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February 01, 2005
Tiptoe through the Tulip Tables.
I have this friend who somehow, magically, stumbles upon fantastic vintage furniture. Yards sales, thrift shops, curbs-- he scours them all, and you would not believe what he finds. Amazing Knoll look-alike sofas from dental waiting rooms, futuristic lamps, glass & chrome coffee tables, authentic midcentury chairs, you name it. And all for next to nothing.
But by far his greatest finds to date (in my opinion) are by designer Eero Saarinen. He somehow snagged an original Saarinen dining table with matching tulip chairs, and one perfect blue wool Saarinen side chair. While he was still in college, and broke. Imagine!
I don't have that kind of karma. In fact, I may even have the opposite luck-- I hone in on the most expensive stuff in the store, every time. Like radar. I miss the curb and go straight for the museum, then head home empty-handed.
One way around this: knockoffs. I've said it here before... But oh, how I love the knockoffs. They're not as great or well-constructed as the originals, don't get me wrong, but I also need not take out a mortgage to buy a table I can be proud of.
A table, for instance, like this amazing, amazing bargain from Ikea:
Another great dealer in (slightly more pricey) reproductions: White on White.
And then there's Two Jakes, carrier of real, fake, and reproduced designs.
Do any of you know of other knockoff treasure troves? Or places that deeply discount the originals?
More importantly, do you know anyone willing to sell me a mint-condition bent plywood Eames chair for under a hundred bucks? Anyone? No?
Damn.
Posted by Lara at February 1, 2005 02:04 PM
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