Last-Thing-You-Acquired # 44  

Nice guy: the Salin blanket chest is a very nice piece. The hinges made of teak are particularly gorgeous.
Minimoma: I noticed the glue shroud retains an impression, not just of the outer dimensions of the label, but also of the Herman Miller logo. I can't tell, but does it also retain the lettering?

I purchased the Peter Maly stainless steel fireplace bellows and log stand for Conmoto at the end of March. My dealer gives me pricing on dead inventory too good to say no. It helps they also give me dating.
I also ask them to bring along four (4) Julia Dozsa Marie Luise PVC table mats for Driade Kosmo for Mom and Dad's Easter table. My 83 year old dad appreciated the gesture.
My vendor suggested I stop spending hundreds and begin spending thousands to acquire monumental pieces at the same price ratio. I agreed.
By the end of May I should be "getting serious" with B&B Italia (case goods). I will post images after free delivery (yes they treat me square).

leif - the embossed HM/Charles Eames has everything including the lettering, it is just hard to photograph. It is on the curving part the seat underside unlike the example label I showed which is on the flatter part of the chair underside and as I mentioned before, I am not that familiar how those labels are affixed originally or if it is supposed to leave an impression after the original label is long gone.

Although obsolete, a fine example of Dieter Rams for Braun from the mid 1960's for under $10. Even the original vinyl case is well designed.
Niceguy, I am not sure if you are a Pierre Paulin fan (or a reissued icon fan) but his iconic desk reiintroduced by Ligne Roset will be a nice addition to your collection.

It is easy to give my father quality sports related products for gifts. This last Christmas we gave Dad the Studio Job Playtime Volley ball leather pouf for Montis+. He was happy.
Last week, cataloged today, I purchased the Bob Gibson, Jim Palmer and Gaylord Perry signed Hall of Fame Rawlings official MLB baseballs. I like these*, but Dad likes them more. It will be a good Father's Day.
*Bob Gibson would be my choice
minimoma,
Too cool... Congrtulations.
I like vintage Braun small electronics. The form and function are always excellent.

" Each time I plan on scaling back on acquisitions, a deal finds me that I can't pass up. Then again, these deals tend to find me while I'm constantly scanning craigslist and eBay."
Hahaha... well said cdsilva... I totally recognize myself.

minimoma,
I reviewed your photos again and prior re-reading the post ask myself, what is this fourth photo other than a cool desk and nice spiral stairs. Then I noticed your mention of the Pierre Paulin desk.
I remember seeing an original and being pleased. The re-issue is indeed nice and ligne roset is a reputable company. I appreciate your suggestion.
I am typing at a Franco Albini Pedestal desk for Knoll Studio with an Arne Jacobsen Series 7 3217 armchair with swivel base for Fritz Hansen for seating and a Bernhard Dessecker Prototype table lamp for Ingo Maurer. I am prepared.
My wife use a Piet Hein and Arne Jacobsen D438 table for Fritz Hansen as her desk with the Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick Aeron chair for Herman Miller (not my favorite design acquired) with a Ron Rezek Bolo classic linen table lamp for Rezek division of Artemide at our other home.
We are prepared... I fancy a Philippe Starck BaObab desk for Vitra.
Once again, thank you for thinking of me. You are kind.

Sure enough, a couple of Poul Volther / Frem Rojle chairs jumped in my back seat earlier today.

Howard Miller George Nelson Bubble and Catalog

Nice, objectworship!
I just got a Howard Nelson Accuwave DS wall clock at the thrift store for a few dollars. I must have seen references to radio-controlled clocks in my life but never paid any attention. Wow--pretty trippy! I have it facing Fort Collins, CO out my bedroom window right now, hoping it'll pick up the signal (which is apparently strongest between 10pm and 5am!) so that it can reset itself. So far the time is a bit wonky. Plus i can't find anything online about how to set the time zone on it and it's not obvious on the back of the clock at all. It seems to be on Pacific Time (the default) right now though was a few minutes slow last time I checked it.
Anyway, I have always liked a basic school clock and I really like the typeface on this one. It's new, not vintage and not all that special, and I'm not even sure it'll work in my concrete bunker of an apartment, but so far it's been worth the money just to learn all this stuff about radio-controlled clocks!

I also got a couple of pretty beat-up old Bojesen soldiers awhile back, and the Hans Bølling Optimist and Pessimist. (I've had the HC Andsersen books for years---early 60s edition and vol. 1 is around here somewhere but they were scribbled in by their young owner so probably not worth much.)
I'd seen many photos of the O&P but none in person until I got these. I was surprised at how big they were---more in girth than in height, I guess. I love them.
(More on the other guy in the next post)

last one for now--
I got these two awhile back---thought the dude was a Hans Bølling but wasn't 100% sure the duck was, but mostly I thought they'd be a fun project and they didn't cost much so who cares. Turns out both are knockoffs. The Stritt guy is by Zooline and the most obvious difference is the shape of the ears. The rest is almost exactly the same (slightly longer torso) (ok, no red hair ever on the originals but I wasn't sure about that at first). I put new shearling wool hair on him and made new feet out of birch half-eggs from a crafts supplier. (Tip: you need a drill press to do the holes. Or at least I wish I'd had one. I suck at woodworking.)
The rather sad part is that i just happened upon photos I took of a genuine Stritt i got at auction 8-9 years ago for a couple of bucks and sold because I didn't think he was that appealing. OH WELL. I'd completely forgotten about that.
Now for the duck---the size didn't seem to match up with the genuine ones in that style. And sure enough---there were near exact copies made in the Philippines. Drat. But I had fun fixing it up, at least until I got to drilling the angled hole into the new foot (which i'd cut with a coping saw out of a free beech paint stirring stick i got at a paint store in Denmark when we lived there). Again: I suck at woodworking. I cannot stress this enough.
The differences are really obvious in the side-by-side photos but it was a lot harder to tell when it was in pieces!

At first I thought it was just an empty discarded box. I was hoping for an unused Kite clock or something but a 6700 uninstalled built in electric wall clock by Howard Miller is OK too.

This came from Howard Miller, the 6700 series built-in wall clocks were part of the George Nelson designs for Howard Miller.

A very fun week end! I brought 8 of these La fonda's home. Yes only 6 shown, I was in a haste to get them in my truck and already loaded 2 by the time I saw the matching Porsche photo-op