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Venti Remote Control Fan

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Modern Heat Relief. We ran across this in one of our searches and wish we had it for days like today. Then we realized it was part of a previous Good Question. The Venti fan has three speeds, oscilates and in addition to being fully adjustable is very attractive. It is "built entirely out of cast aluminum and steel to ensure durability"...

 
 
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This fan can be free standing or wall-mounted. Available from UnicaHome for $650.

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That is beautiful! But quite pricey...

posted by Michael W. on 2007-08-02 14:49:18
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agreed!

posted by aaron on 2007-08-02 14:56:44
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I have had cars that cost less than this fan. Granted, they didn't run for long, nor did they run particularly well, but $650? For a FAN?! I'd rather just hire a pool boy for the afternoon.

posted by judes on 2007-08-02 15:27:39
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I don't find it attractive.

I do find this one attractive and built well, and it was also the subject of an AT post a while back :

http://www.lampsplus.com/Products/Desk-Fans-and-Floor-Fans/01393/

posted by boomer on 2007-08-02 16:10:55
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$650 is a little pricey...

posted by vitamin design milk on 2007-08-02 16:26:34
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A little pricey? Everyone is so polite--that's a ridiculous price for a fan! I'm sure there are probably ATers here who wouldn't mind dropping more than half a grand on some spinning blades in a shiny retro casing, but I don't have pockets that deep.

posted by harlie on 2007-08-02 17:50:23
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Wow, based on the price I assumed it was a GIANT fan, like the one of those 6-foot tall industrial mamas, but the website says it's less than 3 feet tall. Perhaps it has diamonds embedded in the blades?

posted by Jenny in DC on 2007-08-02 18:05:05
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Art Deco fan based on a 1925 design (same era as Eileen Grey designed her famous fable)
http://www.casablancafanco.com/product/period_decor/moderne.html

Another Art Deco style :
http://www.fanshack.com/store/index.cfm?fuseaction=getproductpg&manuf=hunter&series=rockefeller

Not sure what category this fits in but it's different -
http://www.fanshack.com/store/index.cfm?fuseaction=getproductpg&manuf=fanimation&series=the%20fitzgerald

This one has me wondering how well it cools - but it looks cool, especially the all satin nickel one -
http://www.fanshack.com/store/index.cfm?fuseaction=getproductpg&manuf=fanimation&series=fargo

And they're all (way) under $650. ;-> They're all kinda retro - it's hard to find modern table fans.

posted by boomer on 2007-08-02 18:48:15
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boomer--

The fan samples you provide, while certainly interesting, are all decidedly *vintage* which I don't think is at all the point of the originally-posted fan.

posted by patrick (the other one) on 2007-08-03 08:59:10
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...and the "it's hard to find modern table fans" is , as I see it, the point of the post, and perhaps (although sadly) a contributor to why some seem find an exorbitant price tag on this model.

posted by patrick (the other one) on 2007-08-03 09:09:46
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