Comments on: “Mad Men” Furniture: Don Draper’s Office

By: NormandyDude

NormandyDude — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:40:23 +0000

We bought two boomerang chairs from Futurama and haven't looked back. Ordered and delivered in 6 weeks, made in USA. Great quality!

By: Matt Heinrich

Matt Heinrich — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:33:15 +0000

Any idea what those “simple leather” chairs are that were swapped out for the cane ones? They show up later in Roger’s office. I’m asking because I totally got one at a garage sale for $11 and I’m refinishing it. I’d like to know more about it, so that I can get the finish right!

By: Tonka

Tonka — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 03:26:57 +0000

While the office look was quite good, the Drapers kitchen was a bit too off. That 1948/49 GE refrigerator was way to old for them, It made no sense to have a pale yellow wall oven that DIDN’T match the frige or the electric cook top. Another thing that was way, way off was the alleged “bad” television reception, I mean really, I remember the day before cable, and most channel’s came in crystal clear. Specially if you lived in the NYC metropolitan area where most channels transmitted from the Empire state building. So PLEASE drop the fake horizontal/vertical and snow bit.

By: Donald Rigsby

Donald Rigsby — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:15:15 +0000

A flat black and gold globe was on Don Draper’s Desk. It has a window that displays a number to correspond with the day’s date. To change the number you flip the globe. My wife has an exact piece that was given to her Grandfather by a car dealership. It has only his name and the name of the dealership that gave it to him. We would appreciate some history as the piece has no name of manufacturer date or any other identification. All searches have been of no help.
We were watching an episode from the second season and eerily Don’s flat globe was on 5 so was ours, January 5, 2010.

By: JESSICA DEFINE

JESSICA DEFINE — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:51:04 +0000

Ahh, to work in an office in the 60s///

By: littlewaif

littlewaif — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:39:15 +0000

Don’s desk. Haven’t watched in a while :( , but I have the silver ashtray with the birds with open beaks on my coffee table. Thought it might be an ashtray, thanks for answering that.

By: Erana Stennett

Erana Stennett — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:15:23 +0000

I absolutely love the furniture on Mad Men, thank you for featuring the furniture and set designers on your site. I am very interested in a reproduction of the coffee table in Don’s office in Season 4, Episode 7. I see from your site some of the furniture is custom made and auctioned on ebay. Can you tell me if this particular table is an existing available for purchase?

By: romesh

romesh — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:58:03 +0000

mad man is selling some a couple of pieces at ebay.

By: Stephen Coles

Stephen Coles — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:15:50 +0000

Hi Mike. Yep, we’re definitely doing a Sterling Cooper, before/after.

By: mike fiorillo

mike fiorillo — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:00:15 +0000

Are you planning on doing a post about the new digs in season 4? I’m very intrigued by the design of the new office, and would love to find out where some of the furniture came from. The saarinen pieces in Roger Sterling’s office are rad, as is his Artemide Nesso mushroom lamp :)