Has anyone ordered couches at Steelform?
Hi all!

I wanna know if anyone of you has already ordered couches at Steelform.com (www.steelform.com) in Italy? Is this enterprise serious? What about the quality of leather, steel and finish? Is the relation price/quality good or bad?

I wanna buy Le Corbusier LC2 3-seater in leather. What is the difference to the original producer Cassina? What about other lower price suppliers? Any experience gained from you?

Thanx in advance!

Regards,

Patrick.
www.steelform.com

My brother ordered a pavilion chair from them and was very happy. Looks like a well-made piece of furniture, but he's not done any side-by-side comparisons with a Knoll. Very helpful people.

more steelform.com feedback
would love more recent experience with steelform.com ...in terms of quality and service.

LC2 3 Seater from Steelform
I'm interested in purchasing that same item. Did you end up buying it and, if so, were you happy with the purchase? If not, did you buy from someone else?

Steelform quality issues
About one year ago, I bought an LC 4 lounge chair at Steelform for use in my office. As I'm sitting on it with my laptop for several hours a day, I can say that it has passed the quality test so far. In regard to leather quality, I have to point out though, that I did not get the standard leather, but an upgrade to anilin leather. This better leather is available for all of the Steelform products but you will have to add about 10 or 15 percent to the initial price. Still, it's a lot cheaper than Vitra or Knoll... Overall, I have to say that I'm very pleased with my LC 4 and would definitely buy again at Steelform. Another interesting source might be www.newage-living.com. They also sent me leather samples and answered all of my questions in a satisfying way.
http://www.steelform.com; www,newage-living.com

I had a similar experiance...
I had a similar experiance with NEWAGE LIVING in Manchester last spring. They immediately charged my credit card. Then a person pretained, that delivery to SWITZERLAND is not possible.
As I could not get myself the furniture from Germany, they first said, they would refund the amount of appr. sFr. 1300.-.
Now it is 8 months later and I am still missing the money.
I strongly advuse You not to order from them.

Steelform = Reliable Company
Steelform.com Bauhaus
I ordered a Bauhaus Design Lamp and payed in advance by creditcard. The delivery was perfect within 15 days. This was the first time that I ordered and payed via Internet. Conclusion: I can recommend Steelform.com as a very reliable company.
http://steelform.com
posted by Flipje

great service at SF..2...
great service at SF..2 barcelona chairs, one frame damaged, quickly got another frame. leather quality good.

Depends where you are...
In Europe the difference is a bit bigger. The Steelform costs ? 1200,- where as the Knoll costs around ? 4300,-. Now you can already buy 3 Steelforms and have another ? 700,- left.
About return value you are absolutely right. But then you have to decide for yourself; do you buy the barcelona because you like the design and want to enjoy it in your own house for years to come, or do you want to buy it as an investment with the thought of selling it again within the next few years. This is an essential question in this matter. I think most people don't buy furniture with resell value in the back of their mind.

About the Euros
You're absolutely right, wasn't thinking...

But I still say the Barcelonas there are very overpriced... that particular chair and also the Wassily, are in my opinion, some of the easiest chairs to replicate well. You need good materials, solid construction, fairly accurate dimensions, and you're good to go... I've never understood the $800 dollar Room and Board Wassily- the chair is steel tubes and saddle leather! There are literally hundreds of knock-offs of identical quality for 250 bucks. And there are tons of Barcelona replicas featuring high-grade solid polished steel frames and quality-foam, well-stitched, fine leather cushions... for six to eight hundred bucks.

I'm not saying that there aren't loads of cheap monstrosities out there, because there are, but the good ones aren't so hard to find as to force people to pay into the thousands for something that at the end of the day is still a knockoff.

As for resale, I think about that before any big purchase. I'm in my twenties and single now. What if I get married, move into a bigger place and go in another design direction? Do I want to take a bath on something I could have had for a third of the price? Figuring in investment retainment is just smart shopping. I think you should always do it.

Viveka..
Could you post a picture of your chair? I'm curious as to how it looks for real. Only saw it on the Steelform website.

Steelform now in Vietnam?
checking out steelform's WHOIS, i found the following data.
This is not Itali or Spain!

Did they sale the website? What's the deal?

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Terrible customer service at Steelform
I am dubious of your ability to follow-through on deliveries, when you cannot provide a quote or keep your [potential] customers informed of progress.

I posted a copy of my most recent email to your company and Virgina on this forum , who has failed miserably at remaining in contact regarding a quote request (waiting 2 weeks and counting - perhaps never to arrive?). Terrible customer service (BTW-just to recap, requested quote on January 2nd; on January 4th, Virginia wrote that I should have a quote in 2-3 days; on January 11th, I wrote to enquire on status; it is January 15th and still no response).

Very, very disappointed in Steelform.