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Update 12/02/18I like these chairs and matching table a lot. They’re very comfortable and really look good.So far, almost 2 years from initial purchase, they’ve held up extremely well, with no issues with fit, finish, or construction. They are the the main seating in my little lounge area at the back of my home office.A great look at a great price! :DUPDATE 5: (8/31/17)I finally ordered a second chair because it was an open box Amazon warehouse deal too good to pass up. It arrived today in perfect condition, has already been fully assembled, and is a perfect match in both veneer grain and color to the other chair and table I ordered earlier this year. I'm absolutely pleased with the quality of this product, again, and would totally recommend to anyone wanting a reasonably convincing vintage Eames look and comfort at a fraction of the cost.UPDATE 4: (8/18/2017)I've now had this chair for a little over 7 months and I love it. It is very sturdy, and has had no issues whatsoever. Probably going to pick up a second on shortly so that I'll have two that match the Lexmod table (which I might add is also very nice and sturdy). At the moment they are in the bedroom as a little study area, but they will eventually be moved into the back room which is being converted into a listening lounge. Excellent construction and style for the price. Very pleased with purchase.UPDATE 3: My replacement chair arrived today. It has the rubber bushings/cushions that the original was missing. That said, it assembled easily, without the need for longer screws like suggested in that other review.The fit and finish of this chair is equal to or maybe a little better than the first one sent. And because the rubber bushings are present on this one (see photos), the seat is suspended above the frame, and not rubbing a scar into it like the first.Bumped back to 5 stars - this is a great looking chair!UPDATE 2: Amazon Customer Service is excellent! After working with Amazon representatives, Ivan A. and Enzo R., the issue has been completely resolved. Since the manufacturer refused to send me replacement parts (due to where I live, not due to availability), Amazon, and the representatives above, have arranged for this original chair to be returned, and a replacement is already on its way.Excellent customer service from Amazon!I'm very happy because this is a really nice chair (besides the missing parts). Back to 4 stars for now, 5 if the replacement isn't missing anything.UPDATE 1: It turns out that the reason I didn't have the difficulty others did in assembly of this product is because it is missing all of the "natural rubber cushions" that go between the wood parts (see photos), so the chair is not actually assembled correctly and the seat is rubbing a scar into the frame. The reason I am currently dropping my 5 star review to 1 is because after contacting ModWay, (the company that makes this chair), to see if they could send me the rubber pieces, they refuse to ship them to me and have instructed that if I want this resolved, I contact Amazon for a replacement chair.I'm debating just returning it for full refund and cancelling the order of their table, too (since that still hasn't shipped.)Classic lines of the original Eames model at a tenth of the current price. An excellent reproduction. The plywood (wenge, in my case) is finished very nicely with an even color throughout. All the hardware seems very sturdy; and while I haven't yet purchased the longer screws and tubing like was suggested in that top review - it looks as though it may not actually be necessary. (Maybe they improved the construction since that prior review?) It took less than 15 minutes to get it all put together and leveled - an easy assembly.Anyway, I ordered this along with the matching round LexMod bent plywood table. The table has yet to be shipped, and now that I see the quality of the chair, I can't wait to receive the matching table!I'm very pleased with this purchase from LexMod/Amazon. I'll probably end up getting another once my table arrives.(Please, send the table soon!) :)The Eames LCW retailed for the equivalent of about $100 when it was released. It was meant to be simple and inexpensive, and the genius of the chair is that it packs an absurd amount of comfort and elegance into five pieces of bent plywood.I've recently looked at the Herman Miller versions in person, and they're not as much nicer than this chair as some reviewers would have you believe. The priciest of the new Miller LCWs is very well-finished, but on the other hand, it's over $1000. I work wood, and I can tell you there is no possible way there is $1000 worth of craftsmanship in any LCW. If a modern industrial maker is spending even 25% of that making this design, they're doing something terribly wrong. It was designed specifically to be easy to make, and thus affordable to buy.That said, there are three main differences that I've noticed. First, modern wood veneers are usually cut in sheets, meaning the log is spun over a blade which peels the veneer off like paper towels off a roll. Pricier veneers are toward the outside, where the grain is less apt to noticeably repeat. This veneer seems to show a bit of repetition. Not the end of the world, especially as mine has the dark "wenge" stain.Second, the seat shows a bit of bumpiness where the upper side is compressed inward when bent. You can see this in the product shots too. Millers definitely have less of this, though I have seen some slightly bumpy ones.Third, the screws are yellow-zinc hex-wrench type, much like an Ikea screw. The originals were nickel-plated Phillips-head. As three of them show in the back, this may or may not matter to you. You can always take the screws to any decent hardware store and get nickel Phillips replacements for a few bucks, if you are in a rage for complete Eamsiness. The funny thing is, had the chair been designed now (or the the Ikea screw available then) the Ikea screw is almost certainly what Charles and Ray Eames would have used. A nickel Phillips screw was not anybody's idea of luxe in 1948.All in all, I like the chair very much. Herman Millers are marginally nicer for vastly more. I haven't looked at mid-price replicas such as Rove Concepts.This is not a Herman Miller Eames chair. Those cost hundreds of dollars more. They're a little more refined in contour and materials than this one. That said, this is a great chair for the money. The plywood is of a lower grade than the 'real thing', but it's still quite good and on mine at least, they had clearly given some thought to using the grain of the surfaces to nice visual effect. Fit and finish are good. The hardware is Ikea-like, which makes for easy assembly but certainly an aesthetic downgrade. Nice enough, though.Speaking of assembly, mine went together easily in about a relaxed half-hour. As with all prefabs like this, it's important to put everything together loosely to start with, then tighten everything together. If you tighten the early screws, you'll have trouble getting the later ones lined up. I also found it helpful to retighten after we'd done some sitting in the chair, and I expect to do that every so often going forward.The chair itself is ridiculously comfortable, with lovely contours and ample surfaces (my wife and I are both large people and the chair fits us nicely). Great for long sitting; no need for cushions.The chair came efficiently and carefully packed, and showed up before I expected. Overall, I'm pretty darn pleased with the thing, and based on this one sample, recommend the chair and the company enthusiastically.Update 2019:I've had to do some repair on this chair. The Ikea style hardware plus low density plywood don't hold up well to any kind of torque, so over time the bumpers in the backrest assembly pulled loose. I was able to glue it back together but I no longer expect this chair to be a long term keeper.I have 4 of the higher end ones at home and 2 knock-offs. They've all stayed the way they are. I recently bought 2 for the office, The instructions are a little confusing but not difficult to assemble. The grain is a little too uniform on one of them so it doesn't look as real in terms of the wood. The other one looks great. Unfortunately a few sits and the back snapped right off. Not even where the screws go in. I thought it was my fault during assembly.But it was the actual plastic part the screws are attached to. I'll probably ask for a refund if it's not a huge ordeal.
