Shortly after we started making replacement covers we began getting requests for the complete chair. At the time I thought, “It’s just a few bends in aluminum tubing. How hard could it be?!” Looking back three years later all I can do is smile at my naivety and think to myself that ignorance is truly bliss. I won’t detail every step of the way, but this post will give you some idea of our journey to recreate Barwa frames.
Over the past few years, we’ve done a handful of custom, one-off projects for a number of people. These range in complexity from using custom fabrics to fabricating replacement frame parts. This post is meant to be a running list of projects to showcase some of the work we’ve done. If you need something “off menu” please reach out to us via our contact page.
Original Barwa chairs are getting more difficult to come by. They’re also challenging to disassemble and awkward to ship, making what little supply there is more difficult to move between buyers and sellers. We get asked fairly frequently how or where to buy & sell them and thought it might be useful to write up what’s worked for us. Since starting this site we’ve been able to buy six more Barwas. Not only do we use these daily, but we also use them for testing cover fit and stretching our canvas covers. They really are amazing chairs!
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