these two pieces represent part of a service for 12 mystery pottery
Paul Mayen for Habitat
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What's New Inside?

American

North Star Go-Along
Paul Mayen for Habitat
danish modern ringed pottery lamp
Tupperware spice shaker stack
IDEAL WARE Beverage Set
these two pieces represent part of a service for 12 mystery pottery

International

Royal Copenhagen Fajance 719/2882 Nils Thorsson Baca
Royal Copenhagen Piet Hein
1961 Upsala Ekeby (Sweden) Stoneware Viking - Taisto Kaasinen
Finnish Taito table lamp
Helgi Joensen Primative Pewter Plate
MÅSTAD 403/04 Pewter Salad Tongs Norway
Dansk Quistgaard Candlesticks
Giotto Stoppino for Heller
Mod Plastic collection
Montreal Expo Plate
1966 Artemide Dedalo Umbrella Stand
Italian Studio Pottery Planter
SOMA-WARE by OTAGIRI 1954
Alvino Bagni Raymor Studio Pottery Ashtray

Global

Metlox California Free Form Chop Plate
Red Wing Town & Country Platter
Red Wing Futura Northern Lights Platter
Living Room
Holt Howard Starry Eyed Santa
Franciscan Starburst

Dining & living in 20th century modern style? Post your photos & share those stories!

Glidden Exhibit


Green Mesa Boat
small bread and butter plate
Glidden Afrikans Planter
Glidden vase

Koffee Klatch

java jive

Latest modish Color Scheme

The latest color scheme was taken from a pattern found on a line of California tableware from the 1950s. Can you name the manufacturer and pattern that inspired this color palette?

Salem

Salem Aquaria

Finally... the elusive Salem Aquaria teapot enters my collection. I'm pretty jazzed! Now I will have to obsess about something else.

recent finds

recent finds

Found a few things this weekend...

Paul McCobb

Symmetric Group #901 Upholstered Lounge Chair designed by Paul McCobb
Symmetric Group #901 Upholstered Lounge Chair designed by Paul McCobb for Widdicomb

The title pretty much says it all. A lovely piece from one of the less known 60's design groups by Paul McCobb.

 

Heath Ceramics

Heath Ceramics Teapot

Recently picked up this beauty.  While the teapot is back in production, this is a vintage example.

Heath Ceramics Teapot

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