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Missing John for 10 years now…
07.03.09 | Permalink | 2 CommentsMy friend and cousin John Rush died 10 years ago this weekend. I cannot believe it has been that long.
Since this blog is about design, I’ll just mark the occasion by saying that he was a great guy: very smart, very funny, and an amazing musician. He was always in search something cooler and better [...] -
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Danish Glass Collection on eBay
I’m posting this to let readers know that I have listed a large part of my Danish glass collection on eBay. In an effort to “streamline” my collection, I need to let a few things go. I hope you are interested. Please let me know if there are any questions. I’ll probably list a few [...]
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Dansk & Quistgaard, life
Objectified Film Poster – Cool Like Dansk
Did you see the new poster for the upcoming Gary Hustwit film Objectified? If you liked his film Helvetica, you’ll love this one! The poster is super cool and show a great range of amazing objects from throughout the history of Industrial Designer. I don’t see any Jens Quistgaard pieces in there, but is that [...]
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life
Some old Grateful Dead Photos
03.14.09 | Permalink | 3 CommentsI got my scanner out for some more old Grateful Dead photos, but these are REALLY old. I did not take these. They were taken (probably in New York) by the late jazz photographer Raymond Ross. He used to live above the original Knitting Factory, and they were purchased directly from him in the late [...]
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life
The Witch’s House
03.14.09 | Permalink | 2 CommentsI just found that there has been a book written about the late Mary Nohl, who is the misunderstood Witch of Fox Point, Wisconsin. She had a home that was covered in and surrounded by her art. It was located right on Lake Michigan in a small exclusive suburb of Milwaukee. You had to go down a [...]
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life
Grateful Dead Photos – Alpine Valley 1987
I was going through my old photos this weekend and came across some photos that I wanted to share. In the summer of 1987 I sat front row at 4 Grateful Dead shows in a row at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in Wisconsin. I took advantage of all the skills I had acquired in [...]
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life
Guitar Tones
Sorry for writing so much about guitar and music on my Danish Modern blog, but hopefully readers will find this interesting.
Since I got my new guitar, I’ve been playing it exclusively through my computer, and have been pretty much blown away by how great it sounds. I’d love to use a real amp, but it [...] -
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Long Live Adam Carolla
I just found out today that the syndicated Adam Carolla radio show was cancelled. His station went Top 40 – no more talk – just crappy music all day. This saddens me greatly as he and his crew kept me company on my 45 min-each-way commute. Whether you agree or disagree with him, you can’t [...]
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life
Rare Woods Guitar – The Happy Ending
Those of you who have been following the saga of my guitar can rest easily. It has all ended and all is well. Here’s the short version of the story:
- Jake builds custom guitar for Mark in 1991
- Mark gets crazy and decides to cannibalize said guitar and blogs about it
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Dansk & Quistgaard, life
It’s been a year…
A little over a year ago, on Jan 4, 2008, Jens Quistgaard died at 88.
I found out a few weeks later while finalizing the research for my book, Danish Pepper. I was scouring Danish design sites late at night using a free online translator to see if there were any additional biographical facts I could [...]
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