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  Danish Pepper on Facebook

  12.06.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  I have started a Facebook Page for Danish Pepper.  My hopes is that it becomes a way for people interested in collecting Danish Pepper Mills, Jens Quistgaard, and other Danish Modern accessories to connect.  I’ll mirror posts from this blog, and all of you who decide to be “fans” can help move the conversation forward […]

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  Pepper mill collection SOLD!

  03.08.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  For three short hours today you could have bought this nice pepper mill collection for the low low price of only $1,250.  Well, maybe the price isn’t that low, but considering that two of the 14 are rare enough to be worth prob $250 each, and over half have early metal grinders, it starts to […]

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  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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  iPhone 3G essay

  10.09.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  John Gruber published an essay on his Daring Fireball blog yesterday on the iPhone 3G.  It looks at the phone overall in it’s historical context as well as a detailed analysis of the new iPhone vs the original iPhone.  It’s a great read.

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  Apple’s Latest Design Award

  07.16.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Apple wins a ton of design awards.  I’m including this one on the blog for two reasons. – It is an especially prestigious award – It was a project I produced I.D. magazine has recognized the best in design in its Annual Design Review since 1954.  This year’s awards were announced, and the redesign of […]

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  Thoughts on Obama’s Smear Site

  06.17.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  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 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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