This week we've been running back and forth to the hospital getting some tiny skin cancer dots taken care of and with the new puppy-child who can't be left alone for very long, I haven't had much time to scout out the good finds.
This week we lucked out twice!
The first lucky find was a stash of early 50s Fornasetti Musica plates. Apparently they've been waved in my face for a month, but I only "saw" them yesterday. That happens sometimes.
I like the variations on a theme porcelain from Fornasetti's studio, but the earlier pieces of Fornasetti's hand colored lithography seems more artistic to me. If you ever need a bit of info on Fornasetti Studios, I recommend the book "Fornasetti - Designer of Dreams".
So those will be going to our Bond & Bowery site this week along with some gorgeous vintage industrial lighting.
Then today I found my other great find of the week. We were joking this morning that since the surgeries are right in the middle of my face, a tiny spot = a GIANT bandage, I won't be hunting and searching much this week. So after leaving the hospital before the lydocain wore off and in the middle of freezing rain, we ran by a few of my favorite spots.. that's dedication for ya!
At our very first stop we found my favorite find of the week - something that will keep me from being bummed about being stuck at home this week. A REAL KILL.
Fresh Kills it the excellent tag line for a funky Mid Century Modern shop in NYC called White Trash NYC. Fresh Kills is just an excellent tag line all around. Sourcing vintage is a bit like hunting. A fresh find is a thrill..
This fab 1950s in store display is Tee-rific! I love it! "Real-Kill is Stainless". And Guaranteed! Word.
Fab industrial rolling display cart is going to be one terrific bookshelf or storage unit in someone's fantastic vintage industrial live/work space. For the truly unique and shameless, this would make an eclectic bar cart putting most vintage airline beverage carts to SHAME.
Love the blue and orange color scheme and the hand lettering is sharp.
Real Kill is Real Cool!
Real-Kill will be cleaned and restored but not refinished. I like my vintage industrial authentic, original and with a bit of rust.
In other news, Jim created the most unusual light fixture the other day using a large freeway street light and a spun aluminum base.
Somewhat, and only very slightly in the realm of ideas, similar to the Marc Newson Super Guppy. But this fixture looks more like a streamlined pod on a spun aluminum base. This one is just under 5 feet and stands straight up. The proportions are "right" and it looks a bit like a mechanical shark balancing on it's tail. Yes, I love it.
We did an interview the other day for an online design blog and one of the questions was, 'where do you see design heading?' I'm not a visionary, and while I love what I love, I'm not about to dictate style. That said, here's what I like: I like pairings and I like combinations that are not normal. Currently we are really enjoying pairing Hollywood Regency WITH Industrial, done right, it's fantastic. Done wrong and it's the visual equivalent of using Alum instead of Sugar in your cookie dough.
I do still like some Mid Century modern, the very best pieces and examples will always be worth having. But I think that a lot of the middle of the road MCM is just not that interesting anymore.
Once it gets knocked off 50 ways from Sunday, none of it looks good. Even the original loses some of it's shine.
Think of the classic Chanel suit or an LV Grande Noe, both have been copied from high to low, now even the originals are somewhat cliche and suspect. That's how a feel about a lot of mid range original MCM.
The pieces that can't be copied or watered down though mass production, that's where my money is. Paul Evans, Wendel Castle, that's classic MCM that can't be inexpensively faked.
For those of us that are not in the habit of dropping 80K on a credenza, I'm thinking a return to Victoriana, but through a Steampunk lens. Industrial Age Factory broadsides 80s Cyberpunk and rolls into a Victorian ER. Bespoke antiquity.
That's the vicodan talking.
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