"A" received some free passes to the Mingei Museum at Balboa Park. I'm not much into museums, usually after 10 minutes I'm ready to stab myself in the eye with a spoon, but one of the displays consisted of furniture. I know what you are thinking, booorrrringggg, but a lot of this was mid-century and that just happens to be what we are looking for.
There were other displays of "art" and I have to tell you some of it was crap. I can't believe what people pass off as art.
Anyway here are some pictures of the stuff that we were interested in.
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Sometimes there is an interesting exhibition at the museum here, and I think I like to visit but it is not realized ever,as I come to know there must be a long line of visitors to get in.
Budweiser can chair, antique art. You prefer Miller can chair.
Chairs. Totally man.
I've seen that chair w/ ottoman before.. I think it's a Swedish creation. I hear they are very comfortable but very expensive as well. Ottoman... where does that name come from? Odd name for a piece of furniture.
K- Actually I don't care for Budweiser or Miller. Maybe a Corona or Asahi?
Shell- Yes they are.
Tank- Actually Charles Ormond Eames was an American designer and an "original" Eames chair will set you back close to $5k. But you can get replicas for less than $1k.
But there are a lot of Scandinavian furniture that is very similar.
Good Grief. 1K for a fake? I didn't spend that much on the most comfortable chair in my house!
Yeah, they don't give them away. But you can get used ones for about 2/3 of that. I am working on getting one but it's not easy.
Are they at least comfortable to sit in, because it doesn't look as if it would be.
They are not too bad.
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