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Props for putting the work in.
Do the unrestored seats have some value? I get offered these and similar every now and again. Charities won’t take them, but it’d be nice to see them not go to the tip. They’re clearly well designed and have potential.
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Google "grete jalk france and son" and find out.. Pamono prices are whack but take about halfish that for real world prices.
We bought them in Germany because we live in Berlin so closer to the Danish source but still are at about 2.400 euros now for the whole set including the delivery and renovation costs.
Ild say for a renovated set we'ld 've been looking at minimum 3.000 euros including delivery but hey, we also liked the idea of saving this set and hadn't come across a similar green one.
Actually finding a set is harder, they normally flog em per piece.
Rodolfo
Thanks for the comments internet strangers, I believe the write up was needed as a catharsis because fuck me is it a lot of work. But I kept sane by imagining the satisfaction when it's all done. It sure is worth it, one of the most beautiful designs from that era imo. And this is an investment for a long time to come, it should hopefully hold another 30 years in its renovated state. Also, yes, keeping it original was the plan all along; the original cover colour is what sold it to us. Works well with the plants and all the other wood furniture we have and is not as prone to soilage as the original imagined creme/beige coloured sets.
The bin bag vacuum is a clever trick, although I am not sure it'll work in this case. The spring coil construction is already almost as thick as the covers, I doubt the vacuum will create enough force to compress that but it's worth a shot. Have been pumping enough new plastic and glue solvents into the air that those 10 bin bags aren't going to make much of an environmental difference anyway.
Still keeping my fingers crossed everything will work out fine with the covers. Ideally we won't sew them back together like they were originally to be able to give the covers a gentle rinse now and then. But that's the textile department (gf)'s job, we might need to get the sewing machine out and that delicate work is beyond my capabilities. Give me power tools, nasty chemicals and muscle power kinda jobs.