I love the classic Knoll tulip table and chairs, designed by Eero Saarinen. They are sleek, modern, and have a retro-future Jetson's aesthetic that I adore. For the Knoll originals, you'll spend about $1500 for the table and $1200 PER CHAIR for the base model. They also offer higher end models with marble or wood tabletops, and upgraded armchairs. Or you can start the bidding at $199 plus $50 shipping on ebay for the table plus two chairs. Not a "Buy It Now" so it is likely to go higher, but still. More commonly, I have seen the knock-off chairs going for between $135-160 on ebay for a single chair, and Ikea's DOCKSTA dining table at $149 is a dead ringer for the Saarinen tulip.
Hanging above my kitchen table (a glass-top from Ikea with a bench under the window and two of the knock-off tulip chairs) is a lovely knock-off Le Klint 172b light fixture (the 17" diameter one). The real deal will set you back close to $400. The knock-off is $139 with free shipping on ebay.
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On my short list for the deck attached to my glass studio is a pair of Bertoia diamond wire chairs. They're modern, sculptural, and surprisingly comfortable. And also, they're over $900 a pop. Ooooooor I can pay $140-160 on ebay, roughly the cost of a replacement cushion from Knoll.
One last one for good measure. The PH Artichoke pendant light by Poul Henningsen is an iconic image in design, and at over $7500, it has the price tag to match. Another "gallery" that shall remain nameless offers a knock-off at $1250 (center image), but imagine their dismay when Urban Hom offered their version for just $389 with free shipping.
