Hello AT,
Any clue on a good restorer of Eames era furniture? I inherited a sad looking Eames reproduction direly in need of restoration.
Thanks, Ntainu
(pic: Eames lounger on eBay)
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I have a friend who works for knoll and I am pretty sure I remember someone from there saying that the company had an upholsterer who did all of there work somewhere in Queens..... couldn't hurt to put in a call to Knoll NYC.... they're in the meat packing district across the street from Chelsea Market.
There was an article in the NYTimes a couple years back called "New Hope for Shabby Modernist Heirlooms" (July 3, 2003). It was written by a woman (Andrea Tuppin) who had a 30+-year-old Eames lounge chair that was in desperate need of restoration. She looks into various options (including replacement), but eventually contacts Sol Ovida at Prestige Furniture & Design Group (718-721-2200), off Northern Blvd. in Woodside Queens (maybe this is who Kristian is thinking of).
The article weighs the various pros and cons of, and options for, restoration. I can email it to you if you'd like. I saved it because, well, I'm the owner of a shabby modernist heirloom, and no, actually I haven't gotten around to doing anything about it yet, but that's another story....
I would love a copy of that article too, nora! There are pieces I have that look really shabby but I've been afraid to touch them. Please send it to varsha624@sbcglobal.net. Thanks!
I'm in the middle of a basic restoration of a eames lounge knock-off I got earlier this year. I found a leather supplier on ebay and received basically an entire cow. Using the old leather as the pattern, I've cut all new pieces and reupholstered most of it. I need to repad the butt and lower back pieces still, so I've held off finishing those. once the cushions are complete, I plan to strip the wood, stain it, and varnish it.
I have an original Egg Chair that I purchased in the 1960s.
It needs new foam padding and fabric cover.
Would like to sell it, either restored or as-is.
Any suggestions?
I have one of these shabby knock off ames chairs that I want to get rid of. Any ideas? sedlin@striblingny.com
Knoll Studio in NYC does indeed use Sol Ovida at PRESTIGE FURNITURE & DESIGN GROUP in Woodside Queens to do their showroom upholsery. When I called them, that's who they directed me to. (718) 721-2200.