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laughably crap replicas
ok guys n gals, feast your eyes on this monstrosity
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Eames-La-Chaise-Lounge-Classic-Chair-Retro-Panton-Eames_W0QQitemZ250242662422QQihZ015QQcategoryZ115763QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
it always makes me laugh when they attempt to falsify an 'RRP' aswell.
lets see some more bad replicas!!
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posted by MarkTulip
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posted by Brent
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The PK sofa...
?.in a previous thread would certainly do well as yet another example of disfigured icon. It raises the interesting question of what constitutes the quality of the original. I am sure we all know that the Eames' would not have reached the recognition they so well deserve with this version of the 'Lachaise' chair. But the story-line would have been the same:-the use of innovative materials-the inspiration by the Lachaise sculpture in the MoMA etc. etc. So what makes it outstanding is not the general shape, the choice of materials etc. but the proportions, the details the balance between the base and the shell. The same could be said about the PK sofa. The general shape is the same, the construction and materials are similar. Again, the difference is in the details. It seems to me that there is a lesson there for the many aspiring designers that seem to rely only on the basic idea or the concept, rarely on the refinement of the execution-which, by the way requires much more time and hard labour to achieve.
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posted by koen
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My favorite hideous crap copy
is someone's idea of a sophisticated nelson-like clock....it stinks
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posted by barrympls
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Barry, are you sure you havent just knocked that together in your garage 5 minutes go for the purposes of this thread? lol
That beats mine by a mile for sure.
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posted by MarkTulip
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01-May-08 |
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Mark
the bloody thing's on eBay....whomever's selling this lovely design from hell puts it on eBay frequently. (I wonder what's next; a condom clock?)
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posted by barrympls
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posted by robert1960
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02-May-08 |
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Holy Jesus Robert - what the hell is that? is it even a chair? lmao
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posted by MarkTulip
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OMG
this is the funniest thread in a while.
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posted by the_beloved
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posted by Pegboard Modern
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posted by robert1960
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posted by william-holden-caulfield
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02-May-08 |
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William that is classic! At...
William that is classic! At least I won't hurt my head due to the head against wall banging I would like to do after seeing some of these fine examples!
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posted by NickR60
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02-May-08 |
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I don't know what they are...
I don't know what they are copying but damn.
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posted by whitespike
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03-May-08 |
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A giant toilet seat cushion...
A giant toilet seat cushion affixed to a barber's throne. Good stuff...
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posted by finch
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03-May-08 |
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george nelson clocks
In reference to the lovely silverware Nelson clock above -- they have several others as well and they're selling them and marking them as a BRAND called George Nelson!! Saying their clocks are inspired by the designer. WTF?!?
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posted by BustownModern
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03-May-08 |
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Yes, I've seen those...
Yes, I've seen those hideous wall clocks on ebay too. Just pathetic.
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posted by Cloudburst2000
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03-May-08 |
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Welcome home!
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posted by Brent
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LMAO!
:D
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posted by robert1960
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posted by Pegboard Modern
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Now that is funny. And my...
Now that is funny. And my eyes are bleeding....
The cushion clock is the most odd i've seen.
It has been on ebay for the past year in various vinyl
colors, mostly white. Is it really being sold at box stores?
funny stuff.
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posted by rockland
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04-May-08 |
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Ummm.... excuse me... but...
Ummm.... excuse me... but where can I get one of those pink panther lamps?
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posted by Entropy-0
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04-May-08 |
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Blush...I want one of...
Blush...I want one of those also...
junky lamp, kitsch, but a kinda great icon?
Under my velvet elvis...
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posted by rockland
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posted by Brent
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06-May-08 |
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ugh
The worst part is that they called this the "novelty" chair.
P*ss off!
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posted by whitespike
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06-May-08 |
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ugh
totally dig it.
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posted by whitespike
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sonneman
see the thread "Sonneman's reissued the Trienalle lamp"
could they have done a worse job"
bummer
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posted by paulanna
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Felt it worth
Felt it worth resurrecting this thread for this 'must have' ;)
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posted by robert1960
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The brown cube-y chair....
...looks exactly as if it was made of Brach's caramels. So inviting on a warm, humid day.
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posted by spanky
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posted by the_beloved
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Of course this thread wouldnt be complete
Of course this thread wouldnt be complete if we didnt include the people who were kind enough to "update" the classics - bringing them right in to the 21st century nouveau riche living room.
My personal favorite is the Eames Aluminum Tandem seating. Bravo.
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