Making it Lovely

Tag: Eames

  • Hanging it All

    Hanging it All

    I bought an Eames Hang-It-All from one of those invitation-only group shopping sites. You know… the ones I don’t typically like to shop at? And oops, I bought a knock-off. The tag listed it as a “George Nelson Timepiece” (huh?). It was cheap, yes, but I didn’t realize what I was buying, and for a knockoff it was pretty much the regular price.

    That’s a licensed Eames Hang-it-All. Mine looks mostly like it, but some of the colors aren’t as vivid.

    Oh well. It will be fine for the awkward stairway to the basement. We used to have some inexpensive hooks and a shelf from IKEA, but the contractors that worked on the basement remodel didn’t realize that we actually wanted them, so they were tossed. I guess they thought they were ugly relics that came with the house! Here’s an old photo of them in place.

    At the Back Door

    I’ll make time to tackle installing the new hooks this weekend, and I’ll of course share photos after. If I don’t kick myself in the pants to get it hung, I’ll never get around to it! I’ve been meaning to do it for more than a month already.

  • Straight Out of 1984, By Way of 1969

    Straight Out of 1984, By Way of 1969

    I found a used Eames Management Chair! These Soft Pad chairs were first introduced in 1969 and since they’ve been around for so long, used models pop up for sale pretty consistently. I had been watching Craigslist and eBay, but even the used chairs often go for $1000 or more.

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    Not long after I declared my search on Twitter, I scored one for a tenth of the new model price without going the knockoff route. YES! It’s the chair that I was considering when I wrote my last office post.

    The problem? The reason it was so cheap? It’s from 1984, and the fabric makes that very obvious.

    The good news though is that it’s comfortable. More comfortable than my previous chair, even though it’s nearly 30 years old. It’s in great condition too. And hey, it’s pink! Not a great pink, but still… leave it to me to find a pink one. I’m in the process of gathering quotes for a reupholstery job, but I can live with it as-is for a while if I need to.

    I love it. Brandon doesn’t see it. “It’s not even well-designed!” he says. Psshaw.

  • Midcentury Modern Hits Retirement Age

    Midcentury Modern Hits Retirement Age

    Ha! I’m going to need that Eames Eiffel Walker when I’m an Nonagenarian.

  • The Story of Eames Furniture

    The Story of Eames Furniture

    Well, this just looks excellent.

    • Marilyn Neuhart (via Door Sixteen)

  • Eames Century Modern Font

    Eames Century Modern Font

    I want this font so badly. The Eames Cover Numerals are going to do me (and my wallet) in.

    • House Industries

  • Have a Seat (or Two, or Three)

    Have a Seat (or Two, or Three)

    Brandon gave me a new Eames chair for my birthday! And a Panton. And a few more by Arne Jacobsen, Eero Saarinen, and Mies van der Rohe. And then some additional Eames chairs for good measure. They’re miniature sized (but they’re big on cute).

    I picked up a miniature zen garden that came with a cute little chair about a month ago, and I thought it was pretty adorable. I had no idea at the time that Brandon had seen a whole slew of mini designer chairs and that he was already planning to give them to me for my birthday. Eleanor is going to have a really awesome dollhouse someday.