50 Years of the Egg
No, not the one that you have for breakfast, the Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair.
After work, I headed over to the Design Within Reach Studio in Flatiron for the 50th Anniversary Event.
Before I go on, I should mention that I have this “thing” for furniture - especially chairs. If I had a choice, I think I’d get rid of my couch (since I don’t really sit on it) and just fill my room with Modern Retro chairs. Then, someone mentioned that if I ever decide to date again, I might want to lay on a couch with someone. Hm. Guess I wasn’t thinking ahead.
Anyway, I was really excited to see what DWR had planned for the event. When we arrived, they had about 4 Egg Chairs set up in the middle of the room with Swan Chairs in between and a few more Egg Chairs displayed in the windows. They served Deviled Eggs, Prosecco, Buffalo Wing and Chocolate Golden Eggs. Interesting Combination - but fun.
The excitement ended there and maybe I expected too much. I thought we’d be greeted at the door by someone welcoming us to the event, I thought the store would be a little more festive, I thought there would be more mingling, a give-away… nope. People walked into the store and didn’t realize they were at an event! An hour into the event, 3 people got up to speak very briefly about the history of the chair and that was it.
One hour, one glass of Prosecco and about 6 Deviled Eggs later, we left. We skipped the Buffalo Wings - not something you want to eat while sitting on an Egg Chair.
Disappointing, but any opportunity to spend quality time with my favorite chairs is still worth it.
Get rid of your couch already. You know that if you could have it your way a chair Would be your boyfriend!
Oh, you know me so well. I mean, if you think about it - would I even notice a guy in my apartment if I HAD all of those chairs? No. :)
Design Within Reach has always perplexed my wife and me viz. prices. We became big fans of Room & Board, both their products and their SoHo showroom.
I love Room and Board - I’ve picked them over both DWR and the Conran Shop on a few occasions. When you see something you want to purchase, you don’t have to wait 12-16 weeks for it to arrive.
Most of what they have in the store is in stock.