Tuesday, April 5, 2011

strange Umanoff Van Keppel Pier 1 chair day

Sunday was a funny day. Anyone who knows me knows I am obsessed with the Pier  1 Mombasa chair from 91-92. It is just brilliant and is often mis-attributed to Van Keppel Green. I have one broken, one sitting in Florida at my parents and a bunch that I have missed by a hair on Craigs List. I have also missed one of my other favorite chairs  an Arthur Umanoff  narrowly a million times. This Sunday I found a pair of both. I arrived at the flea market late with my 81 year old dad and there were the Umanoff's and then later the Pier 1's (oops Van Keppels) on Craigs List.

http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=446053



2 comments:

  1. I have 6 of the Arthur Umanoff dining chairs from my grandmother's breakfast room, but no breakfast room to put them in! Some day ...

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  2. Nick if you weren't such an awesome person and great inspiration I would quite resent it ... you with your perfect summer house and grandma with such good taste... lucky you!

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