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The Zebra-Wood Chair looks more chinese thant the original. I find all three really different actually.

soory, read "than" the original

Pffff sorry again, I meant the Emerson chair looks more chinese....

The Wisteria chair absolutely does not take any inspiration from the Wegner chair. Instead it appears much more closely related to faux-bois chairs of the 19th century, either carved to resemble roots and branches or cast in concrete for similar effect.

Think I'd have to stick with the original here - the closest knock off would be the one from White Furniture, but being that zebrawood is a threatened species I would never purchase it. The Potter Barn chairs are a close second, but at half the price, and not nearly as visually appealing, I'd have to pass.

At first I liked the White Furniture piece - but after looking at the website, I realized that all their pieces are Chinese-Made knockoffs: No Thanks.

Does it say somewhere where the "authentic" room&board chair is made? At least some of the "authentic" Eames designs by Herman Miller are made in Taiwan, or so I have been told by people who where suprised to find a "Made in Taiwan" sticker on their Eames coat hangers. This is all pretty murky.

Disclaimer: Taiwan is one of my favorite countries!

This is a nice chair, not quite a wishbone chair but it has similar qualities:

Gray 24

Not sure of the "authentic" at R&B either...might be, but just in case, a link to the real stuff:

http://www.highbrowfurniture.com/seating/products/ch24/