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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

I recently found out that one of my candle holders is possibly Rude Osolnik Candlesticks. I thought they were from Denmark but Rude Osolnik was actually a well-known American wood turner since the 50′s.

Rude Osolnik created robust forms from a variety of woods in Kentucky. He is famous for being able to use figures in the wood he makes, creating a unique style that only Rude Osolnik can turn.

His sleek lined neck candles are very iconic but he also created beautiful wood pieces. I’m very happy to discover that I own one of his pieces! Available on ebay!

Via: Modern 50, artnet, hopingforhappyaccidents

Some great items from etsy.
*Mid Century Modern Carving Set ($28)

*Vintage Baby Blue Tea and Coffee Set ($48)
*Elegant Trio Danish Modern Candle Sticks ($24)
*Midcentury Modern Apple Shaped Ice Bucket in Solid Walnut ($45)
*Vintage Danish Modern Lounge Chair ($350)

I’m always quite fond of vintage car ads, especially the VW beetle ones that are shown here. The simple layout and witty tag lines could probably still be used today.

The links below has a great archive of beetle ads, check them out!
Source: thinkingoutabox, atticpaper

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I’m planning to have a small update in my living room area, which makes it the time to say goodbye to my IKEA Saarinen replica round table. I’m a little loss as to which table would go better with my blue Eames Eiffel chairs so I did some research:

These are some results for the round table with the Eames chairs from Apartment Therapy, Design Sponge and key loves vintage. It seems like the white table is still the most popular.

These are the rectangular tables. If it is rectangle, maybe the wooden long tables will go better with the chairs but I will need more room for them. Let me know if you have any suggestions!