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SWEDISH DESIGN: PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN
There was a thread on the Mid Century Modern board on Facebook, about the weirdest thing people has found in their vintage pieces, and everything from drugs (!) to guns (!!) came up as examples. At Mid Century Møbler, we’re not quite as exciting, or rather, the Swedes and Danes that pre-owned our furniture seems to be a less rowdy bunch. We do, however, find stuff in our pieces, and...
LITTLE BIG MAN
Ever Since You Told Me That You Love Me (I'm a Nut). One of the oddest birds of the 60’s (or any decade for that matter) was a fellow named Herbert Khaury. You’re more likely to know him under his assumed artist name, Tiny Tim. Hid first appearance was in, the godfather of camp Jack Smith’s, film Normal Love in 1963, but it was an appearance on Laugh-In 5 years...
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE SMELL, THESE SWEDISH COOKIES ARE AWESOME!
Baker’s ammonia or ammonium carbonate, as its correct name is, is the cat pee smelling secret of Norther European baking. In Sweden it’s called hjorthornssalt, which literally means, ”deer horn’s salt”, hinting at how it used to be produced. Nowadays the process is synthetic, but it’s still a peculiar ingredient. Being a leavening agent, you don’t want any of it left when the bake is finished. This is where the...
BRUTAL BEAUTY
I’m just going to go ahead and assume you already follow us on Twitter. If you like your concrete exposed, your buildings functional, repetitive and a bit imposing, This Brutal House is another account definitely worth a follow. A good portion of the content is retweets and submission from followers, but the account is well curated and always worth a scroll when you have some time to kill. (photos snatched...
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