
A spare design, the Siesta chair is comfortable, although it sits a little more upright than what I'm looking for. It is scaled nicely for a smaller space. It may suffer a little in the cachet department because it shares some looks with the dorm-standard Ikea Poang chair--itself arguably a knockoff of the Saarinen grasshopper. I think you could conceivably even use a Poang cushion on your Siesta. Like many vintage chairs, the selling price may vary a lot depending on the condition, especially of the leather-wrapped pads and canvas sling. On the positive side, unlike many vintage chairs, almost all of these seem to be made of genuine leather rather than vinyl that makes Plycraft loungers and some others less appealing in vintage, un-reupholstered condition. I've seen good condition chairs with included ottomans go for over $500, and apartmenttherapy.com recently featured a craigslist posting for a slightly more worn-in piece for only $160. The pads on that one appear to have a lot of stuffing left. If you're looking for a cost-effective vintage piece, not an investment, you could probably do worse.
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