I am a sucker for industrial felt. Spread last week's pad thai onto a giant sheet of inch-thick, grey felt, and I'd eat it with my hands tied behind my back. [Actually, I think that's actually a Joseph Beuys sculpture, so I'd probably archive it instead.] Anyway, point is, I'm probably not the most objective source of information on industrial felt-covered projects.
Like John Booth's very simple-looking bent ash kids chair for Bookhou. Awesome. I wonder if you could do the same for, say, a mini Bertoia chair, in case you were wary about getting entangled in the whole Canadian hardwood lumber brouhaha?
Felt Chair by John Booth for Bookhou Furniture, 220CAD, which is what, $US440 these days? [bookhou.com via minor details]
Is the industrial felt thin enough to be the pad on the drop-down IKEA changing table?
posted by: Andy at April 15, 2008 11:39 AMI agree, that is a comfy looking chair. But how do you clean it -- won't felt just suck up anything you spill on it, spongelike? (Maybe it's synthetic fiber felt so it won't?)
posted by: cynthia at April 16, 2008 7:18 AMAndy-
You can get SAE felt in any thickness you desire, down to 1/16" and under (see mcmaster.com). Not sure a changing pad is an ideal application though (wool is very absorbent and itchy).
posted by: Scott at April 16, 2008 2:03 PM
