1972 Eames Lounge Chair - Full Restoration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 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 - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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
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 the modern Herman Miller version. The ply shells and metal frame are pretty good quality still. The factory upholstery is cheap. It's all zipped onto a cheap, thin plastic form now, and they don't fit well leaving gaps everywhere. There is no Dacron batting, and it's all kinda cheaply constructed overall. The old way ply forms way 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?
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.
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!
I love how you let the cat do the final quality inspection.
Wow, the perfect video. No music no inane chat just a craftsman performing magic. Thx👍
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I love how you restored it without using any fancy tools. You've inspired me to restore something similar.
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
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Nice, nice, nice work, and all without a workshop. Thank you for taking the time to post.
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That wood base is amazingly good considering the age.
Better than new!
Your finished chair made me smile. Thank You for uploading this.
Thank you!
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!
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!
I am thoroughly impressed by the craftsmanship, good job
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We had this at home growing up. Super cool merry go round watching cartoons!
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?
This cute cat deserved this beautiful chair. What fantastic work.
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Impressive restauration ! The leather’s color is beautiful ! Bravo, it’s inspiring !
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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!
Absolutely awesome upholstery work.
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That is gorgeous! Great job. So satisfying to watch it happen.
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Very nice restoration! Love all the time you put into the detail work, the plywood edges came out great!
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Restored exceptionally well. BRAVO!
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wowww, incredible work! the restored chair is stunning.
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To say I'm envious of this master craftsmanship is an understatement 😊🥰
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That looks amazing, very well done 😊
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Great craftsmanship. Excellent video.
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It was perfect, everything, down to the last minute details
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This is a masterpiece! What excellent skills you have, you are blessed.😊
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Genius! This is my dream chair
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!
Gorgeous.
Real leather FTW. Love these kind of real restorations.
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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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Im sitting in an Eames chair watching this 😮
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!
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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Love the restoration and the chair. Gladiator - we salute you!
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Learned a lot watching this. Excellent work!
Glad it was helpful!
What a labour of love. Congratulations on the result.
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Had one of these in an apartment in LA. Very comfortable Lounge Chair.
Pure Craftsmanship..!! Kudos..!
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Holy Cow - what an amazing video! THANKS Kevin :-)
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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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DUUUUUUUUUDE!!!!! That is one amazing restoration! I am hard to impress, but this was really impressive! Superb job young man, this was pure excellence! Greetings from Sweden :) You got yourself a new subscriber :)
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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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Great work man! Big respect for this craftmanship! You deserve millions of views on this fr fr!!
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Well done! Beautiful chair!
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Mate, that's fantastic! Lovely work and a classic beauty chair set. I bet that's well comfy. Love it.
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Such a impressive job. 😀
I’d say your home has beautiful sunsets, the view looks amazing. ❤️
Thanks so much! 😊
Good you had patience to let the project unfold as it did. I think it turned out perhaps better than when new. Hope the cat respects your hard work. 👍👍👍
Thank you! She does!
what a masterpiece!
Stunning! Your leather choice was perfect.
Thank you so much!
I really like the backdrop of the plants. Great!!
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Thank you for saving some history.
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Impressive restoration! Your project turned into a work of art. ❤. Peace💫
Thank you very much!
Looks amazing. Those chairs are valuable
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Authentic Eames are, but this is a 1970s look-alike.
Great 👍 content, it is great to see old stylish furniture coming back to life.
Thank you, I agree!
Simply amazing what you have achieved with the repair.How could anyone neglect such an iconic piece of furniture.
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Very commendable work! Love the outcome!
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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.
I've always wanted one of those chairs, you did a very nice job.
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Fantastic work, looking forward to watching your next projects!
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Fantastic rework!
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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
Beautiful restoration, well done! ❤
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Amazing results, beautiful chair.
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Wow! You deserve that chair!
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Really great job there. Finished result looks brilliant 🎉
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I just watch you spend countless hours restoring a chair to put masking tape on a high wear area.
Absolutely gorgeous 😊
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Beautiful restoration! This is my dream chair and one day I will own one… ❤
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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!
I don't think the ancient Egyptians paid as much attention to details when they were dipping king Tut in the wax man. your work is flawless. Thank you
Haha thank you!
well done, Thank you for this video. I wonder if it is a "real" Eames,it seems diffèrent.
Thanks! It’s a knockoff.
Beautiful.
Beautiful restoration.
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I have a Stressless chair that's also in need of a full restoration
5 months well spent!
I need to find one of those! Great job!
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That turned very nicely. I hope you have many years enjoying that chair.
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I'm sure Charles and Ray Eames would approve the magnificent restoration you did.;)
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Well done ! This chair is looking amazing again and so much nicer now that you picket the wright color for the leather !
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I own one of these as a home office chair. Wouldn't change for anything, but would much rather have a higher density foam in mine.
piece of art!
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.
Nice job!
Thank you!
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.
Brilliant result and a very useable piece of contemporary furniture! I would like to put my order in for one now hehe. Well done.
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Bravo! This has inspired me
I’m glad!
Outstanding
Gorgeous brother
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Beautifull work!
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beatiful restoration
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Hello thank you for sharing.The video is impressive.some resorators are use hot wire in order to cutting spange.👏
Thanks for the tip!
Beautiful work, my man!
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Impressive! Came out very nice!
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Pure grit. Nice.