Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ah, yes, there is a chair, too... All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <nathan@nathanfoto.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 11:59 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Lindome Chair > Yes, but the chair is Arne Jacobsen. > > I was strictly referring to the chair, it is just that this image > came up ;-) > > On 10-jan-2008, at 18:14, Raimo K wrote: > >> But she was/is British ;-) >> All the best! >> Raimo K >> Personal photography homepage at: >> http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" >> <nathan@nathanfoto.com> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 7:47 AM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Lindome Chair >> >> >>> I personally prefer Danish furniture: >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:CKeeler1.jpg >>> :-) >>> Nathan >>> On 8-jan-2008, at 18:30, Daniel Ridings wrote: >>>> On Jan 8, 2008 5:03 PM, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote: >>>>> Daniel: >>>>> >>>>> Is this it? >>>>> >>>>> <http://web.telia.com/~u39209167/Small/Miniatyrer/ >>>>> Senbarock_Lindome_large.gif> >>>>> or: http://tinyurl.com/ypvd7m >>>>> >>>> >>>> Some of the older ones looked like that (1600 - 1700). The most >>>> recent >>>> looked like this: >>>> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/2o75uv >>>> >>>> My father-in-law was a good friend with one of the carpenters >>>> (something tells me that furniture carpenters probably have their >>>> own >>>> name). Anyway, he told us how Stena Line, one of the passenger and >>>> cruise ferry companies, got in touch with him and wanted to order >>>> 350 >>>> chairs. >>>> >>>> He only did 4 a year and his brother did 4. They suggested that >>>> Stena >>>> Line get something mass-produced. >>>> >>>> The wood was purchased years in advance and allowed to season. Each >>>> chair was polished by hand a couple of dozen times. >>>> >>>> We have some pieces, but not a whole set. >>>> >>>> Daniel >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> nathan@nathanfoto.com >>> General photography: >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > Nathan Wajsman > nathan@nathanfoto.com > General photography: > http://www.nathanfoto.com > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >