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Dirk Winkel: A Stacking Homage How would you like to have a version of your Eames lounge or Barcelona chair dedicated to the pool or back patio? Dirk Winkel for his 2007 University of Arts Berlin final design project sets us up to do exactly that with his “A Stacking Hommage"
From his site: "The concept was to transform the original idol’s messages: the plastic chairs lose the message of financial power and wealth, they keep their design message and their grace and they gain a message of moral integrity by liberalising their archetypes from their stiff aura, like an ironic twist - and they fulfill an important intention of the bauhaus: to make their designs available for everyone." Shopping GuideReproductions Vs Original: Knoll is the company you are looking for if you are after an officially licensed Barcelona Chair. Of course your pocket book will pay for this level of quality and guarantee of authenticity that comes with an authorized version. For the rest of us, there are a variety of other manufacturers out there producing reproductions of various materials and quality. These chairs are often called by a different name such as the Pavillion chair (so as to avoid copyright infringement). I have listed below a variety of sources below of both the originals and quality reproductions. If you have had good luck with another manufacturer please leave your suggestions in the comment section. If you care to follow the debate on the Barcelona Chair in more detail please visit our knockoff page dedicated to the debate:
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