There’s an auction right now for a JHQ mill that someone in Colorado decided to decorate.  That’s right, she took a wood burning tool to the mill and drew flowers, curly lines, and dots all over it.  Looks like she did a nice job, but why would she do this?  Does this increase the value?  […]

One of the most amazing homes in Palm Springs is the Bob Hope house.  Perched like a giant turtle on an exclusive hill above Palm Springs, the house by John Lautner – built in the 70s – can be seen for miles around.  It really captures the imagination.  Unfortunately, it is at the top of […]

I go to Palm Springs every Thanksgiving with the whole family to visit my grandfather and enjoy the sun.  The trip for me always entails a day of enjoying the modern architecture and some modern shopping.  My very favorite house (and I’m hardly alone in this assessment) is Neutra’s 1946 Kaufmann House.  I try to […]

When frequent commenter and Peppermill Wiki owner Todd P moved into his new house, the first thing he did was unpack his collection in the perfect location.  He was kind enough to share a photo with us.  He has a cool collection, with quite a few rare Quistgaard pieces.  However, I think the Nissen and […]

One of my most popular posts was about the amazing guitar I had built in 1991 by Jake Savin and my plans to rebuild it into a more traditional Stratocaster type guitar.  Many commenters decried the “destruction” of such a unique instrument and I defended my decision the best I could. However, I was amazed […]

I’ve been noticing that there has been a few Dansk pepper mill collections going up on eBay recently.  There have been at least 3, maybe 4.  Some small, a few quite large.  All have been sold one mill at a time (smart). I’m wondering why this might be.  There are a few possibilities. 1.  The […]

It’s been a while since I’ve posted on recent auctions.  There was a long time without much interesting happening over the summer, then a flurry of great auctions (not always mills) that I got a few good scores from, and then recently there’s been a few big, exciting auctions that have ended. A few recent […]

What an amazing day for our country.  I’m proud of us.

I was not aware, but Miyoko Ohtake posted more from my interview on the Dwell blog.  Check it out…   Big thanks for the Tiny Teaks article!

I’ve noticed over the last year that there has been a lot of Dansk pieices appearing in the Design Within Reach catalogs.  I’m always happy to get this eye candy in my mailbox, and overjoyed when Quistgaard’s work shows up as a prop.  I know from a friend who used to work at DWR that […]