Eames Lounge Chairs

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    Pros of owning the real thing: They always retain their value.

    Cons of owning the real thing: Once you have kids you'll be terrified of having a $5k+ chair in your home. it's nice to take comfort in owning the real thing if you are prepared to baby the fuck out of it and have no pets or kids. Hard to unload because they always retain their value so finding a buyer who will pay $5k for a used chair is a pain in the ass. So odds of reselling without dealing with a line of peeps offering you $1k is slim to none.

    Replicas: It's a replica... So get over that stigma because the above addresses that. Proportions are important. The closer to OG Eames proportions you get the happier you will be. a lot of replicas have baloon-ish armrests which stand out. also replicas are foam filled versus down filled so will require a lot of breaking in to get the comfort your back will need. "High-End Replicas" No such thing! don't spend over $700 for a replica. Manhattan home designs likes to claim near quality to the current Herman Miller but that's questionable at best.

    A current generation replica will also handle seating much better than a 1960s-1970s era original as the OG "era" 670-671 loungers need regular servicing/maintenance. Finding an older chair at an estate sale on the surface seems awesome until you find everyone is looking to score the same gem as you. Then you overpay... get it home and have a rubber mount disintegrate on you. quick google results put reconditioning costs upwards of $2000-300 depending on damage as well as level of restoration.

    This review pretty much sums up the above:

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