So first of all, there is the chair. Just to be clear I am 98% sure that it is not an original Eames shell (although on the back I can see that it is made in the USA, the company logo has been scratched off) BUT, it is a fairly nice imitation. I orginally bought it on a barstool mount of heavy heavy steel. I was going to sell it on Craigslist, and then decided to just take the shell off of the mount and shoot for buying the Case Study Rocker Base to recreate a Eames Rocker! It will be a bit until I can get the base since it runs $150.00 bucks and I am a poor college kid, but it's very exciting!
The other great find that I had is a vintage Cousances-France Cast Iron skillet! Cousances was the precursor to Le Creuset and became one of its biggest rivals. The company was started in 1553 and one of its biggest differences from Le Creuset is that they did not cover the bottom and interior of the pot in enamel. Instead they left the black cast iron exposed, but covered in a coating to protect it from rust. I picked mine up at a thrift store for 5 bucks! Le Creuset has since bought out the design of Cousances and now re creates them under the Le Creuset label. Now all thats left is to acquire a Le Creuset Dutch Oven-in Kiwi preferably!
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