Interesting read on Finnish design ending up in Tokyo and elsewhere: jonasforth.com/the-ones-that-got-away/
Blog — Apr ’13 — April reading list
Restoration — Mar ’13 — Before & after
Repair of a broken leg.
Restoration — Mar ’13 — Ercol dining table
Restoration of an Ercol round drop leaf dining table. Designed by Lucien Ercolini. New oil finish.
Restoration — Mar ’13 — Wim Rietveld Pyramid chairs
Restoration of ten Pyramid chairs. Designed by Wim Rietveld in 1960 for De Cirkel, Amsterdam.
Blog — Mar ’13 — Gerrit Rietveld, 1937
“It’s hard to say what value an object eventually gets”
Restoration — Mar ’13 — Danish dining table: Severin Hansen Jr.
Restoration of a rare danish dining table: Severin Hansen Jr. for Haslev Møbelsnedskeri, 1962. Photos by Sarah Eechaut.
Research — Feb ’13 — Zig-Zag chair, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, 1932-34
This chair was constructed with the help of the book ‘How to construct Rietveld Furniture’. In constructing Rietveld’s furniture, one moves through the proportions, stability and joining techniques to the sculptural qualities. Understanding a design by re-creating it.
Blog — Oct ’12 — Marcel Breuer for Isokon
Marcel Breuer plywood nesting tables from the 1930s. Currently for sale at Stockholm based gallery Jackson Design. Great selection of carefully chosen pieces!
Restoration — Oct ’12 — Rosewood veneered tabletop
Rosewood veneered tabletop restoration + new oil finish.