A Sordid Boon

Three measures of Danish, one of craftsman, half a measure of the tropics - Shake it very well until it’s ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?.  Never mind…got carried away.  But this is really a chair that calls elements from multiple furniture genres.

This fusion chair blends the best of its antecedents.  Richard Patterson is known for elegant joinery and beautiful organic lines.  You can get this chair at Propeller in San Francisco for $2025.  A steep price no doubt, but this is heirloom quality – to be passed down for generations.

The Emeco Navy chair homage is from hipster favorite Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Company.  They have a number of nifty pieces of furniture that I am sure I will have to take a look at for future posts.  However, our first look is at this aluminum side chair.

Ok, you buy this chair because you like the look of the Navy Chair but can’t see: 1.  spending $450 for a real one (or six) 2.  buying a Chinese knockoff.  This is a compromise purchase.  It has all the features of the real deal, but is just different enough.

At $198 this is good deal I think.  Schoolhouse is a solid name in the retro game and I am sure they would not sell junk.  Lot’s of folks want the Emeco look for less and this chair fits that requirement.

Rob Tuckerman and Kieran Andrews are from Canada and they have the corporate environmental policy to prove it – they are also the guys who run Blue Gum Design.

The Champlain Chair is their take on the classic Safari chair.  Oak frame, vegatable-tanned leather – cool style.  Humphrey Bogart would have sat in this chair.  I think this is a great bold accent chair that would play off of the straight lines of some of the standard pieces out there.  Pair this with Barcelona Chair or get two and use them to place opposite your Gracie Couch.  I really like the organic feel of this chair.  Not everything in your new mid-century living room needs to be steel and glass and this chair adds a bit of the unexpected.

The chair goes for $700 (Canadian?) which I think is decent price for high-quality, handmade furniture from two guys you can reach on the phone.

This blog is trying to be about real people making real furniture.  Well here are real men (I think they are all men) making real clothing.  The bonus is you could be a real producer if you donate enough on Kickstarter!

This seems like a looking chair and not a sitting chair to me.  But you never know.  I don’t have a place for it in my house, but others may like the strong lines and clean look.  Almost $1500 from Brooklyn-based  urbangreen.