Beautiful refurbed theater seats

Posted by Cory Doctorow, July 19, 2008 3:18 AM | permalink

KnitSonya did a fantastic job refurbing these old theater seats with fresh upholstery and so on:

The surly teenager, with great ingenuity, broke them down and hauled them to the car. My friend Kobi brought the fabric back from a trip to Finland. (I provided the address to the Marimekko outlet) Pasha serendipitously used upholstery batting as packing material when she mailed the loom. And finally Mr. Knitsonya helped put them back together again. (There was that brief 45 minute window today where I thought I had thrown away all the hardware) It was like some epic craft undertaking: Cast of thousands! Years in the making! But aren't they gorgeous?

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#1 posted by Biscuit4 , July 19, 2008 3:32 AM

Cool ass seats. I love them.

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#2 posted by Biscuit4 , July 19, 2008 3:34 AM

Great looking chairs but who's elbow goes where?

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#3 posted by Giovanni

, July 19, 2008 7:27 AM

I don't know what's cooler, the chairs or the fabric but combined they are far more powerful than we ever could have imagined.

cool chairs ftw

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#4 posted by Mitch , July 19, 2008 8:11 AM

Uncomfortable furniture. How cool.

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#5 posted by Takuan , July 19, 2008 8:35 AM

amazing how eight months of ice and snow every year makes you appreciate colour

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#6 posted by buddy66 , July 19, 2008 9:01 AM

"The Monkees - 'I'm A Believer' "

A mix of good studio musicians and a million bucks of hype will get you on the charts every time.

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#7 posted by buddy66 , July 19, 2008 9:14 AM

Woops. Wrong thread.

I don't know from pretty seats....

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#8 posted by eustace , July 19, 2008 9:25 AM

LOL! for a second I wondered which thread I was reading!
With a set of these seats in your living room you can practice the arts of elbow dominance and armrest territory seizure right in your own home!

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#9 posted by squirrelgirl , July 19, 2008 9:30 AM

i love the chair on the far right. definitely awesome.

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#10 posted by Pipenta , July 19, 2008 4:02 PM

Wonderful things indeed!

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#11 posted by Biscuit4 , July 21, 2008 3:49 AM

Wonderful things is well spoken PIPENTA. Stay well. Cool ass chairs.

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#12 posted by Biscuit4 , July 21, 2008 3:55 AM

Cool ass chairs. Nice fabric.