Spot on Sir Robert!
Pipped me at the post, must have been riding MY horse!
Anyway, what rock have you been hiding under these past few election fever weeks?
Cheers,
P :D
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Spot on Sir Robert!
Pipped me at the post, must have been riding MY horse!
Anyway, what rock have you been hiding under these past few election fever weeks?
Cheers,
P :D
According to bitingmidge you got it right, but I'm going to be a pedant and ask you to be a bit more clear with what you mean.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Willson
He suggested that they swap horses.
Students at Brisbane High with a class size of under 30 took a math test. One third of the class got a "B", one quarter a "B-", one sixth a "C", and one eighth failed. The remainder of the students got an "A" How many students got an "A"?
No worries Bob, I was just being a little careful over the word "sharing" in your original answer. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Willson
3 students out of the class of 24 got an A.
Ok, had to think about a newie.
Reputed to be the largest selling single design item ever, what piece of furniture was the first to be exported in flatpacks?
(and it doesn't come from Sweden)
Bookcase?
Nup. Type of chair. Keep going.
Commode?
Nup.
A clue - first made in 1859, still going. I reckon Ozwinner would probably have one in his shop.
Deck chair?
A Rocking Chair ?
Church pews? :)
No, no, no. Designed & made in Austria, exported everywhere (especially America).
Bar stool
No, it's a chair. Looking for designer & description or model number (that's a clue in itself)Quote:
Originally Posted by simon c
barber's chair :confused:
A clue
well its not an electric chair then. I understand they are quite popular in the states.
.... types of chair ....I'll show my total ignorance of chair design... windsor .....
That looks like a bit of bentwood.
Correct Bob. Any more details? If not, I'll post full details Sunday night.
An Ikea bentwood kitchen chair? I dunno, a complete guess really.
OK, I think it's run its course.
The item is the Thonet bentwood chair.
Quoting from the book "100 Chairs" by Charlotte & Peter Fiell (Taschen):-
"The result of extensive experimentation in the 1850s into the bending of solid wood, the No. 14 chair remains one of the most successful industrial designed products af all time. The simplified form of the chair was developed by Thonet as a means of achieving his goal of mass-production: by 1930, 50 million examples had been sold worldwide."
Anyone interested in the evolution of chair design should have a look at this book - some you'll like, some you'll hate, but they all made a contribution.
Looking at The evolution of Thonet's designs is edifying too. They started out more complex that the No. 14, which is one of his simplest (& the most successful), and after the No. 14 became more complex again.
Over to you Bob.