Chairmaker story in Slate magazine.
 

http://www.slate.com/id/2159573/

An ode to the work of one chairmaker. Personally, I don't think
there's anything special in his work that isn't done better by plenty
of others like Sam Maloof or Brian Boggs.

Chairmaker story in Slate magazine.
 

"George Max" wrote in message
...
http://www.slate.com/id/2159573/

An ode to the work of one chairmaker. Personally, I don't think
there's anything special in his work that isn't done better by plenty
of others like Sam Maloof or Brian Boggs.

I've never paid much attention to Boggs's work, but Wegners designs were a
different genre (if you can call it that) from Maloof's work.

Maloof's work stands on it's own, with it being in museums and having
spawned at least 1000 chair makers emulating his designs.

The Wegner chair looks to me like it is a very comfortable chair, some
Maloof emulations don't really sit well. I've seen and touched a Maloof
chair, never have I sat in one. :-)

The Wegner chair reminds me of some Shaker rockers, and if you can buy one
for $500, it's a good value. I really appreciate the simple, straight
forward lines on the Wegner chair. I know the Maloof emulations sell for a
lot more than $600.

The Wegner chair looks like a superb porch rocker to me.

Chairmaker story in Slate magazine.
 

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:09:23 GMT, "Lowell Holmes"
wrote:


"George Max" wrote in message
.. .
http://www.slate.com/id/2159573/

An ode to the work of one chairmaker. Personally, I don't think
there's anything special in his work that isn't done better by plenty
of others like Sam Maloof or Brian Boggs.

I've never paid much attention to Boggs's work

The Wegner chair reminds me of some Shaker rockers, and if you can buy one
for $500, it's a good value. I really appreciate the simple, straight
forward lines on the Wegner chair.

The Wegner chair looks like a superb porch rocker to me.


And that's why I mentioned Brian Boggs.

Chairmaker story in Slate magazine.
 

George Max wrote in
:

http://www.slate.com/id/2159573/

An ode to the work of one chairmaker. Personally, I don't think
there's anything special in his work that isn't done better by plenty
of others like Sam Maloof or Brian Boggs.

I haven't read the article yet, but I've admired Wegner's work for some
time. Maybe it's that my grandfather came from the same part of the world,
not many years before.

His work was made to be made in factories, and sold by the truckload,
something Sam never seems to have intended, when you watch his videos. Not
better, not worse, just very different.

I wasn't aware that Wegner had so recently died. Thank you for the article
reference.

Patriarch

Chairmaker story in Slate magazine.
 

On 15 Feb, 14:43, George Max
wrote:

done better by plenty of others like Sam Maloof or Brian Boggs.

"Could have been done better by Sam Maloof" is the sort of criticism I
could live with...