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Back when Amanda and I decided to get serious about making Barwa covers, the goal was obvious: Make them exactly like the original covers. Little did we know at the time how much blood, sweat, and tears (quite literally on all three!) would go into the process. We quickly realized that there were going to be supply limitations, and the goal changed to make them as close as possible and remain true to the originals. We’re recording our experience in case anyone is interested in what we found with fabrics and how it led to our current offerings.

Continue reading Our Fabric Journey

This post is a work in progress, as there is much to more to unearth around these wonderful chairs. Please leave a comment or send us an email if you can help us fill in some of the gaps or help correct any mistakes.

Models

We can see from the assembly instructions that at the time, there were five models, 1000, 1005, 1010, 1018, & 1100. The text is difficult to read w/ this picture, but it’s clear that models 1005, 1010, 1018, & 1100 have arm rests and 1100 has another fixture close to where the spreader bar attaches in the middle of the frame. Thus, the 1000 is the standard chair w/o the added arm rests. At this point we aren’t sure if the same models numbers were used during the different iterations of the chair. We’ll do our best to document the examples we’ve seen.

Continue reading Frame Types and Technical Details