June 2008
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Teak Salt & Peppers
Great Mill Collection
06.30.08 | Permalink | 5 CommentsThe website Apartment Therapy features a great blog posting on an article from the June 2008 issue of House Beautiful magazine. The article is a feature on the California home of landscape designer Jay Griffith, and has a great photo of his Dansk pepper collection. I don’t recognize that mill directly to the left of […]
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life
The Hammer Movie
I’d like to take a break from writing about Danish Modern to recommend a movie. It’s call The Hammer and was created by radio host Adam Carolla. You probably know him from his recent appearance on Dancing with the Stars or from his work with Jimmy Kimmel on the Man Show. However, you should erase […]
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Dansk & Quistgaard
Dansk Auction Watch
06.24.08 | Permalink | 2 CommentsA Dansk palisander rosewood tray by Jens Quistgaard sold for $680 today on eBay. This tray is perhaps the most elaborate JHQ design for Dansk, and was part of the valuable “Rare Wood” series. It consists of two side rails spanned by a dozen slats. Each slat is attached to the rail by a small […]
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Teak Salt & Peppers
100 Books Sold
I’m not keeping track too closely, but sometime over the weekend I sold my 100th copy the Danish Pepper book. The book went on sale on 5/15 and I’ve been overwhelmed with the positive feedback. I’m no publishing magnate, but it seems that averaging 2.5 books a day with no retail distribution is pretty good. […]
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Teak Salt & Peppers
Dansk Auction Watch
06.22.08 | Permalink | 2 CommentsThere’s an exciting Dansk pepper auction being held LA Modern auctions. The auction featuring 25 JHQ mills will take place on 6/29. A few interesting notes about the auction. – There is one quite rare mill included here, located at far left in the second row back. It’s a very cool mill that combines two […]
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design
Danish Design Score
I scored a pair of rosewood stools today at a garage sale. They are attributed to Erik Buck for OD Mobler also known as Oddense Maskinsnedkeri. They are seen in teak and rosewood, these are richly grained rosewood. A little wear along the legs and footrest, but nothing a little linseed oil can’t make look […]
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Dansk & Quistgaard
Dansk Auction Watch
A Wenge Rare Woods Series ice bucket sold today for $345 on eBay. I have attached an image from the auction. Here is the item description from the listing: “Designed by the brilliant Jens Quistgaard, who died at the age of 89 on January 4th,2008, as part of the “Rare Woods” series for Dansk, marking […]
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interactive
Thoughts on Obama’s Smear Site
I think the Barack Obama website is amazing – one of the best on the web. The ability of the site to “brand” him as a politician is astoundingly detailed and beautiful. However, I think the recently launched Fight the Smears site could be much better. I think there are some information design issues with […]
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Teak Salt & Peppers
Thai Mystery
06.16.08 | Permalink | 2 CommentsThe grinder of this mill is a real mystery. The mill is one I have documented in my book, excellently illustrated by Robert Chipman, as I did not have this design in my collection. However, now that it is part of my collection, its provenance is somewhat in question. The plastic ring only says “Thailand”. […]
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design
Eames Stamps
I got a postcard from the Eames Office inviting me to a party celebrating the commemorative stamps the US Post Office is going to release next week. Since I don’t live in LA, I won’t be able to attend. But, I will be able to go to the post office and buy some, as they […]
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Teak Pepper is the blog of Mark Perlson, author of Danish Pepper. It is focused on collecting Jens Quistgaard and Dansk, but also covers design, politics, music, media, and other topics.Danish Pepper Book
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