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Jedirick Community Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:14 am Post subject: The Argyle Chair |
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Found in Deckard's apartment
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andy Community Guide
Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 6237 Location: Rochester, NY
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:33 am Post subject: |
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There is a case where a screen used one may cost as much as a regular one. There is a good article about it at bladezone, but it is down at the moment. I have always loved Charles Rennie Mackintosh and he influenced Frank Lloyd Wright and the whole arts and crafts movement in the states. He also influenced art deco and art nouveau. His hill house chair is a masterpiece of design that he made during the Art Nouveau period...
here is a website that sells the Argyle and his other furniture...
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Jedirick Community Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:41 am Post subject: |
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I have chatted with the owner of a unfinished furniture store. he brings in quality unfinished furniture. Many copies made overseas of leading designs in wood. I have shown him the Argyle and he is checking with siome of his foreign manufacturers to see about costs of replication. |
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andy Community Guide
Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 6237 Location: Rochester, NY
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:59 am Post subject: |
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It might cost less to find a local distributor...depending on markup. I have never even looked on ebay before might be worth checking especially with all the copy cats. On an interesting note in the BR theme when looking at chairs I noticed this variation on the Argyle...
It makes me realize that the argyle does to some extent also mimic the "eye" theme in BR.. |
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amish Community Guide
Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Posts: 1433 Location: Outside Philadelphia
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:54 am Post subject: |
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I never noticed the chairs to be honest with you, but the one from the movie is awesome!! If I had the room, I would love to have that sitting in a corner somewhere....
What are they going for? _________________ www.propsummit.com
www.bladerunnerprops.com |
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andy Community Guide
Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 6237 Location: Rochester, NY
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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between $500 and $1000. Not bad considering what you get, but most of them are sold in Europe so any shipping would make it cost prohibitive here in the states to buy. Good for our European members though. |
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Jedirick Community Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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Basically they were designed to be a dining room chair.
I always thought they were a valet type chair until nick daring (I think) ID'd them.
Never seen one on ebay and have searched for furniture replicators in US. So far no luck. |
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Art Deckard Community Member
Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 280 Location: UK
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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A pair of rather tatty Argyle Chairs slipped through my fingers on Ebay in 2000. I remember sketching the chair from a crappy vhs copy of the film and spending hours in the local library until I identified it. Strange, back then, nobody on the WWW was talking about this stuff! |
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nickdaring Community Member
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:50 am Post subject: |
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I didn't ID them. The first I saw of it was an old article on Bladezone.
I'd love to have one though. I recently saw one at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan (aka the MOMA) in the design section. That entire building is filled with cool looking stuff!
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andy Community Guide
Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 6237 Location: Rochester, NY
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:06 am Post subject: |
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I recognized the chair when I was taking a furniture design class in college back in 1987. I kept seeing it in other movies as well. I somehow thought it was common knowlage. Probably nobody thought to point it out. The chairs are pretty famous. |
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sethb6025 Community Member
Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 248 Location: York, PA US
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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I wanted an argyle chair for my dining room until I saw how much they cost, and then to ship one to me. They are very attractive though. _________________ Wait; I'm having one of those things! You know; a headache with pictures? |
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AKU-AKU Banned!
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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:50 am Post subject: |
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A cool 4.5" tall dollhouse version sold on eBay recently but I forgot to bid on it - although the winner appears to be a Blade Runner fan judging from his win history - is he one of us?
Here's the one from the auction:
Here's the source:
http://www.dollshouse.com/dhe/product-details.aspx?code=3426&ref=search
Shipping to the US is $10. Couldn't resist and ordered one! |
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Gaff87 Community Member
Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 1727 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:50 am Post subject: |
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I think Joan may have been the winner? |
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Gaff87 Community Member
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:08 am Post subject: |
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Very nice Joan! |
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Mr Webber Community Member
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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jfuste wrote:
Quote: | Is the beginning (?) of a full Deckard's apartment replica at this scale... HAHAHA! (just kidding) |
AHHH, That will solve the space situation Joan
Ive thought about modifying an existing elcheapo chair with a similar base as possible to the Argyle. All the work would be in the back frame
and should only require basic expertise and equipment to achieve the look i want. If some peices need specialised shaping or lathing it wouldnt be expensive to "outscource" that.
I have seen a couple of originals down here and they are far too expensive to even consider, would rather put that kind of money into
one of the screen used props that come up from time to time.
If you cant buy it, trade it, find or steal it........ make it. _________________ Formerly offworld66 |
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jfuste Community Member
Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Posts: 739 Location: Barcelona, Spain
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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You are right Tim, but not everyone is able to do such a work.
Well... The Argyle chairs are expensive, but, a nice piece to start a serious expo or museum at home, with all honours! _________________
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AKU-AKU Banned!
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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HONEY, I SHRUNK THE ARGYLE!!!
A cutie, eh? |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:10 am Post subject: |
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Good find Aku-Aku...by the way, are trying to reproduce Deck's apt. in a smaller scale? |
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