The scene feels like the opening shot in a movie: a man browses a flea market, aimlessly brushing his hands over knickknacks while he waits for something to catch his attention. A pair of chairs jump out at him, their warm brown wood and right angles crying out for his attention. He investigates them, noting their early 20th century construction and the curious metal design inset at the crest of the chairs. They look familiar, he thinks, and the camera zooms out as he purchases them and takes them home.
Cranbrook School Dining Hall side chair, designed by Eliel Saarinen in 1928. The chairs discovered in California are identical.
