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"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion) 04/06/2018 at 11:00 • Filed to: None

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What is your favorite piece of furniture? I know a lot of you are into architecture, design, and just well-made goods in general. So, favorite piece of furniture should be interesting! Either a particular style, or a specific item. Go!

I’m a huge fan of the le corbusier lc2/lc3 lounge chairs and sofas (lc3 lounge chair reproduction above). Surprisingly very comfortable, and a lot less common than, say, an Eames lounge chair.

Also, tanker desks. I like a big, heavy desk that can take a beating. I’ve got a few Craigslist tanker desks bookmarked for later.... Also, you can find these all day for dirt cheap. Or pay a hipster at a boutique furniture shop multiple thousands for a “hand-worked” vintage piece if you hate money. Just check Craigslist.

LLast but definitely not least... Anything with rivets and/or some serious welding work. Here are two Instagram Craftsman I follow, one of whom is local.

Here’s the rivet guy:

And the welder (who worked at 425 motorsports for years!)

Before wax and final stain

After. Saw these benches in person. They are beautiful

victor > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 11:10

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I’m a sucker for loungers. Eames and Barcelona

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 11:10

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Eames lounge. Always. I haven’t bit the bullet on purchasing one (or a knockoff) but I do have some lounge style bar stools that are shockingly comfortable and pretty.

Although Peugeot made a pretty sweet carbon fiber and stone couch of which I am quite fond. That said, I think I could find other things to spend $200k on...

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 11:11

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These are cool, I have two. They are okay to sit in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassily_Chair

punkgoose17 > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 11:12

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I love these things.

On Wayfair it is under “Annessia.” It is diesel punk and aviator inspired stuff. I also like nice wood work and metal work, but I do not have the time to find it at the moment.

fintail > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 11:13

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I’d like a Wooten desk, because I have a lot of stuff to organize:

I’d also like a barrister bookcase with leaded glass panels:

crowmolly > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 11:15

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Noah - Now with more boost. > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 11:15

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Barcelona Bench!

And a shoutout to something I can actually afford, my Poang + footrest. Incredibly ergonomic.

Chinny Raccoon > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 11:22

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The 60’s tulip dining sets. I’ve semi inherited an Arkana set that needs restoring as they’ve been stashed in a barn for 20 years.

DasWauto > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 11:22

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This, mostly because I made it myself.

My citroen won't start > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 11:29

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No question about it.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 11:37

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I’d love having an LC3... I have a very nice leather chair and ottoman in my den, but it’s more comfy than stylish. I have one of those tanker desks, too, but it’s in my garage as a secondary toolbench/storage.

That wooden chair is beautiful. My aesthetic [rolls eyes] is modern, but comfortable, stuff that would still feel at home in a mountain lodge (lots of natural materials). Not sure if I could live in an uber-modern, strictly geometric space, although I like looking at them and spending time in places like those.

Quick image search - I’d be happy here:

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > crowmolly 04/06/2018 at 11:41

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[slow clap]

diplodicus > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 11:55

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I’m really into dolphin themed furniture. https://porthuron.craigslist.org/fuo/d/moving-must-sell-rare-life/6499199490.html

I’m just kidding.

I like those benches though. Modern aesthetics in general. Although most of my furniture is a hodge podge just cause most of it was free or bought cheaply off craigslist.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Chinny Raccoon 04/06/2018 at 12:02

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You and my sister-in-law would get along great. =)

DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By > My citroen won't start 04/06/2018 at 12:03

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Came to post the same!

Kiltedpadre > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 12:46

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I’ll have to get a picture when I get home.

My favorite piece of furniture is a corner cupboard that I inherited. I like the style, but it’s the backstory that seals the deal.

My great-grandfather was a very accomplished and well known woodworker in my area. When my parents were engaged he decided to build them a corner cupboard to give as a wedding gift.

He passed away two months before the wedding, and the cupboard wasn’t yet finished. About 6 months after the wedding my great-grandmother told my mom about it, and my mom got to work finishing it. He had finished all the pieces but hadn’t yet started to finish the pieces, add the hardware, or do final assembly.

She had learned woodworking by spending days off school in his workshop, and I love how it turned out.

AestheticsInMotion > My citroen won't start 04/06/2018 at 13:20

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I do love them

AestheticsInMotion > Chinny Raccoon 04/06/2018 at 13:20

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Fun! Go for colorful

AestheticsInMotion > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/06/2018 at 13:21

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I’m sure I’ll pick up a knockoff at some point.

AestheticsInMotion > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/06/2018 at 13:22

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I love that. The view doesn’t hurt either.

Speaking of ubur modern... My current job. Although some of the details on the floating staircase bug me to no end

AestheticsInMotion > punkgoose17 04/06/2018 at 13:23

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Huh. I’ve never seen that. I like it a lot!

AestheticsInMotion > DasWauto 04/06/2018 at 13:23

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Makes a big difference! I like that

AestheticsInMotion > Noah - Now with more boost. 04/06/2018 at 13:24

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Those really are great. Good on ikea for offering so many different veneers/fabrics/colors

Noah - Now with more boost. > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 13:30

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I actually keep the footrest under my desk lol.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 14:17

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The problem I’ve had is the knockoffs are still $500 - $800! While new real ones are $5,000, one can assume they’re pretty much going to last forever and retain their value much better.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 17:39

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Yeah... that’s a strange choice.

AestheticsInMotion > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 04/06/2018 at 20:13

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I would love to get two side by side to see how much of a difference there is

AestheticsInMotion > fintail 04/06/2018 at 20:15

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That bookcase is gorgeous. I have two lawyer bookcases from the early 1900's with stained glass. I still think that the stacking sections is genius and should be more common in modern furniture

AestheticsInMotion > Kiltedpadre 04/06/2018 at 20:15

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That’s a great story. I would love to see it

Kiltedpadre > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 21:16

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Hmm, I thought I had added it but no luck. Let’s try again. It’s filled with all the china I’ve never eaten off of.

fintail > AestheticsInMotion 04/06/2018 at 22:10

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I think the Globe Wernicke et al bookcases might have been the first successful modular furniture. I know the dark oak tones and overall design aren’t hip for the youngs, but I really have a thing for these. I’ve often thought about getting a set, but I really want leaded glass and/or a complication, like the odd doors at the bottom, or a desk section.

I generally don’t care for frilly Victorian furniture, but I like those complicated desks for a somewhat similar reason - they were quite high tech in the 1870s, nothing had existed like that before.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > AestheticsInMotion 07/13/2018 at 22:37

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As cliche as it is (you mentioned it in your post) we’ve got a pair of Eames loungers in our living room and I love them.

I’m also a fan of whatever 50's furniture my bedroom has, no idea what it’s called but it’s actually about 65 years old and extremely heavy.