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> Eames 670 Tufting Question
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09-Dec-09 |
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Eames 670 Tufting Question
A friend of mine just bought two used 670 lounge chairs. One is black leather and rosewood, the other is a sort of tan leather with cherry. Both have foil Herman Miller labels and all the chair details look correct, as best I can tell. However, the tan one has no tufting on the cushions, and does not appear to have ever had any. My friend said that the zippers and other details between the black and tan cushions appear the same. Does anyone know if getting the chairs untufted from Herman Miller was something that could be requested as an option? Or is it much more likely that this is just an aftermarket upholstery job?
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posted by
tchp
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09-Dec-09 |
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I can't imagine
Herman Miller (and moreso Vitra) offered lots of custom versions of the chairs. I've seen oak frames, all white, all black etc... but I can't imagine that either company would remove something so inherent to the design as the buttons. Does your friend live near Zeeland? Perhaps these cushions were seconds that never made it to the tufting part of the assembly line? Or, as you suspect, an aftermarket re-upholstery.
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posted by
LuciferSum (USA)
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09-Dec-09 |
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Yes, they were purchased...
Yes, they were purchased close to Zeeland. The chairs were from an estate in Lansing, so, about 60 miles from Zeeland.
So, that is an interesting possibility that they were factory seconds.
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posted by
tchp
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09-Dec-09 |
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Hmmm-somehow looks incomplete without...
The tufting is such a small part of the construction process-I can't imagine why it would be omitted.The chair just doesn't look good without it.It just looks bland.A good upholsterer could tuft it up in an hour or less,I bet!Well worth doing,IMO.
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posted by
Tulipman
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09-Dec-09 |
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I am not able to examine the...
I am not able to examine the chairs personally, and do not know much about the 670 from firsthand experience to begin with. I wonder if the cushions generally have any excess leather on the underside that could be trimmed off for covering new buttons? I do not know how hard of a time she would have matching the color otherwise (or perhaps a good upholsterer would not find it difficult?). I agree that they look wrong without them.
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posted by
tchp
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10-Dec-09 |
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A good leather
The leathers are sewn tight onto the zippers with no excess. But a good leather upholsterer should be able to match fairly closely.
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posted by
LuciferSum (USA)
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11-Dec-09 |
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posted by
Tulipman
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11-Dec-09 |
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Thanks all. It sounds like s...
Thanks all. It sounds like she is now convinced that the chair will benefit greatly from having the buttons, and she will find someone who can do it. She should, as she got a good enough deal on both chairs that I could have strangled her. She just bought a late 50's house, and I emailed her some photos of some 670's, saying how great they might look in her house, and the next thing I know she finds two of them a couple weeks later, as her very first Mid-Century purchase. I guess maybe it helps to live near Zeeland.
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posted by
tchp
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13-Dec-09 |
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i just learned looking at...
i just learned looking at that picture that two eames lounge chairs in one room seems a design overkill, this lounge chair is starting to be a modern design cliche, no offense but that's just me.
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posted by
maniqz
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