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Similar or Identical Retro Chair?
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9-8-yellow-chair.jpgQ: I'm hoping you can help identify this chair and/ or help me to find something similar. I am in possession of two of these chairs, but need to find a third that is the same or very similar. I can't find any markings to help identify the chair, which is making my search very difficult. Anyone have any ideas? The shape is definitely more important than the the upholstery. Thanks!

Sent by Amanda

 
 

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Editor: This looks like a Knoll-inspired design (of which there were a lot!). Does anyone have information that would help Amanda with her search?


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Comments (9)

Here's the thing: if you're trying to make a set of 3, I don't think it will work unless the 3rd chair is 100% identical. Having a chair that looks ALMOST the same but isn't may not be the strongest design decision.
So if you can't match the 3rd chair to this one 100%, I'd think about working the contrast. Maybe a similar shape, in a complimentary color? So you embrace the non matching- ness rather than try to cover it up. As Diana Vreeland said, "If you cant fix it, put a flower in it". Or something to that effect. Good luck!

posted by mskk on September 9th 2009 at 9:34am
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check out my post on 2 orange chairs that would work in the sense that they are orange and retro, but are different enough that they wouldn't look like you tried to match but failed:

http://honeyliving.blogspot.com/2009/08/orange-you-in-love-with-these-chairs.html

posted by honey living on September 9th 2009 at 9:58am
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PATRIK from Ikea is similar, but is more suited for the office than the living room. I also found it to be not entirely comfortable, and possibly too narrow in the seat for some:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70074950

posted by katalyst on September 9th 2009 at 9:59am
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It's clearly vintage - Keep looking on eBay and the fleamarkets and be prepared to reupholster them all to match.

posted by bepsf on September 9th 2009 at 11:44am
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Search on ebay, craigslist for - four prong base swivel chairs, retro, vintage, etc.
You could get another two chairs that are different but of the same decade, look these were posted here-
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/fuo/1364510082.html

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/fuo/1365369293.html

posted by LoriSF on September 9th 2009 at 11:58am
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The base is definitely Fritz Hansen or KNOLL. I know I've seen this chair before but I can't remember exactly where.

posted by Modfan on September 9th 2009 at 5:28pm
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Agree with mskk and bepsf. Even if you find an exact match on a vintage chair, the fabric on the 3rd chair will have worn differently, and the color might be off.

The PATRIK chair from Ikea is awful. I can't even sit in it for more than a few minutes.

posted by KidMoe on September 9th 2009 at 5:42pm
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that is an amazing chair!

posted by sevenmegan on September 9th 2009 at 7:05pm
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Eurway.com makes some similar stuff...

posted by Aqueous on September 12th 2009 at 2:47pm
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