A WOVEN SEAT TO BE RESTORED ?
To each its own pretty rope
The workshop is specialized in the restoration of scandinavian chairs and armchairs made of woven rope and Audoux Minnet seats made of braided raffia, in the style of the original materials and techniques.
Be demanding and vigilant : I regularly see scandinavian seats restored in coarse and very different cords from the authentic danish cord in kraft paper. The seat is unfortunately denatured.
I advise you on the choices to be made among the following materials :
- danish cord (kraft, black, white) regularly twisted, soft and beautiful, typical of the 50's and 60's scandinavian seats ;
- braided raffia, mark of the Audoux Minnet seats - a couple of french modernist designers from the 1940's and 1950's - for a French Riviera style ;
- vegetable rope, made of sea rush, more rustic, often found in post-war italian design ;
- cotton, linen, synthetic ropes ;
- cloth, jute, elastic straps ;
- scoubidou cords... in addition to the binder caning.
Unlike straw, cords can be bought in ready-to-use reels. The quality requirement then makes the difference.
SOME OF THE LATEST RESTORED WOVEN SEATS
CANAPÉ GIUSEPPE PAGANO 1941
Corde papier ; bois verni restauré par Bruno Passarelli, ébéniste d'art ;
Expédition par transporteur spécialisé (me consulter).
