29.12.08
Newgate Bubble Clock
The Bubble clock gets half its retro look from the colors and shape, the other half from the classic ’60s modern typeface: Eurostile.
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22.12.08
More Carter Bros. Scoop Chairs for Sale
Offer an item that we’ve covered on this blog, take some good photos, and link back to the related post here. ... There is still some inevitable scrunching going on and I must say I still prefer the rarer two-cushion version best, but this is one of the better examples of the Scoop Chair that I’ve seen on eBay since we first discussed them in January.
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Salt and Pepper Shakers
“ salt and pepper shakers ”, recently submitted to our photo group . ... bought these in Saugatuck, Michigan at a great retro shop called Swell Times...they remind me of somthing Jonathan Adler would do but these are vintage...
Read on »13.12.08
Ideas for Vacationland Homes
Victor Underhill shares with the Mid-Century Illustrated group this vacation house plan booklet from the ’60s. No fantastic illustrator isn’t credited other than “Orbeck” on the cover.
Read on »11.12.08
Box Sofa by Autoban/De La Espada
Don’t read too much into it — the number is completely random (just used whatever I liked best in FF Oxide , actually) — but anything that tops my list of covetable items, or those things which you should get me for Christmas, will now get this label. ... The big question on everyone’s mind when seeing something this square, with a back this low, and padding this spare: can I sit on it for more than a few minutes?
Read on »30.11.08
Sam Maloof, 93 and Still Woodworking
He turned down millions to mass produce his work and continues to make everything in his own studio, completing about 50 pieces a year. ... Maloof is probably most famous for his spindled rockers , but he has designed around 500 pieces , some of them more modern in style.
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More Teak Platform Beds
This post from early on in MCM’s history continues to get a lot of views, so I suppose there is some demand for vintage mid-century modern beds. ... And for those with less space in the bedroom, there’s another sans nightstands with that gentle curve on the side from last year’s find.
Read on »16.11.08
Universum Chess Set by Arthur Elliott for Anri, Italy
All the pieces have felt lined bottoms and are so unusual and intricate, yet a joy to handle and use (we personally obtained this same set many years ago and would not part with it at any price). When you unlatch the brass hasp and open the box you will find a removable wood top tray that contains half of the pieces, each situated within its own divided custom crafted section.
Read on »15.11.08
Grandaddy of Expanding Slat Tables
From Simplymod , a Brown Saltman table so solid “you can seat your entire family on this baby or put your giant plasma TV on it and have no fear”. Expands from 55½ to 97 inches.
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Dieter Rams and Cold War Modern at the V&A
I may have to take a trip to London just to see the V&A Museum’s Cold War Modern , “the first exhibition to explore international developments in modern art, design, architecture and film in the context of the Cold War”. The microsite offers several videos, including these two from white hot industrial design guru Dieter Rams.
Read on »26.10.08
Nelson Slat Bench in its Natural Habitat
“ don’t stop ”, recently submitted to our photo group by †mariana
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