January 2010

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• Teak Salt & Peppers

  Dansk reissue mill “Jane” now available on Amazon

  01.29.10 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Finally, the mill “Jane” is available on Amazon.  I like this design the best out of the reissues, and it is based on the rarest of the designs they decided to reissue.  It’s a little “thicker” in the middle than the original, but still quite cool. Dansk Pepper Mill and Salt Shaker Jane at Amazon

• design

  Pantone Pepper Mills

  01.21.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  I rarely post about pepper mills besides Danish Modern pepper mills because, frankly, I don’t care too much about grinding pepper per se.  But, these are some cool new ones put out by the nice people at Pantone. Pantone is famous for defining colors for designers and anyone else who needs colors accurately defined.  They […]

• Dansk & Quistgaard

  Jens Quistgaard Documentary – Free event at Design Within Reach Potrero Studio San Francisco

  01.08.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  I am pleased to officially announce a special event at the Design Within Reach Potrero Studio in San Francisco. A free showing of the new documentary film: The Designer Jens Quistgaard: A Saucepan for my Wife The filmmaker Stig Guldberg will be attending the event and hosting a short Q&A session after the film.  There […]

• design

  JanSport Heritage Series

  01.08.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Although I am more often found on my sofa these days than hiking in the back country, I have always had a love for the outdoors, and an even greater love for outdoor equipment design.  This started back in the day when I was a Boy Scout and got my first backpack.  I did a […]

• Dansk & Quistgaard, Teak Salt & Peppers

  Visit to Sam Kaufman Gallery

  01.03.10 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Any serious Dansk collector should include a trip to the Sam Kaufman Gallery as part of a trip to the Los Angeles area.  I had the pleasure of visiting him and his gallery over the winter break on a road trip down to Southern California. First of all, the collection.  If both of my cameras […]

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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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