matthew
Established Member
While in London yesterday, popped into the Conran shop and saw first-hand the desk that I have been totally in love with for some time:
http://www.conran.com/conranshopping/showMoreInfo.do?productid=10274 (link is to US store, for some reason it's not on UK site but I think it was £5295.)
I'm still in love with the design, but for that price I was somewhat disappointed with the construction. The main frame is solid oak, but the rest of it is veneered board. Drawer boxes are not jointed, just butted together and glued or screwed. False drawer fronts (also veneered) just screwed on from the inside (with very ordinary screws, no less).
I know that the design contributes to the price, but shouldn't we expect better execution for that sort of price (um, not that I can afford it anyway). I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure I could make a better version of this... if only I had the room for it (it's about 2.5m long!)
Oh, and here's another example:
http://www.conranshop.co.uk/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=20367&cid=CoffeeTables&language=en-GB
Again, I do appreciate the value of design (in general, perhaps not this one quite as much), but I think the difference between cost of construction and sale price is a little extreme...
http://www.conran.com/conranshopping/showMoreInfo.do?productid=10274 (link is to US store, for some reason it's not on UK site but I think it was £5295.)
I'm still in love with the design, but for that price I was somewhat disappointed with the construction. The main frame is solid oak, but the rest of it is veneered board. Drawer boxes are not jointed, just butted together and glued or screwed. False drawer fronts (also veneered) just screwed on from the inside (with very ordinary screws, no less).
I know that the design contributes to the price, but shouldn't we expect better execution for that sort of price (um, not that I can afford it anyway). I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure I could make a better version of this... if only I had the room for it (it's about 2.5m long!)
Oh, and here's another example:
http://www.conranshop.co.uk/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=20367&cid=CoffeeTables&language=en-GB
Again, I do appreciate the value of design (in general, perhaps not this one quite as much), but I think the difference between cost of construction and sale price is a little extreme...