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Here's something we can't understand: The Hara Chair, designed by Giorgio Gurioli for Italy's Kundalini, sells for US $3,019 to $3,500 on sites like Interior-Deluxe and Unica Home. But a Canadian site called Urban Chic Direct is selling it for only $349. Is this philanthropy, a scam, or the most cruel typo we've ever seen?
Incidentally, the amazing fiberglass shape, which looks to be a manufacturing nightmare, is accomplished by a mold that breaks into no less than 13 parts. Thirteen parts--yeah, there's no way this thing is going for three-small.
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Spoke with customer service and they indicated that it is a "high end reproduction." So, it's not the real McCoy.
it's a repo...so $349 is probably correct. in their FAQ it states that all of their products are reproductions of original designs.
I think this is a reproduction of the real thing. Notice the size is smaller than the original specification of Hara chair. That's why it's 10 times cheaper.
The reason urban Chic Direct is selling the chair for $349 is because it's Made in China. if you click on the chair image you can see the Chinese letter on the box. Well unless the chair has been made in China anyway and still going for $3k or that box was not the original one.