Looks to be bigger then original. Usually the angles are all wrong on the reproductions which makes them uncomfortable.

Hmmm...I replied to this a couple of days ago using the iPhone Beoworld app but it never made it here. What I said was that I have the same comfort issues with the Eames lounge chair as Soren does. I'm not as tall, but I have shorter than average legs and a long torso, which makes for similar issues. First time I noticed this was sitting in a reproduction chair, and I had thought maybe it was the chair not being a close enough copy, but I find I have the same problem on an "official" one at the DWR store near me. Which is disappointing as the chair is such an icon of midcentury design. And I love the look of it.

While at the DWR store I did try a Saarinen womb chair and ottoman, and to my great surprise I found it just about the most comfortable chair I've ever sat in. It looks so minimal that it shouldn't be comfortable but it is, at least to me. Something to try Soren?

bidstonhall wrote:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/design/why-the-uk-replica-furniture-market-is-about-to-be-hit-by-new-copyright-laws-a6876006.html

 

Bad news for copies?    

This looks fairly serious. There's an ad in The Times from a retailer trying to sell Eames chairs and the Jacobsen Swan chairs at bargain prices and confirming that these classic designs are about to go back into copyright so only the manufacturers licenced by the designers estates (like Vitra or Fritz Hansen) will be selling these chairs at about 10 times the reproduction price after April.

Maybe this is the moment to take the plunge with a purchase if those repro warehouses have to clear their stock in a few weeks.

Graham

vikinger wrote:

bidstonhall wrote:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/design/why-the-uk-replica-furniture-market-is-about-to-be-hit-by-new-copyright-laws-a6876006.html

Bad news for copies?    

Maybe this is the moment to take the plunge with a purchase if those repro warehouses have to clear their stock in a few weeks.

Graham

But check first whether the copy has the same quality as the original. I see many copies of the Kandinsky chairs (B3) by Marcel Breuer offered in the bay which are weared down and have a sagging seat.

I have a report one and love the look of it, it has got more comfortable the more it has been used. Also have the repro Saarinen table and chairs which I bought on looks - unfortunately though the quality is not as good so I guess it varies dramatically.

As the Eames lounge chair is made for dwarfs I returned it to Gaia Design, they returned my payment without problems, no questions asked, they even paid the return shipping.
Today I went looking for a new one and in Sears found one that fits me, I hope it will serve me for many siestas.

I checked the chair (and various others) the seller thought I was after something cheap and went on about prices, I told him that the price wasnt important, comfort was. the price range was 150 to 2000 USD, the high priced electric with massage, I nearly went for one of these, but after 5 min of checking I found some failures in the comfort and went on checking not checking the price tag. The seller left me alone midway 🙂

Ended up with a manual operated chair, simple mechanics, comfortable sitting and rest positions, foot rest the right height. The biggest problem finding a comfortable chair is my size 1.90 M and 95 Kg few chairs are made for that. The price tag was around USD 400.00 (faux leather)

Lazy boy !

someone must offer a USB charge point and headphone stand on the chair.....

While the Eames chair is a real design classic, this chair is truly ugly. Hope it is comfortable though.

Simonbeo wrote:

Lazy boy !

Mullen Rocker recliner