“That chair is worth how much??”
September 10, 2009 · Posted in decor, furniture, rachel by rachel
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This was the response I got a couple of weeks ago while shopping in New Orleans with one of my friends. We had stumbled into a vintage furniture store, and they had a pair of Brno chairs by Mies van der Rohe. I, having studied him and them in some of my college design classes, was excited. It’s always so cool to see things like this in “real life”. My friend, however, was taken aback by the price tag - over $2500 for the pair! To me that wasn’t a surprise, knowing what true liscensed furniture like this is worth. And so a dialogue was started.
Most people who buy pieces like this consider them like functional art. They are beautiful in form, and are timeless in design. These pieces will never go out of style. Not to mention that the true licensed pieces are so well built that they will last you a lifetime.
The Barcelona collection (above) from Mies van de Rohe is instantly recognizable, along with the Tulip table designed by Eero Saarinen (below).
These Harry Bertoia Diamond chairs (below) are also popular.
But, the one piece that I’ve always wanted, however, is the Le Corbusier lounge (below). It is so comfortable, and is able to slide up or down allowing you to sit more upright or reclined.
This only scratches the surface. There are so many beautifully designed pieces of furniture like these. Some people collect art. If I were able, I would collect these.
*all images from Knoll
Thanks for the eye candy! :) I WILL own the Tulip table one day!
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About thirty years ago, a few years after graduating from architecture school, my father bought an authentic Barcelona chair and two Wassily chairs though Knoll. They graced our living room for the first ten years of my life before they moved to his office. And today, at only twenty-four years old, I am very very lucky to have all three chairs in my own living room. These pieces are utterly timeless, you’ll still want them in your home fifty years from now, and the quality of construction reflects that. I agree whole heartedly that these licensed pieces are completely worth the price!
