The History Of Flat-Pack Furniture And Design | Salvage Hunters: Design Heroes

Drew Pritchard explores the history and development of flat-pack furniture, from the sculptural art of X to the utilitarian convenience of IKEA.
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[@Gary-fc5tk]

Hello drew I worked for Isamu noguchi in Long Island city back in 1970 he was a great man , I have one of his Akari lamps, I love it, sorry he is gone but he will never be forgotten,

[@patinasalvage32]

Drew needs to cross the pond. I have 2 Larkin Mission style Morris chairs that were flat packed, over a 100 years ago. ;)

[@JL-tl6xz]

Thonet No. 14, 1859 sold flatpack around the world.

[@murielhanby6516]

Nice to see him commenting on other types of furniture 👍👍

[@Jostipi]

Love these informative videos. More!

[@kerrypitt9789]

I love Japanese simplicity. I appreciate Scandinavian furniture, which uses farmed wood now. They make recyclable furniture that is very functional. Both worlds have their benefits. If you can find their mid century modern teak furniture, you have found an excellent investment.

[@poojayadav734]

Nice video

[@taylorhampson]

what an absolute beauty

[@gavinhelgeson2880]

Sounds like the voice narrator of the Green Knight Trailer 👍

[@E-Kat]

Well before that wooden chopping boards were sold and they were flat pack too.

[@poojayadav734]

Love from india

[@davidsnyder2000]

How much did you say for a chair?!😯 I think I’ll have to pass😄

[@TheFiown]

Ikea really gives a bad name to Scandinavian design. It's the fast food of furniture, eat it quickly and crap it out usually found on pavements the world over missing screws and generally falling apart. Better to buy something vintage for less then Ikea.

[@bernardkroeger4045]

" found on pavements the world over " . Boy isn't that the truth.

[@poojayadav734]

Please make video in hindi language

[@procatprocat9647]

I disagree. You could get most of the enjoyment from such an item if it was a good copy, and then you could spend the other £7800 on something else. I'm tempted to make one of these

[@kerrypitt9789]

Your opinion. I would rather have the real thing, there is enough cheap fakery out there.

[@procatprocat9647]

@@kerrypitt9789 Yes, it's my opinion. Another advantage to making the item yourself is that you can taylor it to your specific requirements and tastes...and maybe even add your own flair. Just buying someone else's work has no satisfaction or reward, even if it is incredibly overpriced.

[@1516Spinola6040]

I disagree.

[@flocasadei4193]

better if he comes to Italy there are wonderful markets 👍

[@murielhanby6516]

He has been over to Italy, it was on his programme earlier on in the year!!!!

[@giuseppenero110]

Nothing worse than sitting in a chair without padded armrests!!

[@JL-tl6xz]

In terms of durability, the armrests suffer most. It's a design choice to have non-upholstered armrests. Fair enough if you don't like it, but they wear so much faster than any other part of the chair.