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January 10, 2005
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Out shopping for a friend's birthday present this evening, I couldn't resist poking around inside a local furniture and interiors shop called Mostly Modern (7th Avenue in Park Slope between 11th & 12th Streets)... "Hey," I thought, "I could find someting for her in here." I was kidding myself, of course. I just can't resist a good furniture store, even if I'm late, starving, or on fire, even when I have absolutely no money, even when I boast an apartment entirely too full of stuff already.
Mostly Modern is pretty cool. As the name implies, it deals in mostly modern furniture--primarily 20th century originals and reproductions, as well as a great selection of accessories by Angela Adams. I must admit: I have never been able to afford a single thing in the place, even though I've browsed a lot.
But. Today.
As I pictured retro 1950s throw pillows on my very traditional friend's french-country-type couch (remember, I was pretending to birthday shop), something caught my eye next to an expensive original Eero Saarinen tulip stool. Oooh, it was a red Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ottoman. I crept closer. My hand reached for the pricetag, expecting three digits at least, and more likely four...
Wait, only $75?
$75?
$75!
Shocked, thinking it was a typo, I questioned the clerk. Yup, he assured me it was $75. I inspected the piece more closely. Yup, it was a total fake. Instead of supple, buttery Italian leather upholstery, it was a covered in a poly ultrasuede. In place of the classic 23x21x15 dimensions, it was a diminuitive, apartment-friendly 18x17x15. The steel legs didn't have the same great swooping curves, and they weren't as pure and shiny and chrome-y as Mr. van der Rohe surely intended.
But I didn't care. I laid my money down, and walked ten blocks and up three flights with a fake Fendi of an ottoman under my arm. Now it's happily & comfortably underfoot as I write this entry.
I can't imagine a day when I'll easily be able to drop a thousand dollars on an ottoman anyway, and my new little imitation is absolutely perfect for me. Well. For now.
Oh, and I got my friend some really pretty earrings.
Posted by Lara at January 10, 2005 09:06 PM
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wow, i had no clue what those things were called. my grandmother owned the chair and gave it to us when she moved out of her house. wow! i had no clue it was worth so much. nothing wrong with a little imitation. ;)
Posted by: erica at January 10, 2005 11:03 PM
Erica! Do your parents still have this chair? Is it in good shape? Tell them to hold onto it and rub it gently with a lightly oiled diaper until you inherit it. Seriously.
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