unknown, Portland OR

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unknown, Bend OR

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unknown, NW Portland OR

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unknown, NW Portland OR

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Rocky and Adrianna, NE Portland OR

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It's quite obvious that Adrian and Rocky have grown apart beyond their usual back and forth. Could it be that he was too unstable for her all along?

Jutta, NE Portland OR

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Jutta had just thrown away the key, when she was notified that this particular tree was not at all in need of saving.

Elsa, Mühlberg GER

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As usual the police patrol had advised Elsa not to be out in ice and snow. And as usual she had told them to let it go and that the cold never bothered her anyway. They never get the Frozen reference.

Jules, Oregon City OR

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Jules found himself disbarred and locked out of the office after it came to light that all of his “Swedish degrees and diplomas” were fabrications as flimsy as pressboard furniture.

unknown, Oregon City OR

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secret identity, NW Portland OR

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Nobody knows his name. Few have ever seen him. He stays in the shadows until he is needed. The righteous chairs of Portland may rest easy tonight.

unknown, NW Portland OR

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unknown, NE Portland OR

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unknown, NW Portland OR

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Jordan, Downtown Portland OR

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Unique business idea – check. Downtown location – check. Credit card support – check. Door chime – check. Jordan has really done his homework and is ready for the big rush.

unknown, Seaside OR

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unknown, Mitchell OR

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unknown, NW Portland OR

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Michelle, Washington DC

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To pursue her dream of becoming a real bistro chair, Michelle knew she had to get from Washington to Paris somehow.

unknown, NE Portland OR

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Derek, Elsie OR

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"I should have taken the bus," Derek thought as the brief delay of AmTrak's Coastal Oregon Express entered its seventh decade.

unknown, St Johns, OR

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Daphne, Portland OR

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Daphne had always considered herself as a hard-wooded American, but she also was a Windsor chair – so the news of the Queen's passing hit her quite hard.

Joe, Portland OR

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All this time plotting his escape, Joe had thought his troubles would be over once he had cleared the fence. As it turned out, he was wrong.

Gertrud, Frankfurt GER

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Her joints gave her a lot of trouble lately, but Gertrud was too proud to let the pain show.
Runaway Chairs
A photographic long-term study of the motivations, behaviors and fates of seating furniture trying to make it out in the world. All chairs participated voluntarily and were not coerced or pushed into a certain position. Not all the chairs wished to share their stories. For the ones who did: The views expressed in the captions do not neccessarily reflect those of 36views.cam. Should this site generate any profits, those will – of course – go to chairity.