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DWR is not the only store with a Knoll sale. Is this another paid advertisement?

There's also ZINC Details on California & Fillmore in San Francisco:
http://www.zincdetails.com/

The Knoll Showroom on Montgomery Street in Downtown San Francisco:
http://www.knoll.com/news/hstory.jsp?story_id=4658&type=Project Profiles&storyType=nf

http://www.gabrielross.com/

10% off Knoll until May 11, 2008.

Regardless of the sale, Design Within Reach will always be OUT of Reach.

Then there's the Knoll store on Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica,

Jules Seltzer in LA
http://www.julesseltzer.com/

...and Magedman Modern in Santa Ana
http://www.magedmanmodern.com/

Thanks for the tips everyone!

--Laure

GET OUT! I JUST BOUGHT A BERTOIA AND PAID FULL PRICE! IT WAS MY FIRST PRICEY PIECE OF FURNITURE, BUT U BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR I WOULDA LOVED TO GET IT ON SALE. :'-(

Ray Design in Santa Rosa carries Knoll and also pays the sales tax for you ...

I agree with Volvoguy. DWR is always overpriced and you can get the same items elsewhere for cheaper..sale or no sale I think DWR is expensive.

Yeah, but DWR has kit houses for sale online:
http://www.dwr.com/display.do?ruleID=100500&itemID=100533&itemType=LANDING

Oh, looks like there was something to check out there tonight too.

I bet they really get ya on the shipping. ;)

Laure, no answer is also an answer. It's about time AT disclosed the nature of its relationship to DWR.

this sale has me annoyed! why only 10% off in the US?? The tulip table I want is already 60% more expensive in Europe than in the US (even though its made in Europe) and now they give the US even more of a discount??!!?

If you can't afford this stuff, there are always the knockoffs.

http://whiteonwhite.com/

If you can't afford this stuff, there are also lots of non-knock-off alternatives.

im not sure if that comment was directed at me, but my point is not about being able to afford it but rather a general annoyance at a pricing policy that is so unbalanced (and it isnt a question of tax, taxes are not THAT much higher in France).

Oy, the "out of reach" comment AGAIN. Ugh.

I just bought an Eames management chair in Spinneybeck chocolate leather from DWR and got it during their free shipping offer. The price beat every other place I looked, and the chair arrived THREE DAYS after I ordered it. Also could not find chocolate leatehr most other places for the same price.

THAT is what they mean by "Within Reach."

And in defense of the editors here, this sale IS worth noting, but the editors don't know of EVERY sale, everywhere. But being suspicious about this post (as a paid endorsement or sponsored link) is kinda unfair. But good to see the system works anyhow... see all the additional sales y'all provided? Next time, submit them to the editors for their much more comprehensive Sales Calendars.

patrick (the other one): this is a yearly manufacturer endorsed sale, meaning that Knoll takes the cost of the reduced price, not the reseller. The editors know this, and therefore they also know that *all* official Knoll resellers will run the sale.

Gustaf--

Um, in all fairness, the editors might *not* know that, and may have just been given word by DWR or found the DWR sale mentioned somewhere else.

I imagine the AT to DWR relationship is the same as any editorial/product one... once channels are opened (sales to sales or PR to editorial) there is a clear conduit to getting the word out about stuff. And yes, DWR has sponsored past contest and has paid to put advertising on the site.

But to continue to imply something completely sinister as the reason this post was made... c'mon. Or rather, come off it.

patrick (the other one):

First of all, yes, I believe the editors knew that. You are free to think otherwise.

Second, I should stand down because we disagree? Well, I am not going to do that. Telling someone to shut up because you disagree with them is childish at best, and fascist at worst. Do you belong to either of those demographics?

If not, how about instead you accept that people on the Internet will have opinions that differ from your own, and that allowing people to post and comment does not imply that they should all be positive and supportive and agree all the time? Because regardless of what you think, that is not going to happen. Even AT understands this, which is why they closed comments on that sponsored post the other day. A form of censorship that is highly questionable (seeing as all comments were removed, not only the inappropriate ones).

So I suggest you stop for a minute and reflect on the fact that you are advocating exactly that: censorship, not just of the written word but of thoughts and ideas. This makes you either terribly naïve or something much worse.

Gustaf - Sponsorship is always a tricky issue. Does AT favor its sponsors? Sure- and why not? There is, however, a difference between sponsorship and blatant pandering. I think everyone is in agreement that the 'sponsored' blogging falls into the latter category.

However, AT has had a longstanding relationship with DWR, one that has encompassed good time -the Small Cool contest (interestingly enough -being sponsored by room & Board now) as well as bad - including frequent dings about DWR's pricing, quality, pricing, service, and ...wait, did I mention pricing?

Personally I'm a fan of DWR - they offer a lot of things that a website just cannot - the actual experience of sitting in their furniture. And the "out of reach" argument is as tired as it is wrong. Their name has nothing to do with pricing - only accesibility.

Yes, lots of stores are having sales on Knoll...are any of the stores nationwide? or are most of the small retailers region specific? DWR is a national brand, with an ok website and (in my neighborhood) great service in the stores. It makes a fair amount of sense that AT would list them.

PS. GreyNy - If I ever came into someone's house and saw White furniture (and yes, you CAN tell - from across the room) I would laugh.

The stuff is such blatant crap - and overpriced crap at that! I mean...have you felt the 'quality' of leather they use? Or taken a second glance at the quality of the sewing? Their 'eames' chairs are SOOO ridiculously shiny and clunky - the plastic is like an inch thick!

And seriously - why not just take your entire paychek and send it to china? Why not send your job there too? Cause thats where the profits are going. Herman Miller and Knoll may be expensive but at least they pay a living wage and a lot of their stuff is made in the US. (more HM than KNoll stuff)

Modfan, good points. Just to be clear: I have nothing against DWR. I have never purchased anything from them but I often browse their website and I would probably frequent their stores and arrangements if I lived nearby. I also have nothing against AT's relationships with DWR per se, and I understand that AT, like any business, needs to maintain as good relationships with their sponsors/investors as they do with their customers. It only becomes a problem when a business starts pleasing the former on the expense of the latter. AT is not there yet, but there are worrying signs that they are heading in that direction.