December 2010

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• Dansk & Quistgaard

  Strandgaarden Visit: The Workshop

  12.29.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  The room I was most looking forward to was visiting during our Danish adventure to Jens Quistgaard’s home was his workshop.  I had seen photos of the space, and it was featured in the “Saucepan” documentary. Although he wasn’t working at this house during his most productive period at the beginning of the Dansk line, […]

• Dansk & Quistgaard

  Strandgaarden Visit pt 2

  12.25.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  And after a few more week of not writing, we’re back to the story of our visit to Jens Quistgaard’s home. After lunch we did a little exploring of the property and the area. This is Mae and I in the courtyard, outside the front door of the main house.  Across the way was the […]

• Teak Salt & Peppers

  Another Amazing Pepper Mill Collection

  12.24.10 | Permalink | 18 Comments

  I wanted to share some amazing photos sent to me from a reader in the midwest. He’s got an amazing collection of Quistgaard and other designers’ mills. The son of a industrial and graphic designers, he grew up on this stuff in the 60’s and says my book helped rekindle his appreciation. He also has […]

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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.

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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 >

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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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