Solair Chairs...from the dump

Designed in Montreal in 1972 by Fabio Fabiano and Michelange Panzini. I just got the black one for free yesterday from the dump's 'New To You' trailer, the orange one came from an end of year garage sale for $2.00. These chairs are really comfortable and have been reissued recently by a shop out of Toronto. It seems they're easy to pick up for $150 or less from several spots. It's nice the bases fold up so they take up much less space for winter storage. These will be deployed on our yet to be built front patio that's brewing for later this summer.

Court Noxon Metalsmiths Roo Chair - Canadian boardroom classic

So Big Up! to the CDR site for posting the link to the awesome Court Noxon website. It's really inspiring, there was so much cool stuff that came out of the Metalsmiths studio. I don't think any of the Metalsmiths is marked, so you have to know what you're looking for. The site has been a great resource, most personally for the fact that it led to the identification of a set of 5 Metalsmiths 922 Roo chairs that we purchased at our local radio station's fundraising garage sale! We got all 5 chairs for a total of $5. When you pick these chairs up you know they're quality pieces - they are so freakin' heavy. "The flexible frame is cold rolled steel with polished chrome or oxidised bronze finish."  The upholstery on them is a bit saggy but is otherwise perfect. I sent a couple of emails to the Metalsmiths site since and have found out that these chairs are still in production. One of the original finish options for the metal was black chrome - I need some of that in my life...

Swedish Midcentury Rocking Chair - score of the month

 

This chair warrants a new category - score of the month! The chair is June's score of the month. Sonya scooped this for $20 (negotiated down from the sales tag price of $50) at 2:00 in the afternoon on her 2nd round of garage sales on June 6th (the car was full and the wallet was empty so she had to re-up). The German lady who was selling it said she had bought it while she a student in the early 60s and had carted it around with her for 40 years, and now she decided it was too big for her house (thanks lady!). She said it came from Sweden. I can't get over how awesome this chair is. It's the most comfortable thing I've ever sat in. The proportions are superb, it just feels great. Ka-ching! Score of the month.