Good points - never thought I'd be interested in this subject but a $300 repair bill sure makes one interested. The repairman didn't recommend any particular brand, and he said the Kirkland (Costco) gel does clean well, it just foams more than it should when it goes bad (an average of about 1 month after it is opened), and that is hard on the dishwasher. Pumping bubbles isn't good for the pump. Another thing he said was that the dishwasher uses little water on the first cycle. So, if it takes a while for hot water to get to your dishwasher, that first cleaning cycle may be running with warm or even COLD water. That cycle is what gets the bigger stuff off the dishes. He suggested runnning the tap until you get hot water if this is a problem, then starting the dishwasher, and seeing if it makes a difference in the cleanliness of the dishes. Our hot water tank is fairly close, but I do get some cold water when I first turn my tap to hot. I think I'll try this and see what happens. He also cleaned my air gap. That never occurred to me - but there was a plastic tooth from a comb stuck in there. He took the cap off of it and put a glass over the top, and when the dishwasher drained, it shot water out of the air gap (along with the tooth from a comb). He said if the dishwasher ever makes a funny sound to troubleshoot that first. Again, it never occurred to me to clean my air gap. I guess I have a lot to learn about appliance maintenance - and here I thought all I needed to do was clean the grill on my refrigerator and the lint trap in my dryer. All of the appliances we've owned before now haven't given us any problems - I mean NONE. We are on a septic system also. I mentioned that to him, and he said powdered detergents, if used in hot enough water, don't cause problems. I use liquid laundry detergent (Costco again) and do most of my laundry on warm. I haven't had any problems with laundry, or my septic system, so I think I'll stick with that system. Once again, just passing along this info for what it's worth....

Any luck with that request? I really like the look of the bamboo hardwoods and am interested in a similar project.

I have been shocked by the responses on this site that in so many ways elude to justifying the manufacturer for not finishing the job. I would have thought if any site would side with the consumer it would be this one. I have no intentions of doing business with either of them. That is not that point. The point was for others who may be considering them thru other dealers to be aware of the attitudes of River Run And Touchstone. I gave a very long background so the story would be complete with details instead of bad mouthing for spite. Touchstone products are well made if nothing goes wrong. If something does do not expect it taken care of in a timely manner. I have paid more for the cabinets then I have collected to date. I had to pay in full for them when they were delivered. I did that so the owner could get them installed on time with their contractors schedule. As a result of Touchstone not making them correctly and having to deliver 4 times to the project instead of what should be 1 the owner does not want to pay untill complete so I am motivated to get it finished. Touchstone could care less about that. Suppliers like that will put you out of business for paying for everything. I mine as well have a sign on my door that says looking for cabinets? I will buy them for you!!!!! That only lasts so long before you are out of money. I will be fine I was just so surprised the companies stated their postitions when they are clearly not professional in their approach to problem solving. Lastly..... I was in the owners house friday night till 8:30 pm installing the last delivery of doors that showed up 6:00 pm. The national sales manager told me the doors would arrive thursday when he said he was going to replace my business with another one meaning I do not sell enough of his products for him to care.... I called the owners to tell them thursday was the day and to be home if possible to finish. Thursday comes and I get a call from the plant thursday afternoon saying the truck was finally loaded and just left and would arrive to me late friday. I had to call the owners and say false alarm should be tomorrow now. The manager knew that he did not have the courtsey to explain what he meant by thursday was my day..... The owners said to me friday they never know if I am telling the truth because what ever I say will happen never does. I am always miss lead by the company I immediately let the owners know what the plan is when I get information from Touchstone to find out the day of that I was not told the right thing. I have had 3 drivers deliver the 4 times they have been there. All of them have said they hate working their and are looking for other jobs as what happens to me all happens to them and the other employees. I do what ever is possible to give the best service I am able to. It amazes me there are so many companies who have enough people to work with they do not have to do the same. This business is awfull everyone wants you to give them the world for service value and quality and always beat you down to get it. It is a struggle every day to justify your products and services are worth the purchase. Reputation is everything and easy to lose when you have a finite number of repeat clients. Most of my business is repeat with various types of professionals in the Remodeling industry. I do all I can to make what I do professional and acurate the first time. The longer I am in this business I learn that a national company does not need to do the same thing as there are many fish in the sea for them to switch to.

What a fabulous find! I want to live in your coworker‘s neighborhood. :) I don’t know the answer, but wanted to add Poul Kjærholm to your list. He did these sort of loose weave chairs, too ... but most of his are armless. It also brings to mind traditional woven (and metal) Balinese chairs I’ve seen ... maybe someone’s modern take on that style. I’ll keep looking, I love mysteries like this. (Side note: those floors are gorgeous!) ETA: Now I want to weave my own chair: https://www.finewoodworking.com/membership/pdf/380353/011284064.pdf