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Obs 137: New Year's Resolutions—and the case for UNCOMFORTABLE FURNITURE
Plus, Vegas vs. the country home and a mislisted V**o M********** among the hits
Jan 7
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Obs 136: The brand and the designer
57 auctions for S-tier furniture linked in this newsletter today
Dec 16, 2025
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Obs 135: No gift guide (and why)
No gift guide, only FURNITURE
Dec 5, 2025
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Obs 133: Rimowa, Kraftwerk and the end of European obscurity
Plus enough furniture to sink the Edmund Fitzgerald herself (RIP)
Nov 15, 2025
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Obs 131: Search for prototypes and win
FURNITURE FURNITURE FURNITURE
Oct 31, 2025
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Observer 130: The next thing needs to be available retail
Whatever viral sofa that's next needs to have multiples on auction and be available new
Oct 24, 2025
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Obs 129: More seating than you can shake a stick at
Edge Day edition: 1,017 sofas, chairs, credenza, etc.
Oct 17, 2025
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Observer 128: How to get four Bertoia chairs for the price of 2 1/2
Enough Swiss planters and goated-tier leather sofas to sink a battleship
Oct 10, 2025
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Auction Observer 127: Component stereos are peak design
One of the best vintage IKEA items I have ever seen
Oct 3, 2025
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Auction Observer 126: Enough cheap seats to sink a battleship
Happy New Year’s — Rosh Hashanah — 5786 — wishing a sweet and prosperous and healthy year to all.
Sep 23, 2025
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Auction Observer 125: Wicker furniture from the future exists?
Seats from New York, deeply rare Armani, a better than Braun clock, and demonic/angelic chairs
Sep 17, 2025
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Auction Observer 124: They covered a thermos in WHAT
Plus guest picks from Thanks It's From eBay
Sep 11, 2025
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