January 2009

The Archives

• Dansk & Quistgaard, life

  It’s been a year…

  01.30.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  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 […]

• design, Teak Salt & Peppers

  Great review of Danish Pepper book

  01.29.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Canadian design blog Kitka Design Toronto posted a very nice review of my book, Danish Pepper.  You can read it here: http://kitkadesigntoronto.com/?p=917 I did a little reading of the blog and there are lots of great articles on Modern Design and the joy of collecting design items.  They also have some cool profiles of […]

• Teak Salt & Peppers

  Rare Woods Wenge Mill – new eBay auction

  01.24.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  In a rare move, I’m selling a Dansk salt and pepper set by Quistgaard.  I couldn’t resist when I saw this for sale, but it wasn’t cheap, so I’m going to sell it in the hopes I make a little extra money to buy more pepper mills. You can visit the auction here to read […]

• life

  Change

  01.20.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Yes we can!  And all that!!! What a great day for the US.  Amazing speech, amazing day.  I can’t wait for the change to start… Did you see the new whitehouse.gov?  That was quick, and there’s even a blog.

• interactive

  eBay Grievances

  01.13.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  I was pretty busy during the holiday with work, so I haven’t been able to post lately.  In the spirit of Festivus, I thought I’d start the new year out right by airing some grievances with eBay. I have a love/hate relationship with eBay.  It’s probably my favorite site, and it has truly revolutionized the […]

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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

Mark Perlson’s book on Jens Quistgaard’s teak wood pepper mills features photos and illustrations of an amazing collection of mills. Available straight from the author for $24.99 with free US shipping. Learn More about the Danish Pepper book >

Jens Quistgaard DVD

A Saucepan for my Wife is an intimate documentary on the legendary Danish Modern designer. Comes with a 56 page booklet. Subtitled. Buy Now on Amazon >

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