Author Archives: MCR

breaking with tradition

Posted on September 9, 2016 by MCR

I don’t usually get so many Yugoslavian chairs at once to reweave and this second rocker so soon after the last one kind of got me thinking about other approaches.  I know that these are often compared to Hans Wegner’s rocking … Continue reading →

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Another Yugoslavian folding chair gets new life

Posted on July 25, 2016 by MCR

I got this poor old thing awhile ago and kept putting off work on it because the frame needed refinishing.  It’s beech with a stain and then clear lacquer on top—it’s supposed to look like walnut but of course once … Continue reading →

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Hans Bølling’s Stritt vs. Zooline knockoff

Posted on June 10, 2016 by MCR

And now for something a little different… Awhile ago I bought what I thought might be a “Stritt” figure by Hans Bølling, but I wondered about a few minor details that didn’t seem quite right.  It was hard to find any information … Continue reading →

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Teak and beech chairs, Made in Sweden 10K-90

Posted on June 4, 2016 by MCR

I got a set of six of these handsome Swedish chairs about four years ago and in all that time I never took a ‘before’ photo of them!  The seats were shot and the original lacquer finish was badly chipped and … Continue reading →

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How to do the looped warp weave on Yugoslavian folding chair

Posted on May 31, 2016 by MCR

People have asked me about this one but I have never seen instructions on how to do it.  I haven’t looked in awhile so maybe someone has published a how-to by now.  It’s simple but kind of counter-intuitive at a … Continue reading →

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Møller 66 chair transformed by oiling

Posted on May 12, 2016 by MCR

This is one of a set of four chairs that I recently got to restore.  Three of them were ok but this one had some serious-looking something going on in the back. It looked like someone had poured some kind of … Continue reading →

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Hans Wegner CH23 dining chairs

Posted on February 26, 2016 by MCR

I was recently asked to redo the seats and clean up the frames on a set of four Hans Wegner CH23 chairs plus an extra that the owner had gotten from somewhere else.  The seats on the set of four … Continue reading →

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unusual trestle bench with paper cord seat

Posted on December 19, 2015 by MCR

I spotted the woven top on this bench in a thrift store and of course had to check it out.  It was marked Made in Yugoslavia, which was no surprise–it has the same look as the folding lounge chairs that … Continue reading →

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announcement

Posted on May 5, 2015 by MCR

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I have lost my workspace and will be suspending upholstery operations.  The set-up I had there just doesn’t exist anywhere else, unfortunately.  I am making this decision after many months of careful consideration. I … Continue reading →

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Wegner CH22 chairs get new seats

Posted on March 30, 2015 by MCR

I recently redid a pair of these Wegner CH22 chairs.  The seat on this one wasn’t too bad but the other one had the typical broken strands along the front rail.  The wood on both had been treated with some … Continue reading →

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