1972 Eames Lounge Chair - Full Restoration
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- This video features my full restoration of a vintage 1972 Charlton Eames-style lounge chair. I have wanted an Eames-style chair for a while, and this was a fun project to bring one back to life to my personal specifications. The restoration took 5 months to complete, and was the first time I had ever done any upholstery work.
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#restoration #eames #asmr
00:00 Intro
02:50 Metal Work
09:15 Wood Refinishing
15:55 Upholstery
26:58 Before and After - Jak na to + styl
Thank you so much for picking real leather. I see so many people go with the cheapest fake leather knowing that it will fall apart in 2 years. This will look good for decades.
Leather is not that expensive either
No workshop. No fancy tools. What a great job! Thank you for taking the time to create this.
Thank you!
Exceptional results. We had one of those chairs growing up in the 1970's-80's, but we weren't allowed to sit on it as it was a "grownup's" chair - a flash from the past!
sorry to hear that. No one should have parents who value a chair over their own children.
@@edkk2010 I work in the company that makes them. its a $10,000 chair and that's just today, originals sell for much much more. It isn't so much a chair as it is an art piece, so very understandable that young children are not to be allowed on them. I do hope that are keeping it in the family though its a great heirloom piece!
@@edkk2010dude it's just a chair, a child is not having their rights violated
@@edkk2010it teaches them the value of hard work and what it can buy
@@edkk2010 That's not what they said. Don't twist other people's words to fit your agenda, comrade.
I work in the furniture industry, and it's remarkable that the assembly on these style of lounge chairs are practically the same, 50+ years later. As the old sayings, "if it ain't broke don't fix it."
Not quite true unfortunately, I'm a master upholsterer who has "reupholstered" (it's really just sewing these days) the modern Herman Miller version. The modern ply forms and metal frame are pretty good quality still. The factory upholstery is cheap. It's all zipped onto cheap, thin plastic templates now, which clips onto the ply forms and they just don't fit well leaving gaps everywhere. There is no Dacron batting, and it's all kinda cheaply constructed overall. The old upholstered way, as in the video, was the much better way.
The Eames lounge and ottoman has been in continuous production since the late 1950's. Herman Miller builds them for the North American market and another authorized company makes them for the European market. You can spot the authentic pieces with the Eames Office plaque is on the bottom of the chair and on the ottoman.
@@chemicaljonezdo you recommend searching for an older one to restore rather than buy new?
@@chemicaljonez Hi there! Just curious about these chairs-I've noticed they're quite expensive. They certainly look like good quality, but do you think they're worth the price, or are we mainly paying for the luxury brand name?
And all of that without a dedicated workspace. I'm very impressed, Kevin!
Thank you! Yes, my house was a mess for a while.
As a creator, understanding filming takes about a thousand years. Well done my friend.
Thank you!
Wow, the perfect video. No music no inane chat just a craftsman performing magic. Thx👍
Thanks!
I love how you restored it without using any fancy tools. You've inspired me to restore something similar.
Wow, was totally glued to the screen from start to finish 🙂
Glad to hear!
Nice, nice, nice work, and all without a workshop. Thank you for taking the time to post.
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I love how you let the cat do the final quality inspection.
The thing that impresses me most about the original is the fact that they used actual leather. Craftsmanship was important to the Eames', and I think they'd really love what you did with your restoration. Bravo
Thank you!
Great video. One tip when using aircraft stripper to strip paint, after you apply it to the surface, cover it in plastic wrap. If you're able to trap the gasses/fumes from the stripper inside it helps separate the paint much easier, so it comes off in larger pieces with less scraping and junk left behind.
Would love to have this chair in my home, great job. You did so well with the upholstery, especially for a first time effort. Your extra effort certainly does not go unnoticed
Thanks for the tip and the kind words!
Gorgeous.
It started as a $60 trash ready for recycling, it finished as a $800 Vintage Lounge Chair, no low-balling
Won’t answer “is this still available?”
I know what I have
8900€…
Anyone offloading Charles and Raylene Emes chair for $60 has no idea what they have. Even a counterfeit one!
nice score, hopefully the Cooper leather lasts.
Even in the unrestored condition, if its an original Vitra chair they sale for 600 - 800 as a restoration BASE. There is a company specialized only in Eames chairs and their services are expensive as hell. Professionally restored there go for several thousands on the vintage market.
@@heidiheida511What is this company’s name? I have a 1958 original Eames chair that needs reupholstering and shock mount replacement (haven’t failed yet, but want to be safe). Any help would be amazing! Thanks!
I am thoroughly impressed by the craftsmanship, good job
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Restored exceptionally well. BRAVO!
Thank you!
Eames is my favorite chair. I love the design so much I have framed pictures as art. You did an excellent refinish and the upholstery looks very professional.
Thank you so much!
Cool looking chairs but 100% form over function. This set is not a auper comfy place to sit and relax for the price.
@@crankfastle8138Couldn’t be further from the truth. A genuine Eames Lounge Chair is probably one of the most comfortable chairs produced. Are you sure it wasn’t a replica?
Very nice restoration! Love all the time you put into the detail work, the plywood edges came out great!
Thank you very much!
Had one of these in an apartment in LA. Very comfortable Lounge Chair.
That looks amazing, very well done 😊
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Great craftsmanship. Excellent video.
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To say I'm envious of this master craftsmanship is an understatement 😊🥰
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Genius! This is my dream chair
Your finished chair made me smile. Thank You for uploading this.
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Very well done. I have a new replica, but you now have a piece of furniture to be proud of. Thanks.
