| Author | Message | ||
| hendixclarke
Advanced Member Username: hendixclarke Post Number: 339 Registered: 6-2007 |
Hey Alembicans! I was looking at a chair that fits the quality of our Alembics... Check out the link if you like to lounge like I do... http://www.thosmoser.com/product.detail.php?product_id=1419 | ||
| hendixclarke
Advanced Member Username: hendixclarke Post Number: 341 Registered: 6-2007 |
When it comes to listening to music, I like to sit down in my father's hand-me-down Eames and Ottoman lounge chair my father gave me years ago. Well, I been listening to music for years in that old chair, but now it is time for an upgrade... I just thought I would share this cool chair... The Kenesis Lounge chair is on my 2009 list to get... for some cool late nights when I can't sleep but got the ears for recordings. | ||
| spose
Advanced Member Username: spose Post Number: 221 Registered: 5-2002 |
only 7K! I'd rather have another alembic  | ||
| hendixclarke
Advanced Member Username: hendixclarke Post Number: 342 Registered: 6-2007 |
It's a matter of taste and values. Alembics are $12,000 plus out the gate for a series 1. When it comes to playing music, Alembic is second to none for me. If I am not playing, and if I had a choice to sitting down and enjoying great music, and if it's not in my car, I would prefer a great chair. Hey, you only live once my man... and owning an Alembic was one of those dreams that came true. I put on a deaf ear to those who also said: "Alembics are too expensive." I don't believe anything is too good for me, if I find a desire for it, and willing to work for it. If by the time I have the money, and still want it, the money is worthless than the object. This is what makes my life fulfilling. In any case, it don't cost nothing to look in the window... | ||
| spose
Advanced Member Username: spose Post Number: 222 Registered: 5-2002 |
right on..wasn't trying to be disparaging, a thousand pardons it looks killer..are you going for the ottoman too? | ||
| hendixclarke
Advanced Member Username: hendixclarke Post Number: 343 Registered: 6-2007 |
An Alembic without pickups... I gotta have the ottoman too. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3436 Registered: 7-2004 |
Very organic looking chair. I'll bet it's VERY comfortable, though, personally, I prefer chairs without armrests or stools when I play sitting down. I find the armrests get in the way. I just ordered one of these. Bill, tgo | ||
| hendixclarke
Advanced Member Username: hendixclarke Post Number: 344 Registered: 6-2007 |
 Not at all, this chair was designed for kicking back and listening to someone else definition of sound, or your own... The listening chair. A bar stool? Far from it... But I know what you mean. Looks like Alembic Quality to me, for it is eye candy...you must agree. Imagine an Alembic guitar in the room... A thing of beauty to behold. | ||
| hendixclarke
Advanced Member Username: hendixclarke Post Number: 345 Registered: 6-2007 |
Not at all, this chair was designed for kicking back and listening to someone else definition of sound, or your own... The listening chair. A bar stool? Far from it... But I know what you mean. Looks like Alembic Quality to me, for it is eye candy...you must agree. Imagine an Alembic guitar in the room... A thing of beauty to behold. | ||
| white_cloud
Senior Member Username: white_cloud Post Number: 550 Registered: 11-2007 |
I cannot think of a more iconic chair design than the Charles Rennie Macintosh high back chair....perhaps not the most comfortable to use on a practical level but it is an incredible, timeless piece. I would call it the Alembic series one of the chair world! John. | ||
| hendixclarke
Advanced Member Username: hendixclarke Post Number: 346 Registered: 6-2007 |
You got to be kidding... right. Charles Rennie Macintosh high back chairs, are more like the playstation's "rock star guitars" league, if you asked me... But it's still a chair... so you still pass in knowing the differences... | ||
| bluplirst
Junior Username: bluplirst Post Number: 40 Registered: 12-2004 |
Check out Ekornes Stressless recliners. They are too damn comfortable. Buy a new Alembic with the extra $. | ||
| byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1129 Registered: 12-2004 |
Aeron? At least you won't get sweaty (and I don't mean hands) while you're playing. | ||
| hendixclarke
Advanced Member Username: hendixclarke Post Number: 347 Registered: 6-2007 |
I have one of those... Size C. I love this chair for the studio... This is by far my favorite work chair ever. I am sitting on it now...  | ||
| oujeebass
Intermediate Member Username: oujeebass Post Number: 136 Registered: 10-2002 |
You do need to watch those points on the armrest. They could put quite the gouge on the back | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 426 Registered: 3-2004 |
My mother-in-law is an artist who makes chairs of laminated hard woods. They don't have any arms , so they work nicely for playing. We'll be receiving a dining room set similar to this one some day:   (Message edited by hydrargyrum on December 19, 2008) | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 2040 Registered: 6-2002 |
Why does that chair make me think of this ... | ||
| eligilam
Intermediate Member Username: eligilam Post Number: 142 Registered: 2-2006 |
These are only 15K! Same chair style the Baron sat in in "Dune." A little ornate and biomechanoid, perhaps. Maybe would go better with a Ritter than an Alembic. http://www.hrgiger.com/new_chairs.htm | ||
| altgrendel
Junior Username: altgrendel Post Number: 11 Registered: 5-2008 |
I think I'm going to agree with spose on this one. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 7263 Registered: 5-2002 |
Kevin; that's pretty cool! Your mother-in-law is pretty creative. | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 2108 Registered: 3-2004 |
