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Author Topic: WTB: New seats - classic design Jan Eberholst Olsen Film Handler Posts: 12 From: Oslo, Oslo, Norway Registered: Aug 2017 posted 10-10-2019 09:21 AM                        I am currently building a small private cinema museum. I would like to buy brand new cinema seats in a classic design. Looking for 1940s, 1950s or 1960s look with high quality of comfort. Preferably with love seats available (4 love seats and 3 rows of 6 or 7 chairs would be ideal for my purpose). I have found one chair (Circo from Ezcaray), but looking for other suppliers as well. Any leads greatly appreciated.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-10-2019 11:57 AM                        Irwin makes a few different types: Irwin seating I can't comment on quality or pricing, but the designs are appealing. There are a few other big seating companies that probably offer something, too.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-10-2019 12:39 PM                     Buying JUST a few chairs can actually be very difficult. No seat manufacturer is going to be interested in a small order like that unless they happen to be sitting around playing tiddly winks. I have had customers try to order small numbers of seats in the past and it was met with much frustration. You may either have to add your order on to some one elses order, or settle for demo seats they might have laying round from past trade shows. Its actually easier to equip a ten screen cinema with new seating than it is to buy just a dozen seats. You could try a Home Theater seating company like Fortress Seating or similar company though. Here in the US, Greystone makes the best theater seating (by customer choice). They are now called First Class Seating. http://www.fortresseating.com/history http://www.firstclassseating.com/ Mark  |  IP: Logged Marcel Birgelen Film God Posts: 3357 From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2012 posted 10-10-2019 01:37 PM                     quote: Jan Eberholst Olsen I am currently building a small private cinema museum. I would like to buy brand new cinema seats in a classic design. Looking for 1940s, 1950s or 1960s look with high quality of comfort. Preferably with love seats available (4 love seats and 3 rows of 6 or 7 chairs would be ideal for my purpose). I have found one chair (Circo from Ezcaray), but looking for other suppliers as well. Any leads greatly appreciated. What about looking on eBay? There are many offers of modern and classic cinema seats available in Europe and especially in Germany.  |  IP: Logged Helmut Maripuu Film Handler Posts: 25 From: Västerås Västmanland Sweden Registered: Mar 2004 posted 10-10-2019 02:08 PM                     You can ask your local cinema director if he has several slightly defective chairs lying behind the stage. Maybe he knows which cinemas will get new chairs. Maybe some cinema should change to more modern chairs.  |  IP: Logged Jan Eberholst Olsen Film Handler Posts: 12 From: Oslo, Oslo, Norway Registered: Aug 2017 posted 10-19-2019 09:34 AM                        Thank you all for your suggestions. I am looking for brand new seats with a classic design similar to the one from Ezcaray. The ones used in multiplexes the past decade are too modern. No plastic, no cup holders, the back should be made of fabric - nice red velvet.  |  IP: Logged Helmut Maripuu Film Handler Posts: 25 From: Västerås Västmanland Sweden Registered: Mar 2004 posted 10-19-2019 02:34 PM                     You can call Sf cinema and see what happened to the chairs when Sf took over and closed down Sandrew's cinemas in Sweden. Chairs from the first rows should be in perfect condition. Or. email your question to us at info (at) svenskio.se. E-mail info@videvox.se https://www.videvox.se/stolar/biograffatoeljer. Or you can contact https://biografmuseet.se/ Säter Or.https://byggkatalogen.byggtjanst.se/foretag/ilmo-teater-horsals-och-biografstolar/3721  |  IP: Logged Kenneth Wuepper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1026 From: Saginaw, MI, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 10-19-2019 02:39 PM                     Perhaps a refurbishing business could get what you want. http://americanofficeservices.com/seating-restoration-electrostatic-painting-gallery Our seats were completely restored and updated in 2003. Good luck in your search for "new old stock". Our seats are from 1927 and 1950. End stands for the 1950 seats were recast to match the 1927 balcony seating. KEN  |  IP: Logged

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