September 2008

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• Dansk & Quistgaard

  Christie’s Auction whaaaaa?

  09.30.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Wallpaper magazine article mentioned a Christie’s auction for a pair of brass candlesticks that sold for $4,375.  I figured these must be some huge prototype or something but they seem to be the familiar candlesticks that were part of the early Dansk line for many years.  A pair is on eBay right now with […]

• Dansk & Quistgaard

  Wallpaper Magazine Article

  09.29.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  The October 2008 issue of Wallpaper magazine has a very nice article on JHQ.  It has the basic bio on Quistgaard with a focus on on his relative anonymity in Denmark and his increasing attention from the design world at large – he’s finally getting “the glory he deserves.” The best part of the article […]

• life

  Fun in the sun

  09.26.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  If any of my readers were worried about all the rain on my vacation – they can breathe easy. After a massive thunderstorm Wednesday night it’s been beautiful. Only problem is that after all the rain, I was trying to make up for lost time and stayed the water for over two hours and got […]

• life

  Tropical depression

  09.23.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  They say a tropical depression is causing the rain, but I won’t let that depress me. I’m here in the Dominican Republic on vacation for the week. It should clear up tomorrow so I can get back to enjoying this beautful island. That is the view from my room.

• life

  Teak Divedends

  09.20.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  After last week, I’m glad I have my money invested in something with tangible value: teak pepper mills. For me, the S&P 500 stands for “salt and pepper.”

• Dansk & Quistgaard

  Fjord Lives!

  09.17.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Dansk has reissued Fjord flatware after being off the market for 24 years.  That is fjantastic! You can find the Fjord placesettings and carving sets at Amazon or directly through Dansk. The product that launched Dansk itself in 1954 was Fjord flatware, and it is great to see it back on the market.  It looks […]

• design

  Murphy Bar DIY

  09.16.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  An article I wrote for Ready Made magazine a while back is now online.  You can find it here.  I think this is a new addition to the site, although it may have been there earlier.  By the way, that’s not me in the photo, but that is my house.  They are also selling blueprints […]

• design

  CB2 for you

  09.12.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I popped into the new CB2 store in San Francisco last weekend.  It’s Crate & Barrel’s new little brother, and it was really interesting.  It was kind of a combination of Ikea, Crate & Barrel, and Design Within Reach.  It had amazingly low prices, lots of very colorful homewares and accessories, and furniture.  There was […]

• design

  Aalto Garage Sale Score

  09.03.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Another weekend, another garage sale score. As I was running errands before running off to Sonoma for the weekend, I couldn’t help but stop by a garage sale in the ‘hood. There was an old plywood table and a quick glance under it confirmed my suspicions: Alvar Aalto. After a quick “How much” and then […]

• Teak Salt & Peppers

  Dansk Auction Watch Roundup

  09.02.08 | Permalink | 7 Comments

  There have been many exciting Danish Pepper eBay auctions to watch in the last month or so, and I’ll wrap up all the excitement in this post. This one sold for $203. While this isn’t an exorbitant price, it is a somewhat common mill. What drove the price up was that it is an older […]

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