Vitra, a company that designs furniture, issues 1:6 scale replicas of famous modern chairs — their Vitra Miniatures series. Meticulously crafted and true to scale, these pieces are truly beautiful. I happen to have a yellow Vitra Mini Panton chair, shown in the foreground below, only because Andrea gave it to me.

There’s really no other way that I would end up having any Vitra Minis because their prices soar far beyond what I even pay for human-sized furniture. For example, they make a lovely rocking chair of wicker and wood replicating Kohn and Thonet’s 1882 Schaukelsessel No. 9. It can be yours for only $755.00 [free s/h!!] at AllModern. Jesus, for that price, I’d buy a dozen 1:6 scale action figures instead.

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