Vintage danish design part 1

Ax chair, designed by Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard Nielsen. Rare version with leather back and seat.

vintage tourjacket part 1

Recently on ebay, this pretty spectaculair vintage tourjacket. Never seen this one before... and the embroidery looks to be original, although not in super good condition. It didn't sell (asking price was 800 bucks).

The Lemurians

Based in California the Lemurian Order is a fellowship devoted to teachings based on ancient wisdom they trace back to civilizations on the lost continents of Mu and Atlantis. The order was founded in 1936.

The surprising thing about the fellowship is their contribution to modern design after WWII. They concentrated primarily on woodwork. Launching first a line of dinnerware with plates, bowls, salad servers and beakers, created from oil finished walnut and mahogany (often featured in magazines like Arts & Architecture). Later this evolved to custom work for designers and architects, involving large mosaic wall plaques, mobiles and table lamps. By the early 60's this was so popular that they established a line of architectural hardware (mostly door handles, push plates, etc). By the late 70's demand for their products ebbed and production ceased.

First picture is a period ad and picture 2 is a display of door pulls and handles.

The real Mad Men

A BBC documentary from 1967 featuring Young & Rubicam creative director Steve Frankfurt. Frankfurt was at the time the youngest executive in advertising and also one of the first to use the writer/art director team.

Dutch architecture part 1

The Hamburger House in Noordwijk, designed by Gerrit Rietveld and built in 1959.