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THE 'CESCA' CHAIR BY MARCEL BREUER
(BAUHAUS)
YES! We can repair them!
This well-designed chair is one of the most popular ever created: there must be
examples in houses in every country in the world.
It was designed in 1928 in that hothouse of furnishing creativity known as the Bauhaus
by Marcel Breuer, who was inspired by the strength and elegance of the tubular steel in the
bicycle he was riding. He named his creation after his young daughter, Francesca.
(’CESCA - short for Francesca should be pronounced,
CHESKA, of course!)
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Many people in the UK bought chairs in this style in the 1970s and 1980s, from
shops such as Habitat, Heals or John Lewis. By now, many of these caned seats - and some
of the backs, too - are beginning to show their age, and are in dire need of repair.
It no longer seems to be possible to buy replacement seats, but here at SitUpon Seats
we can offer a speedy and efficient service to replace the cane webbing on the seats or backs
of these chairs, and make them as good as new.
The seats and backs are simply fixed to the framework with a few screws which
can be located under the seat or behind the backrest. When removing the screws,
please be careful to store them in a safe place whilst the seat is being repaired!
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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
- Contact us, either by phone on 01900 813200 or by email (click here) to let us know you're planning to
send a seat or seats.
- Pack your seats up very securely. You can read our advice regarding packing by
clicking
here - Packing your seats. Please remember that parcels are
sometimes not treated well when in transit!
- Make sure you've included your name, address, phone number and email address
inside the parcel, so that we can contact you when it arrives, and let you know how
much the postage back to you will be. This depends on the way you've packed the parcel,
as
different packing materials have different weights.
- When the parcel arrives here, we'll contact you with the total cost including carriage
charges, insurance and handling. We'll also give you an idea how soon to expect your seats
back.
- While we're working on your seats, you can send us a cheque for the total requested.
Normally this will arrive here before we're ready to send the seats back.
- We pack up your re-caned seats and send them back to you.
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HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Since April 2010 the cost has been £50 for a seat, and £48 for a back.
There is also a standard handling charge for each parcel: at the moment this stands at
£1.50 for most parcels - it can be a little higher if we have to pack up a large
number of seats or if we have to use our own packaging materials where those used to send
the parcel were damaged or inadequate. We'll advise you of this when your parcel arrives
here, of course.
We use clean recycled packaging materials as much as possible, as we are very
concerned about the environment. Don't be surprised to find a selection of clean supermarket
carrier bags filling the voids in your parcel!
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OTHER USES FOR READY-WOVEN CANE WEBBING
Ready woven cane webbing is an incredibly versatile material, and can be used for
many purposes. All sorts of chairs use it - see the quite elaborate chair illustrated (left)
which is entirely covered with ready-woven cane. We can, of course, restore these chairs
too, though the price depends on the complexity of the job, so we'd have to see the chair
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This is unusual, though. If you have a cane chair at home, it will most likely be hand-caned,
and you can easily find out by looking for the rows of little holes around the edges of the
seat through which the strands of cane pass.
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Cane webbing is commonly used for such things as:
- Covering cupboard doors;
- Making radiator panels;
- Canoe seats;
- Various other decorative purposes.
We're happy either to give advice for your own project, and sell you the materials, or
undertake the job for you. Just phone (019200 813200) or email ally.
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