Regarding the original chair, I think I'd rather have the more standard leather-encased version that sells for more like $1000-1500. That style of chair is very comfortable, but I think the wood armrests would have to be custom fitted to you to work. They look like they might be hard to adjust. Kevin, that's one heavy and large looking chair. One must have quite the sizable dining area to have a set of those, and probably on the first floor! I love the concept, but I'm not sure that it would work for me as executed. Probably have no problem supporting any size human, though. -bob | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 428 Registered: 3-2004 |
Thanks Dave, I'll pass along the compliment. This chair, and one other that is strikingly different, are both featured in this book: http://www.amazon.com/500-Chairs-Celebrating-Traditional-Innovative/dp/1579908721/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229725333&sr=8-1 Bob, while they're certainly not light, she does chamber the bodies so that the large parts are hollow, so they are not as bad as you might think. I can easily pick one up by myself to move it, but I wouldn't carry it any distance. Needless to say, they never fail to receive a reaction. | ||
| hendixclarke
Advanced Member Username: hendixclarke Post Number: 348 Registered: 6-2007 |
I love the woman chair as well... It's very nice. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3441 Registered: 7-2004 |
"I love the woman chair" I'll bet that's Eric Clapton's favorite too! lol Bill, tgo | ||
| mike1762
Advanced Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 202 Registered: 1-2008 |
I can get the same chair made in Mexico for $29.99. Looks the same, sits the same, and it's just as good as the American version. But you "chair snobs" just don't want that "Made in Mexico" sticker on the armrest. | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 2109 Registered: 3-2004 |
Dave, want to slide this over to "Miscellaneous"? Mike, while some foreign made product is of equal or even better quality than some things made in the USA, it is definitely not always the case. Often a product will look exactly the same, but the materials used won't stand up. I have seen many chairs of similar design for a variety of prices and they just aren't made the same. The thickness and durability of the leather varies, the strength of the base varies greatly. You can tell when you see one on the showroom that hangs crooked because the supports just weren't made to take any abuse. If you have a brand name or idea where one can get one of those Norwegian-style recliners for $30, I'd love to hear about it. Lesser quality ones that I have seen seem to run $500-700 and the ones that are built "right" are over $1000. If you're talking about all the Aeron knock-offs out there, I haven't seen one that sits quite like the original, especially when you throw on the lumbar support. There are people out there who could sit on a bumpy rock and be comfortable, but I'm not one of them. I sat on every office chair sold by every office store and furniture chain before I bought the one I am using. I did like the Aeron better, but I have a solid chair that was about 1/4th the price and is 95% as comfortable. -bob | ||
| mike1762
Advanced Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 204 Registered: 1-2008 |
That was a joke Bob. The chair was a metaphor for the debate often held regarding American vs Mexican made Fender Basses and such. But if I had to explain it... I guess it missed the mark!!! | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 2110 Registered: 3-2004 |
Sorry, Mike... I know there are cheap knock offs, maybe like $100 and not one of them is made of anything better than tin foil and saran wrap. I guess I should have expected that your hyper-exaggeration was intended as humor, but somehow I missed it. I guess I better go get me one of them Ekornes chairs... | ||
| byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1133 Registered: 12-2004 |
So, Bob, I'm interested in this 25% price, 95% comfort chair. Any more info? I currently have a very pretty, extremely uncomfortable chair in my home office, and I'm looking to get a more comfortable chair, and if it ain't pretty, so be it. Bradley | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 2111 Registered: 3-2004 |
Bradley, it's just one of the $150-200 leather office chairs from Staples. I forget what brand it even is, maybe Lane? I believe that chairs are a personal fit, especially for those of us who carry extra pounds. What works for me won't necessarily work for you. In particular, I need something with good lumbar support. The biggest drawback is that it's a leather chair. That makes it less comfortable for extended use on a warm day than a mesh chair like the Aeron, but that's what you get for saving several hundred dollars. If money were no object, I'd get a size B Aeron with the "posture fit" support, but then I'd also own about seven Alembics instead of two. Although they run $800+ new, I think you can find used Aerons through eBay, or better Craigslist, for about $500. The lumbar support add on is nice, but the less common posture fit is way better, at least for me. | ||
| pclifton2004
Junior Username: pclifton2004 Post Number: 31 Registered: 4-2004 |
Wow that is an ugly chair design - it has a cross between a starfish and a duck's webbed foot for a base. Yuck. Not my cup of tea at all. | ||
| bsee
Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 2112 Registered: 3-2004 |
I won't disagree with you Paul. Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder. To me, the most beautiful pieces are created when form matches function and the accents are subtle and tasteful. Somehow, looking at that chair with all the pointy bits doesn't make me think "comfort", though it is an interesting piece of art. | ||
| hendixclarke
Advanced Member Username: hendixclarke Post Number: 349 Registered: 6-2007 |
Music and a great chair just does it for me... | ||
| hendixclarke
Advanced Member Username: hendixclarke Post Number: 350 Registered: 6-2007 |
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| pclifton2004
Junior Username: pclifton2004 Post Number: 32 Registered: 4-2004 |
Now there's a chair I like. But I prefer the bass lol |
