Well that was disappointing mass produced ! Templates , Robotics I thought they would be handmade one by one All production line furniture, it killed the mystic and I am a mid century fanatic :(
The Diamond Collection has been mass produced since the chair came to fruition in 1952. Post WWII, the design champions of organic modernism (Harry Bertoia and Eero Saarinen, etc) harnessed wartime advances in defense technology to develop new furniture and products for the fast-expanding post-war population. "After two years of experimentation and prototyping, Harry Bertoia finishes his collection of wire seating. Knoll releases the Bertoia Collection in small batches while the development group finalizes techniques for mass producing the chair. Bertoia’s assistant, Richard Schultz, later recalled, “We just knew from the very beginning that these chairs were going to be extraordinary.” www.knoll.com/discover-knoll/timeline#y_1952
The key word "Mass Produced" just like a GMH or FORD I have restored many icon pieces from all over the world and when I examine every piece I admired the craftmenship of the design but when I see a production line of chairs put on templates and stud welded together, well the Bertoia craft has disappeared
If you'll notice, each chair is manually welded and later hand cleaned. There has to be some robotics or they'd have to charge a lot more. I think these retained the designers original intent more than most!
I think if you have any experience actually fabricating something of this nature, you'd be much more impressed how much IS still done by hand. It would cost 2x-3x as much, if not more, if it were completely "handmade". I, as a fabricator, am seriously impressed at the level of manual skilled labor used.
Beautiful furniture, beautiful film.
Wow beautiful
Fantastic! Beautifully made, beautiful results. Who is the composer of the music? It is also fantastic...
love it
we have two wide diamond chairs. can we order new covers, the foam has disintegrated
Cuando fue creada, la Bertoia
What type of welding are they using?
Looks like some kind of spot welder
please, can you tell me what is happening in 2:10?
It looks like they are cleaning it in preparation for plating.
Tereza Kováčiková base cleaning and coating
Ask myself where the fuck did I saw my ring last
#realtalk #emilyinparis
OU GIN revelation 2foi a CE sujet..
Maman chaise LA cete vre..marre NAN chaise
Well that was disappointing mass produced !
Templates , Robotics I thought they would be handmade one by one
All production line furniture, it killed the mystic and I am a mid century fanatic :(
The Diamond Collection has been mass produced since the chair came to fruition in 1952. Post WWII, the design champions of organic modernism (Harry Bertoia and Eero Saarinen, etc) harnessed wartime advances in defense technology to develop new furniture and products for the fast-expanding post-war population.
"After two years of experimentation and prototyping, Harry Bertoia finishes his collection of wire seating. Knoll releases the Bertoia Collection in small batches while the development group finalizes techniques for mass producing the chair. Bertoia’s assistant, Richard Schultz, later recalled, “We just knew from the very beginning that these chairs were going to be extraordinary.” www.knoll.com/discover-knoll/timeline#y_1952
The key word "Mass Produced" just like a GMH or FORD
I have restored many icon pieces from all over the world and when I examine every piece
I admired the craftmenship of the design but when I see a production line of chairs put on templates
and stud welded together, well the Bertoia craft has disappeared
If you'll notice, each chair is manually welded and later hand cleaned. There has to be some robotics or they'd have to charge a lot more. I think these retained the designers original intent more than most!
I think if you have any experience actually fabricating something of this nature, you'd be much more impressed how much IS still done by hand. It would cost 2x-3x as much, if not more, if it were completely "handmade". I, as a fabricator, am seriously impressed at the level of manual skilled labor used.
stupidest comment ever, poser.