us by George Mulhauser's son. Thanks to him for the info!
"been a few year since you posted this image... but thought you might be interested:
Yes, this chair was definitely designed by George Mulhauser (my father). It was one of a series of several chairs designed together as the #600 series, sold by Directional and made by Plycraft - all created from the same mold with differing band saw trimmed perimeter profiles and upholstery. Similar to the Mr. Chair which preceded this, the plywood shell is made from a single shell, steam formed and joined below the seat. Note the similarity of the shell construction to the original Herman Miller Coconut chair (versus new Vitra version which is fiberglass), formed using a single piece of steel joined below the seat - which he designed prior to the Mr. Chair while working at the Nelson studio."
Paul Mulhauser
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posted by
Patrick and Alix (DesignAddict)
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24-Mar-11 |
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unknown chair
I just purchased this chair on EBay. Do you know anything about it, I think it is Mulhauser but am not sure? I can't put an image in here, but if you send me an e mail I will attach file.
Edited by DA: email address removed.
You can easily add up to 3 images per post. Please read forum guide (link below).
http://www.designaddict.com/tips_forum.html
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posted by
preale
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