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Digging the teapot lanterns!

Navy chairs rock. They're a versatile link between modern and traditional, with a little bit of that 40s nostalgic feel - yet sleek and clean. And (if you get the real ones) they are virtually indestructable. Don't get the cheap knock-off copies...they WILL fall apart in five minutes... and usually while you're sitting on them.

I have two knock-off navy arm chairs (from a garage sale, I think they're originally from NY) and they have been fine. I also have original navy chairs, which have had the same durability.

Does no one have a problem with the new chairs showing a huge EMECO branding on the back? I think it is awful and will never purchase a new navy chair because of this mark.

I absolutely love these chairs - always have - and have to comment on them every time I see them somewhere (including each time my girlfriend and I watch a scene of "House" that takes place around the staff table, to which she rolls her eyes - I've been accused of having a bit of a stainless steel fetish). It's as much about the timelessness and substantiality of these pieces, though, as it is the material. I love how well they pair with so many other constituents.

For what it's worth, I've never even come across a knock-off version of these - only the real gems in DWR. Probably better off that way, yeah?

I love my navy chairs except for one thing: they are too cold to sit on first thing in the morning!

medenver,

I haven't seen the "emeco" brand marked on the backs of their chairs these days. Is it etched into the aluminum? I wonder if it could be buffed out?