Category — Vintage Collection

One of the classic Mid-century icon, “Hang-It-All” is now introduced with a new limited edition color sporting a black frame and solid walnut balls. It is to be released by Herman Miller this August. The wall hanger will only be in production for only a few months, ending in early 2011.

For those people who think that the original model is too colorful and poppy, this one is definitely more universal for people who prefer a more limited color palette in their room.

Available: DWR, Stardust

The Lollipop Shoppe furniture store in east London has a great collection of mid-century inspired furniture. “The Lollipop Shoppe provides a carefully chosen range of outstandingly conceived and crafted furniture and accessories. Representing a select group of major international manufacturers, it offers a range of classic and contemporary pieces by established designers as well as exciting, up-and-coming design talent.”

I especially enjoyed browsing through their great selection pendant lamps. The one on the right corner and below is up-coming designer Fredrik Mattson‘s PXL Pendant lamp in 2007. It’s a very contemporary design but it goes well with other MCM furniture.

The Lollipop Shoppe
10 Lamb Street, Old Spitalfields Market  London  E1 6EA
Via: The Lollipop Shoppe, dezeen

Amsterdam Modern is another MCM furniture store located in a 5,000 square foot warehouse in Van Nuys. Their inventory comes directly from Amsterdam every three or four months. I just got an email from them that their latest container had just arrived with 75 credenzas, etc.

The place only takes appointments, so you may have call ahead of time if you are interested: 818-590-9100. They carry not only just furniture but also lighting and other household goodies with some famous designer names. The white floor lamp on the picture above for example is the original design by Verner Panton for Louis Poulse! I am 100% sure that I won’t be back empty handed.

14123 Bessemer St
Los Angeles, CA 91401
818-590-9100

This is another part of my vintage fireking collection. They are a set of 4 glass bake milk-white custard cups. Each cup has a little orange and navy candle glow pattern that gives a nice accent on the white glass. I mostly use them for serving dessert, especially flan, my favorite.

The picture above is called ‘Blue Heaven’. These were originally produced by Royal China during the 50′s to 60′s. Although they are not fireking, they will be a good compliment to my collection.

I’ve been collecting these vintage Pyrex kitchen glasswares for daily use. They are very durable and the retro design harmonizes with the modern furniture at my place. These first items are the Cinderella mixing bowls. They carry a unique pattern called the “butterprint” with imagery of farmers and other cute icons.

According to my The Unauthorized Collector’s Guide, they were introduced in 1958 and are easily recognizable by the two pour spout handles of different sizes. They were also produced with many other colorful designs such as pink or yellow. I mainly use them to serve salad depending on the size of the party. If you are interested in it, no worries! you can easily find them at either a flea market or on ebay.