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Title: blade runner desk
Post by: cs80 on February 07, 2013, 03:18:24 PM

I have always wanted the desk that Deckard has in his room from the movie blade runner.
I guess it is a custom desk from the coonley house by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1908.

http://propsummit.com/upload/262/coonley_desk.jpg

How might I find a replica of this desk and what do you think it would cost?
Are there companies you know of that specialize in replicas of furniture like this?
Maybe I will have to build it myself one day.

Thanks

Title: Re: blade runner desk
Post by: mart on February 07, 2013, 04:24:36 PM

Is there another pic of it ??  That one doesn`t open !!

Title: Re: blade runner desk
Post by: cs80 on February 07, 2013, 04:33:28 PM

http://sdrdesign.com/deskCoonley.jpg
here is another one

Title: Re: blade runner desk
Post by: cs80 on February 07, 2013, 04:40:54 PM

here it is in the movie
http://propsummit.com/upload/262/rachaeldeckard-bedsmll.jpg

Title: Re: blade runner desk
Post by: mart on February 07, 2013, 04:53:38 PM

Where are you located ??

Title: Re: blade runner desk
Post by: cs80 on February 07, 2013, 05:03:41 PM

Minnesota, USA

Title: Re: blade runner desk
Post by: jacon4 on February 07, 2013, 07:48:13 PM

A couple thousand, +/-, depending on species of wood and cabinetmaker who builds it. You might try SAPFM, Society of American Period Furniture Makers. They have some of the best cabinetmakers in the nation there.

http://www.sapfm.org/

Title: Re: blade runner desk
Post by: mart on February 08, 2013, 08:40:22 AM

Most any experienced woodworker with the right tools could give you the same look !!   Would not be quite the same quality but much less expensive !!  Just depends on how far you want to dig into your wallet !!

Title: Re: blade runner desk
Post by: sugarcube5419 on February 08, 2013, 09:32:25 AM

have to tip my hat to a fellow minnesotan

Title: Re: blade runner desk
Post by: cs80 on February 08, 2013, 12:19:56 PM

Thanks for the tips, I'll get an estimate from a local cabinet maker and see what he says.  I would want it in oak to match my trim, but those boards look pretty 'chunky', I wonder if they are solid or hollow.


Hi sugarcube, which is your favorite city to look for antiques in?  Mine would probably be saint paul or farmington.

Title: Re: blade runner desk
Post by: mart on February 08, 2013, 04:32:32 PM

Just use a good straight grained oak veneer on those pieces that are not available in oak !!  Some sizes of wood are available in oak but can get pricey !!