What exactly is it about letters, type, font that is so fascinating?  I can’t quite put my finger on it – the pull I feel towards typography. It’s not about words, although I love words.  It applies equally to characters printed on a page, painted on a sign, created out of wood or metal as [...]

I have finally gotten the lot of vintage CathrineHolm enamel kitchenware listed on ebay.  I promised to do so when I blogged about it here, and I can’t believe it has taken me this long.  But at any rate, it’s up and you can find it here.  Get on over there and bid, and get [...]

Does anyone else feel this way, or is it just me?
I love lamps and lighting of all kinds.  I understand the impact that the right shade can have, and the damage that can be done to good design with the wrong shade.  I get all that.
Often, when I see a lamp with a shade on [...]

The other day Steven and I went to Cooperstown to hang out with our old friend Bob Graham.  He is an antiques dealer and lighting designer, and I wrote about him here last year.  We delivered some merchandise that Bob bought from us after seeing it here on TA&D (ah, it’s working!)  Our afternoon together [...]

As I have mentioned here before, I love vintage CathrineHolm enamelware.  For me the forms, colors and patterns totally evoke the whole mid-century vibe – kitschy and fun, and at the same time clean and elegant.  All I have to do is catch a glimpse of a bowl or pan, in a pile of ordinary [...]

We are getting organized to travel home from North Carolina.  I took a break from packing and took a bunch of pictures of the antiques we bought while we were here.  We found some wonderful things (in addition to the giant H of the last post) including mid-century lamps, Blenko glass, cool industrial, mercury glass, [...]

Where are the true roots of modern design?  My formal art education is somewhere between lacking and non-existent, but sometimes that is a good thing.  It frees me to stumble upon my own little revelations of culture and form with joy, instead of having them covered (as I’m sure they would have been) in some [...]

Okay, I admit, I am not qualified to make that statement.  I don’t know how Hans feels about Twitter (or felt, as he passed away in 2007.)  What I really mean is, we love Hans Wegner and we love Twitter.  Let me tell you a story.
Steven found a wonderful Hans Wegner J-16 rocking chair for [...]

The new merch we bought yesterday is everywhere!  This is my life – we go out and fill the van, but then we’re too busy or exhausted to unload it.  Then the next morning Steve has to rush off to the shop in Hudson so anything that isn’t going directly there ends up on the [...]

Sometimes a bad situation creates an opportunity for real positive change.  About a month ago I had a problem with my blog, and could not upload photos.  I went looking for help, and got advice about some fixes I could try on my own.  In retrospect I am happy that they did not work (although [...]