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Anyone have a line on where one could get these up in Toronto? I am about to buy two of the plastic ones with the metal bases, they want 140 a pop but I'd much rather the fiberglass ones.

I second Dylan. I'm from Toronto as well, and have been hunting a shell chair for ages. The plastic just doesn't look right to me. Let us know if anyone can help us!

I love me the fiberglass chairs... on one right now (and it's the same color as above in fact!)

Canadians -- here's my tip: get out to the sticks. You're closer to Zeeland, MI than I am, and I find them with surprising regularity. The trick is to get out to the small towns where 'mid century mod' is not a term people understand. Haunt the junk shops and yard sales -- I bought this cutie out from under someone (literally) for $5. Not an eames, but friendly none the less.

i'm the manager at a design shop in toronto that can get them. quasi modo modern furniture, 789 queen west! they about 4-6 weeks to get in but worth the wait. we also carry the herman miller version. modernica bought the tools from herman miller so even though you don't get the eames name you are getting the original design.

i'm assuming the stickers are removable. i'd be ticked if i bought these chairs and huge permanent decals were on them.

I think I'm missing the point about the stickers -- they seem like fairly reasonable, normal retail didactics. Is it the design that you like? Or the fact that they point out a feature of the chairs? I'm confused.

it's modernica! why cant someone mention that word...is it forbidden? :P i'd pick this any day over the new plastic shells

I took me 3 days to decide if i wanted to peel that sticker off my shell. Maybe i should have peeled it and moved it to the bottom.

eames demetrios wrote quite a screed in a recent dwell/letters-to-the-editor about these chairs... but i'd buy them any day over the new plastic ones... license or not.

Its so hard to find vintage shell chairs! You have to buy new. Ebay doesn't have them, thrift stores are out, and even if you did find one they would be the same price. Huh?

stecks, I've been collecting side shells for several years (I've amassed seven matching orange ones so far -- woo!) and have found them for $50-70 each on eBay. You have to keep hunting, but they're there. It helps if you don't mind if they're not in pristine condition. (Mine are in pretty good shape, though.)

I love the hunt -- that's part of the appeal. I don't believe Charles and Ray would have wanted me to drop a bundle on their chairs. :)

There's a long letter in this month's dwell writen by Jay and Frank Novak from modernica about the new fiberglass chairs, very interesting. also nice to know that they will soon be offering chairs made from recycled fiberglass.

Tammy, I was being sarcastic and I appreciate the comment. I agree. Old shells are quite easy to restore as long as your careful. Some light sanding (with a long sleeve shirt and a mask) and then two coats of marine penetrol will make old shells look as good as new.