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Billy Elliot and G Plan
Billy Elliot is a film we here at Mid Century Mobler could watch over and over again. It satisfies your thirst for dancing, T. Rex, and fascinating wallpaper. This time, we found some mid century nuggets! As most of you know, we travel to the UK a few times a year to bring English mid century pieces back to the U.S. One of our favorite (or should I say 'favourite')...
WHO IS EDMOND SPENCE?
There are a lot of mid century designers who's names are slowly forgotten over the years, and some (Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl, Adrian Pearsall) who have resurfaced to become some of the most recognizable names in mid century design. Nonetheless, it's usually those designers who have faded into obscurity that prove to have some of the most timeless and important work. Edmond J. Spence is one of those designers. Although...
RUSSIAN REVIVAL OF TYPEWRITERS!
Underwood Electric Typewriter 1957 (via) NPR reported earlier in this week that Russia, in order to increase security in the wake of Snowden and the NSA, has begun using typewriters for top- secret communications. Ignoring the draconian undertones, typewriters remind of us color, design, and Bombay Talkie! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7e80rBSzC0 I'm sure modern Russian ads won't need to capture the sophistication,luxury, and decadence American typewriter ads propagated through the 60s. Typewriters were...
WHAT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE THING ON EBAY?
Sometimes when have a moment, we like to ponder the important questions. Questions like "What's the most expensive mid century thing on eBay right now?" Apparently it's this gigantic 10" Mid Century Murano Glass chandelier for $45,000. Insane! And the runners up - this handsome Gio Ponti teak credenza for a cool $24,000. And this M.F Harty Stow Davis living room set for $21,000.
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