In a few days, I will be heading to Denmark with my wife to visit the land of teak pepper mills. I was invited by Henriette Quistgaard to visit Strandgaarden – Jens Quistgaard’s home and workshop by the sea.  I will visit along with Stig Guldberg, creator of the Jens Quistgaard documentary film, over night and […]

Crate & Barrel has reissued 3 more Dansk pepper mills from the Jens Quistgaard archive.  This in addition to the four already available.  Very cool! From the Dansk International archives exclusively for Crate and Barrel, Jens Quistgaard’s award-winning mid-century designs are reinterpreted just for a new generation in eco-friendly acacia wood. With the same warm […]

One mill in my collection has been a mystery ever since I first saw it in real life.  It seems to be a real Quistgaard designed Dansk mill, but there are a few strange things about it. First of all, the wood grain is somewhat different than most Dansk mills.  It does not feel like […]

Over the last year, Target has been rolling out their new “in-house” brand of home products called up&up. And I’m obsessed with them. Somehow Target has managed to laser in on multiple areas of interest for me and came up with a killer combination. First of all, I like good, consistent design.  I really like […]

Before I collected Quistgaard’s work, before I collected other Danish Modern, I collected Martini Shakers. My collection started in the mid-to-late 90s when I was living in New York City, making very little, and getting interested in mid-century design.  There were a ton of cool stores in NYC and flea markets every weekend and I […]

There is an amazing series of pepper mill auctions right now on eBay.  Or, should I say, half an amazaing collection.  The other half already sold – check “completed listings” after following this link.  Some rare pieces, very cool! Of note from the first round of sales was a Nissen mill that sold for $300, […]

I am pleased to announce that Stig Guldberg’s documentary The Designer Jens Quistgaard: A Saucepan for My Wife DVD is now availble in the US. Buy on Amazon > Buy on eBay > A few things you might want to know: — The DVD includes the 36 minutes documentary film as well as 8 additional […]

Over the last few weeks, the new documentary on Jens Quistgaard: A Saucepan for my Wife has  premiered in Denmark and San Francisco.  I was proud to be part of the event in San Francisco, hosted by the Design Within Reach Potrero Studio. A good sized crowd came out for the event.  Some Quistgaard collectors, […]

Special event at Design Within Reach Potrero Studio 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 will be an exhibition of Quistgaard’s work as well.  Refreshments will […]

Check out the nice DWR Design Blog post on Jens Quistgaard.  It was written by one of the account executives at the Potrero Studio, where they will be showing the recently completed Quistgaard documentary. Come see the free screening – this Thursday 2/11/21010 – at the Potrero Studio in scenic (and currently sunny) San Francisco.