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It was perfect, everything, down to the last minute details
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wowww, incredible work! the restored chair is stunning.
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This cute cat deserved this beautiful chair. What fantastic work.
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Fantastic rework!
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What a labour of love. Congratulations on the result.
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what a masterpiece!
Simply amazing what you have achieved with the repair.How could anyone neglect such an iconic piece of furniture.
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Thank you for saving some history.
Thanks for watching!
Beautiful.
Love the restoration and the chair. Gladiator - we salute you!
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Such a impressive job. 😀
I’d say your home has beautiful sunsets, the view looks amazing. ❤️
Thanks so much! 😊
Holy Cow - what an amazing video! THANKS Kevin :-)
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Well done! Beautiful chair!
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This is a masterpiece! What excellent skills you have, you are blessed.😊
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Pure grit. Nice.
Outstanding
Very commendable work! Love the outcome!
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Pure Craftsmanship..!! Kudos..!
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I work in the furniture industry also. Eames Chair and ottoman list at $2700. These are very special pieces of art and history. Well done.
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Absolutely awesome upholstery work.
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Beautiful restoration.
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BRAVO!
piece of art!
Превосходная реставрация! 👍
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Learned a lot watching this. Excellent work!
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic work, looking forward to watching your next projects!
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Perfect!
Mate, that's fantastic! Lovely work and a classic beauty chair set. I bet that's well comfy. Love it.
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Absolutely gorgeous 😊
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Impressive restoration! Your project turned into a work of art. ❤. Peace💫
Thank you very much!
Beautifull work!
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Looks amazing. Those chairs are valuable
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Authentic Eames are, but this is a 1970s look-alike.
Fantastic!
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I’m always thoroughly impressed by restoration and furniture building like these. There’s so many practical and creative skills you have to throughly understand AND combine to make a truly great piece. Excellent work
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Awesome restoration!
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beatiful restoration
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Outstanding! Kudos!
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Real leather FTW. Love these kind of real restorations.
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Great job!
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I really like the backdrop of the plants. Great!!
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I need to find one of those! Great job!
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Wow, I can't even imagine how much time, resources, and money must have gotten into this restoration. The end result is beautiful. Marvelous work!!!
Thank you very much!
Great job.
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Great result!
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You've got the patience of a saint to dedicate so much love to this piece, well done!
Thank you very much!
Amazing
I've always wanted one of those chairs, you did a very nice job.
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Great restoration. I love my Eames chair. I would really like an old one like that. I don't have the skill set to do a restoration myself.
The hardest part is patience to do the work. When you start you'd be surprised how easy it is. Mistakes will be made, but you'll manage to fix them. It just takes a long time with a limited toolset. Second chair will go twice as fast!
Exactly. Because the video is edited with such quick cuts between each step, it doesn’t show how much research, thought, and preparation came before every next step. @lancehatch4475, you would be surprised at how good of a job you could do by just taking each step very carefully.
5 months well spent!
My son bought a set just like this…it cost over $1000.. so no low balling is right. Lots of work but so worth it. The results r perfect.
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This is true, $1000 and probably not an original. They are so stupidly expensive. But cool looking.
@@crankfastle8138 Definitely a knockoff at that price. List on an Eames and ottoman from Herman Miller is $5500 to 10K. When I bought mine they were $750, but cars were $4000 or so then and a nice 2000 SF house in mid America under $50k.
Wow! You deserve that chair!
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Amazing results, beautiful chair.
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Amazing work man!
Thanks a lot!
Fabulous result. I envied your view as well. 😊
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Beautiful work, my man!
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That is gorgeous! Great job. So satisfying to watch it happen.
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Excellent work! (I used to refurbish business jet interiors, and your standards are on point) just one suggestion if i may - where you wrapped blue tape to remove the play from the base, a more robust fix may be to cut a shim from a soda can, or if that proves too thick, some "riveters tape" may be a good second best. (I hope you don't mind my suggestions, no criticism is intended, just hopefully helpful info)
Thanks! Yes, the tape was just a temporary fix. Others have also suggested a soda can, I will try that when the tape wears out. So far it’s held up fine since I don’t really spin in it.
I was about to say the same thing. I also keep a supply of bicycle inner tubes when I need to make a custom rubber shim or washer to stop rattles.
Amazing!!
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Nice job!!
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amazing job, I probably would have laminated the tags before putting them back on since you already went the extra mile on everything else, but this genuinely makes me wanna get one of these
Lovely
Great video. We had two of these growing up in the 1970’s. There used to be one with a bolt and spring to sort of return from recline. I leaned back and the bolt blew out, under pressure, and nearly hit my brother in the head. 😳😄
Oh no!
Really great job there. Finished result looks brilliant 🎉
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Beautiful restoration! This is my dream chair and one day I will own one… ❤
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wow, great job!
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Stunning! Your leather choice was perfect.
Thank you so much!
Great job and cool piece of furniture. I wish more videos would follow this formula! No music and especially no talking to the camera.
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Nice job!
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Great job. Can only imagine the sense of satisfaction. Particularly enjoyed the cat inspection - an important part of any project, to be honest.
Thank you, I agree!
Beautiful restoration, well done! ❤
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Impressive! Came out very nice!
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That turned very nicely. I hope you have many years enjoying that chair.
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ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! First time I've ever seen foam get washed! : )
Thank you! What the video doesn’t show is how long it took to wring and dry the foam, 2 days for the big piece.
Maybe a naive question, but how did you make sure the foam dried evenly and fully?
It took a lot of squeezing and rotating in front of the fan. The big piece took two days with the fan to fully dry.
Great job, holy moly
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