What kind of chair is this?
February 19, 2016 8:15 PM Subscribe
I'd like to know what kind of chair this is (scroll down a bit till you see the black&white pendleton dutch mid-century chair). Obviously the upholstery job is a custom thing, but if possible I'd love to figure out the designer/make/model of this chair so I can hunt one down for myself.
Response by poster: Thanks. Yeah, it didn't seem like an actual Eames. I'm very partial to this one because it is armless.
posted by matt_od at 9:08 PM on February 19, 2016
posted by matt_od at 9:08 PM on February 19, 2016
Best answer: No, not Eames, for sure. That's a clickbait / midcentury filter thing.
I thought it looked like a Paul McCob, but for the life of me I can't track down that specific style. There's a lot of really similar stuff, but nothing that matches exactly. I did find this, another sold eBay listing (sorry), which confirms it's McCob style, but not actually his work. So I'm guessing this is likely not a direct knock-off, but just a similar design feel by a lesser-known company.
If I were you, I'd set up an eBay alert for "Danish armless lounge chair walnut" and see what comes up. I'd also take that photo to any furniture/vintage stores nearby that carry midcentury pieces and see if they can track one down for you. Reupholstering is expensive, but man, that's a cool chair.
posted by ananci at 11:53 PM on February 19, 2016 [1 favorite]
I thought it looked like a Paul McCob, but for the life of me I can't track down that specific style. There's a lot of really similar stuff, but nothing that matches exactly. I did find this, another sold eBay listing (sorry), which confirms it's McCob style, but not actually his work. So I'm guessing this is likely not a direct knock-off, but just a similar design feel by a lesser-known company.
If I were you, I'd set up an eBay alert for "Danish armless lounge chair walnut" and see what comes up. I'd also take that photo to any furniture/vintage stores nearby that carry midcentury pieces and see if they can track one down for you. Reupholstering is expensive, but man, that's a cool chair.
posted by ananci at 11:53 PM on February 19, 2016 [1 favorite]
Oh, also, this style is often referred to as a "slipper chair". I've found several more examples of that exact chair with original upholstery, but all of them are sold. Phase Modern seems to have gone through a bunch of them, maybe a site to watch as well.
I'm also wondering if it's actually a walnut frame. Teak was very common back then as well, but the Phase Modern site lists it as stained oak.
posted by ananci at 12:06 AM on February 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
I'm also wondering if it's actually a walnut frame. Teak was very common back then as well, but the Phase Modern site lists it as stained oak.
posted by ananci at 12:06 AM on February 20, 2016 [1 favorite]
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