I’ve always admired the sleek modern lines of the LEM Piston bar stool. It’s on sale now at DWR (Design Within Reach) for $680-$865. Ouch.
Leave it to Overstock to find a cheaper version…or two…or three. This one is my particular favorite as it’s the closest to the original. AND it’s only $169.99. Gotta love the Hollywood Wenge Barstool from Overstock.com.
Beau says
Much, much closer to the original
http://www.eternitymodern.com/prod/lem_piston.html
Let’s be frank though. These are all cheap chinese knockoffs. There’s a world of difference in quality between these and what comes out of La Palma Italy.
copycatchic@gmail.com says
lol…I think that’s definitely the truth, the question is whether or not you are willing to sacrifice quality for price. In this case? At over $680 a stool? I might!
Beau says
Actually the dark walnut ones I think are less than $550 shipped.
So anyway, here’s my 2c – at one time or another just about everything I owned was from Ikea, or maybe other places. Stylish/cheap/knock-off’ish stuff.
I used to move from apartment to apartment every couple years. Finally bought a loft in downtown San Diego a few years ago. Slowly over that time I’ve been updating all of my furniture. Now I’m at decision time for the barstools. Currently I have some super cheap ($60 each) Bombo knock-offs that have served well as ‘place-holders’. $600 seems like alot of money for barstools… but I’ve been a fan of this design for years.
I’ve always wanted them, just couldn’t rationalize the purchase. I consider the knock-offs, but it take a look at my current sad-ass excuse for stools and hestitate. Finally I thought about this guitar I have had for 8 years now… a great Huss and Dalton acoustic. Bought it used for just under $3k. It’s gorgeous, I love it just as much now as I did then. But paying for it made me wince, or at least I think so… dunno, hard to remember 😉
copycatchic@gmail.com says
Guess what? Costco has a version for $329. Might be your happy medium. At least you can buy them, try them out and return them easily if you don’t like them!
http://tinyurl.com/d55fg4
Good luck!