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Hot or Not? Mini Panton Chair Set

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Set of Five Mini Panton Chairs for £80.00

 
 

The set of 5 14 cm high Mini Panton Chairs are available at the London Design Museum Shop.


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what a waste of money.

posted by kimg924 on May 20th 2008 at 6:36am
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My Barbie only needs one chair.

posted by Anne K on May 20th 2008 at 6:58am
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Why not appreciate Modern Design by owning Modern Design ... instead of tiny replicas that clutter up your shelves?

posted by sllab studios on May 20th 2008 at 7:19am
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what a waste of plastic. the real thing: yes. but this is just going to end up in the ocean.

posted by betsbillabong on May 20th 2008 at 7:22am
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Only if you are truly obsessed with Panton Chairs. Or have a Barbie who needs really expensive furnishings.

posted by kuroneko on May 20th 2008 at 7:34am
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This whole thing of miniature chairs is the epitome of useless dust-catchers.

posted by bepsf on May 20th 2008 at 7:40am
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Good for holding cell phones? Or too slippery, perhaps.

posted by orangeblossom on May 20th 2008 at 8:14am
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I like the miniature chairs. I think they're a fun decorative item, and a cheap alternative for those of us who can't afford the real thing....

posted by Melissa82 on May 20th 2008 at 8:17am
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Funny, I thought of Barbie too. This is a serious waste of money, unless you're furnishing your Barbie dream home.

posted by jooly on May 20th 2008 at 8:27am
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Maybe if you're obsessed with tiny versions of things could this be hot.
Otherwise, if you're not obsessed and you'd rather have a chair that is actually useful, these are definitely NOT.

I've seen mini Frank Gehry chairs at the AGO store site
http://shop.ago.net/files/product.html?item_code=20254001&cat1=95&cat2=

$364!!!

posted by revolution9 on May 20th 2008 at 8:47am
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Thanks Verner, these are sooo perfect for my Carnaby Street Barbie!!!

posted by TiffanyH on May 20th 2008 at 10:20am
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http://www.miniaturechairs.com is, if nothing else, a good place to recall the names of the chairs.

posted by neutopian on May 21st 2008 at 12:21pm
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I voted not, but I don't know what is particularly different about these than other things you might admire and put on a shelf... I think there's a small chair trend, but maybe insofar as you admire a designer or don't have enough asses per square foot to sit in them all if you bought the full size versions. Other items commonly come in several sizes so you can buy the one you can afford or have available real estate to cherish and display it appropriately. If the chair wasn't an art icon, say, a ten-inch high metal folding chair, that would be a little more kooky than this. I voted not because I don't like the thing, but I don't think there's anything wrong with the trend if people want to have things that please them. It's a figurine of some sort.

posted by K T G on May 21st 2008 at 3:53pm
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I adore mini chairs, but these cost more than my budget for actual chairs. I would enjoy them, but cannot fathom a time when I have nothing better to do with that much money...

posted by lemonadefish on August 21st 2008 at 12:15pm
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