28-Oct-08
ID this Danish lounge?
Can anyone ID this Danish lounge? The old seat straps have been cut and a piece of wood cut to size serves as the seat. On the remnants of the old white straps, it says "Made in Denmark". I can't quite make out anything else on the straps...no other markings on the chair.

fm



posted by Fungus Mungus
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28-Oct-08
Found a little more info
I figured out that the stamps on the webbing remnants say

"ROTEX Natural Rubber" and "Dan. & Foreign" and "350". There is other writing as well, but I cannot decipher it.

From what I could find on this, ROTEX is the webbing product name, which apparently was used on older Danish modern furniture.

Any other clues out there?

fm
posted by Fungus Mungus
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28-Oct-08
re the cushions original?...
re the cushions original? The back one is a bit low (stating the obvious). I was just curious...
posted by whitespike
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28-Oct-08
FAGAS
Hi Fungus

Although I am not familiar with your chair I can tell you that FAGAS.com will supply you with the straps.

The 350 indicates the length you need to order.

Simon
posted by Simon, Danish-homestore.com
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29-Oct-08
I suspect the cushions are...
Whitespike,
I suspect the cushions are not original for the very same reason.

fm
posted by Fungus Mungus
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29-Oct-08
your chair looks very clean,...
your chair looks very clean, I have to say! nice accuisition!
does anybody have any idea how much these fagas strips go for? Looking to do a full sofa in it...
posted by bj
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31-Oct-08
Thanks...the beauty is that...
Thanks...the beauty is that it only set me back about $15.

I'm thinking about having new cushions made for it. If the back cushion is made to run the entire length of the back of the chair, I assume the cushion has to be designed with a slight angle in it? I would think a straight cushion wouldn't lay correctly?

Or maybe the cushion should be shorter than the back? What do you all think?

fm
posted by Fungus Mungus
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31-Oct-08
all the way up + a slight tap...
all the way up + a slight taper is my vote. I think it looks like an error when it doesn't reach the top.
posted by whitespike
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01-Nov-08
Angled?
Whitespike,
You don't think the cushion should be angled at all? Take a look at the highback danish lounge in the auction I've linked below. The first pic shows a straight cushion on an angled back chair...it looks strange, doesn't it? Am I correct in wanting to avoid this?

fm
http://cgi.ebay.com/PAIR-Eames-Era-Danish-Modern-SELIG-LOUN4...
posted by Fungus Mungus
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01-Nov-08
Sorry if I was unclear ... I...
Sorry if I was unclear ... I DO think there should be an angle. Could even be stitched off as a separate headrest section.
posted by whitespike
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07-Nov-08
Roger that...
Roger that whitespike...thanks for the clarification. Yes, I plan on getting it done as soon as my upholsterer is finished with my other set of cushions.

fm
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