As recent eBay activity shows, the auction prices of Dansk salt & peppers are still quite high.  Here’s some highlights from the last month or so. Despite the horrible photography, a super rare Quistgaard wenge mill sold for $837.99, which I think might be a record price for a JHQ mill. A collection of mills […]

Super cool soccer ball with illustrations of vintage electronics found at Old Navy.  Includes a boom box, turntable, synth, mixer, floppy drive, and much more.  Enjoy the photos.

IKEA is one of my favorite stores, I love it each and every time I go there.  With each visit comes infinite ideas.  Sometimes it’s just about using their products in my home, but often they are about how one could change or improve upon their products to make them more fun, higher quality, or […]

For the second year in a row, the Herman Miller Select program has come out with a special, limited edition product just in time for the holiday season.   Last year it was the cowhide Eames LCW chair.  This year it’s a set of 3 tops.  Inspired by the Eames Walnut Stools that have been popular […]

You can now get the reissue Dansk mills designed by Jens Quistgaard from Amazon – currently priced at $49.95.  Click on the mills below or visit my Dansk Peppermill shopping page.

There were a few auctions at the major auction houses with Quistgaard pieces last month. At the September Modern auction at Rago Arts, a pair of cast iron candlesticks sold for $793, well above the $400 – $600 estimate.  This is a very tall piece, almost 18″, and one of the rarer pieces in Jens […]

Seen at Monument on Valencia here in San Francisco is this rare double decker salad bowl. It’s really two salad bowls put together like a hamburger bun. There’s interlocking lips on the edges of the two so it is clear this is how it’s supposed to work. I’m not quite sure of the thinking behind […]

I wrote about this collection a few months ago and now it has appeared for sale at 1st Dibs for the price of $21,000.  It’s an amazing collection, but here’s the big question: Is it worth as much as brand new Honda Accord? The math is pretty simple – with 70 mills it breaks down […]

I think this is a recent development, but Google Books has made EVERY back issue of Life Magainze available online.  This is an incredible resource.  The articles!  The photos!  The ads!  Frankly, I’m mostly into the ads.  So full of classic vintage products, great typography, and the un-PC charm of early marketing.   I love […]

The new (as of March) Paul Smith store in San Francisco is really amazing.  Sure, it has Paul Smith clothing but it also has a great collection of new and vintage design goods which includes books, art, and a great collection of Danish Modern – especially Dansk teak and Lisa Larson ceramics.  Accompanying all those […]