DESIGN FROM HELL (AND HEAVEN)
Article or RSS item submitted by Ty Wenzel • Jul 22nd, 2008 • Category: Interiors Exteriors, Retro Modern | 40 viewsJust what is design, really? It’s been a mysterious science since Day One.
As the saying goes ‘it’s all in the details’. Every aspect, no matter how big or small, makes or breaks a design, or for that matter the beauty of an object. We can’t explain why we perceive something as better looking - among a sea of bad imitations - if it’s made in a certain manner.
But still, if stuff like those shown below never existed, we wouldn’t be able to have a good laugh here on this post. And learn what’s ‘better design’ in the process. Link
Urgh!
The real McCoy
Urgh!
The real McCoy
Urgh!
The real McCoy
Urgh!
The real McCoy
Urgh!
The real McCoy
Urgh!
The real McCoyStan
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Orange Eames Era Vinyl Couch Sofa Mid Century Modern US $36.00 (4 Bids) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 8:31:40 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Retro Modern Eames Knoll Era Swivle Egg Chair Seat US $49.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 8:40:54 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Eames Hollywood Regency Brass Giraffes Sculpture US $7.77 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 8:42:20 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Aluminum Folding Book Rack/File Knoll/Eames Office US $15.50 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 8:43:49 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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industrial machine age eames era floor lamp US $51.00 (2 Bids) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 8:47:17 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Two Eames Lounge Chairs - Black US $700.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 8:50:03 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Vintage Herman Miller Eames Time Life lounge chair US $750.00 End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 9:01:44 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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EAMES ERA MID CENTURY CHICKEN LAMP ATOMIC MUST SEE US $29.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 9:06:36 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Real Vermillion Walnut Ice Bucket Mid-Century Eames Era US $38.00 End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 9:51:04 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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Funhouse 24 Metal Martinsville Credenza Eames Era US $1,250.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 9:54:49 PST Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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RARE 1st 6 MONTH EAMES ROPE EDGE ROCKER HERMAN MILLER US $1,800.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 10:20:41 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Rare 1950s Modern Eames Era Vintage Telephone Chair US $24.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 11:17:13 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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EAMES Hutschenreuther ARCHITECTURAL VASE MODERN Lorenz US $11.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 11:22:33 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Eames Hollywood Regency Art Deco Modernist Brass Cat US $8.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 11:27:39 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Mid Century EAMES ERA TABLE LAMP —Chrome—Works—No Shade US $19.99 End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 11:27:41 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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VINTAGE EAMES ERA OTTOMAN BENCH KIDNEY CHIC PARIS APT. US $58.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 11:51:01 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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VINTAGE EAMES MODERN DANISH LAMP ILLUMINATED FIBERGLASS US $63.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 11:52:43 PST Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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Midcentury Eames Woodard Era Iron Mesh Stool Ottoman US $19.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 12:11:04 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Greta Grossman Grasshopper Lamp Eames Era Vintage US $810.00 (11 Bids) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 12:13:03 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Eames Rare Wire Chair US $58.00 (8 Bids) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 12:16:57 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Eero Saarinen Knoll NY Marble Tulip Base Coffee Table US $1,999.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Nov-22-2008 13:29:13 PST Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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Saarinen Tulip Table, Burke, Mid Century Modern, Knoll US $200.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Nov-23-2008 19:15:02 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Classic Mid Century Modern Tulip Side Table Knoll Era US $129.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Nov-24-2008 18:16:00 PST Bid now | Add to watch list |
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20" Round Knoll Saarinen Marble Side Table Tulip Base US $595.00 End Date: Sunday Dec-07-2008 12:57:05 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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54" Diam KNOLL Saarinen Tulip Base Dining Wood Table US $2,495.00 End Date: Saturday Dec-13-2008 8:56:48 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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Mid Century Burke Chrome Tulip Table US $199.00 End Date: Thursday Dec-18-2008 17:35:15 PST Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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