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Re: Seen in (Cold Spring) New York: Hockey Stick Chair

hp battery — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:35:55 -0000

Over the next few years chassis development in the junior formulas will be fascinating. The success of Ligier and Mygale in F3 is forcing the tectonic plates of the single-chassis formula apart, and surely it can only be a matter of time before other marques attempt to enter cars into GP2 or WSR.

Re: Seen in (Cold Spring) New York: Hockey Stick Chair

DONT CHANGE A THING — Sat, 31 May 2008 04:22:44 -0000

Whoever thinks this needs sandblasting or painting is a lunatic. By "lunatic" I mean not a hockey fan and really has no business critiquing a chair made out of said sticks.

Look at the brands and look at what they're made out of. These are antiques and there is so much story and history in the brands, names and wood.

Great stuff.

Re: Seen in (Cold Spring) New York: Hockey Stick Chair

monty cawker — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:05:37 -0000

I've just envisioned an idea (which someone may have already done) Use goalie (broader) stick portions in a 'fan" pattern for the back and the seat and basically create an "adirondack" type chair.

This would be much more 'honest' than Frank gehry's "hockey" furnitue which is basically bent wood a la Aalto, and would actually earn LEED points through EB 2.0 re-use - and most importantly, look very cool and be visually fun (different logos,etc.)

Also - how about using OSB for actual hockey sticks - I'm sure there's a way to adjust camber and flex - they do for LVL's and beams...

LEED points everywhere...

Monty - Green Designer - Missoula, MT.

Re: Seen in (Cold Spring) New York: Hockey Stick Chair

trevor — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:39:29 -0000

My friend had always wanted to make a hockey stick chair, but after he gather enough sticks he had to move. Leaving all his broken sticks at my house. I saw this picture and thought it to be a good present to make for my friend, needless to say I bulit one just like this this.

Re: Seen in (Cold Spring) New York: Hockey Stick Chair

Henry — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:46:29 -0000

Just wanted to point out that the chair is one of many great things here in Cold Spring.

There are many great hikes and in the summer the River is a wonderful host in these parts.

Please come and visit !

For more information please visit

www.coldspringliving.com

keep up the good work Mother Nature is smiling !

Re: Seen in (Cold Spring) New York: Hockey Stick Chair

ben — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:16:24 -0000

Growing up in northern New England, it was rare to see an outdoor chair that wasn't made out of hockey sticks or skis.

Re: Seen in (Cold Spring) New York: Hockey Stick Chair

Tom — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:22:02 -0000

As a Canadian green architect who designs furniture, my national pride is shattered- to think that Americans thought of this before I did!

Nice work damn Yankees!

Re: Seen in (Cold Spring) New York: Hockey Stick Chair

Ethan — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:49:14 -0000

Many years back (more than I can remember), my father and I made a chair out of broken hockey sticks salvaged from local ice rinks. After sketching a rough design, we cut the broken wooden sticks into the appropriate lengths, drilled holes, threaded rope through the holes, cinched them tight, and tied it all together. We were going to use a goalie stick as a headrest but the angles were not right. Because there are no screws, the chair is actually quite comfortable - it flexes to fit your body when you sit. The chair began as a fun project, and its rustic elegance has been alluring enough for us to keep it in the family ever since - even though shoppers at my family's antique store in upstate New York, Bijou Galleries, sometimes inquire about purchasing it.

My father and I made the chair more than 10 years ago; I am reeling from the implications of seeing it on a blog today.

Since the idyllic days when my dad and I had time enough to design and build the hockey stick chair I've been working on a myriad of exciting architectural projects which have yet to show up on a blog. Why, then, the fascination with the Hockey Stick Chair? Are environmentally focused blogs missing the big picture? Or am I? Have I abandonded simple, efficient, good design for the allure of big, green, and wasteful architecture? Has my touchstone been sitting in my parents' antique store gathering dust all these years? Perhaps Hockey Stick Chairs have as much to say to this world as does sustainable architecture.

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Re: Seen in (Cold Spring) New York: Hockey Stick Chair

Tim — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 02:39:47 -0000

It looks great if you ask me! I am suspecting it is seriously comfortable to sit in too!

Re: Seen in (Cold Spring) New York: Hockey Stick Chair

Michelle Garcia — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:43:41 -0000

reminds me of my hockey-obsessed college. Sweetest chair ever.

Re: Seen in (Cold Spring) New York: Hockey Stick Chair

Michael Timm — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:21:13 -0000

My wife and I are the proprietors of Bijou Galleries, Ltd., 50 Main Street, Cold Spring, Putnam County, NY.

My son Ethan and I made this chair a few years ago from broken hockey sticks gathered at rinks where Ethan played youth/ high school hockey.

Re: Seen in (Cold Spring) New York: Hockey Stick Chair

David — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:18:48 -0000

It's an adaptation of a traditionnal Nicaraguayan or Honduran design (I forget which). Kudo to whom ever made it.

Re: Seen in (Cold Spring) New York: Hockey Stick Chair

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:06:59 -0000

Just speaking for myself. To each his own.

Re: Seen in (Cold Spring) New York: Hockey Stick Chair

JiltedCitizen — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:03:28 -0000

Why? Looks cool like that.

Re: Seen in (Cold Spring) New York: Hockey Stick Chair

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:06:53 -0000

It doesn't look very good like that, but it could easily be painted, sandblasted or covered with something. Interesting.