Sunday 27 March 2011

One Of A Kind Chair, Griffin Arms - $150 (Nyack, NY)

This is a hand made chair with great detailed carvings of Griffin heads on the arms. Griffins are mythical birds and are known for guarding the home and priceless possessions.




Red Large High Heel Shoe Chair - New! - $249

The design of this chair is out of this world. It will make your space, TO FLIPPIN' DIE FOR AND DON'T WE ALL DESERVE THAT.
You deserve, and have earned these designs.
Ciao, YOU DESERVE DESIGN!

WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS DESIGN?

Wednesday 23 March 2011

Stair Lift ThyssenKrupp Used - $750 (Jamaica Estates, Queens)

Stair Lift, used. ThyssenKrupp Citia straight line model, electric. 14 stairs long. A real workhorse of a unit, works great, needs minor attached controlbox repair, but remote unit works perfectly. Stain on seat. [EW!?] Purchaser responsible for removal. $750 or best offer, cash only. Moving sale, all must go. Photograph is only for illustration- NOT ACTUAL CHAIR PIC.
When I was a little girl, I begged my mother for one of these. NOW'S MY CHANCE!

*^* __ * * White Contemporary Custom Recliner Chair * * __ --- - $89 (Inwood / Wash Hts)

You call it "contemporary" I call it "pap smear-y"

Tuesday 15 March 2011

Spa closed, everything for sale (Brooklyn, NY)


If I ever have a long term boyfriend, I hope he will want to do wall-art with me like this. Its a kind of nifty way to let our guests know we love each other. And that we're comfortable with our sexuality. Or that we are on the other side of the wall, suffocating.

ITALIAN (MILLION DOLLAR) JAGUAR CHAIR w/DOGS

WITH DOGS!?!

Monday 7 March 2011

Child's Rocking Chair - $40 (Birmingham)

Antique child's rocker with hole in seat for potty. Very solid\ good condition. 

 
Slavoj Zizek, while comparing the variant toilet styles of Europe, noted that when "you go on the toilet - you sit on ideology. Everyday items can not be accounted for in utilitarian terms." Meaning, we can not simply say, "yes, rocking and shitting make some sort of logical sense." Rather, we should consider the deeper cultural and political implications.
What's going on with this toilet-rocking-chair?
My first reaction was "ew, wtf?" Judging by the size of the chair, I am not wholly convinced that it is intended for a child. But that is besides the point. What is troubling is that this is effectively a "shabby chic" toilet. Let me repeat, this is a toilet.
Toilets have been known to masquerade. Take for example, this popular internet image:
We are a culture that loves to multitask. We drink coffee while we drive, we drive while we talk on the phone, we talk on the phone while we text, we text while we total our cars. But the rocking-toilet-chair is different. It harks back to a time that never existed--one wherein we casually rocked while defecating, perhaps during tea time with friends or family.
The toilet-rocking-chair is a radical reminder of our own tight-ass nature. Dressed up in distressed white paint, it confronts us and asks "What? You think your shit doesn't stink?"
Well, yeah, it does and for only 40 dollars, you can let everyone in your living room know it.