I'd like to ride this beast please.

Yes of course, I’ve always wanted to ride an iron horse. This horse is ‘life size’, so it’s easier to imagine how it would be. I see it everyday, when I walk to work and I think; ‘what a beauty’. And; 'how strong HE must be'.

Maybe one day.

But until then (30th Sep) 'Trojan Horse' is based here.

oh YES, me want

M.C. Excher's (the worlds most famous graphic artist) 'CYCLE'

"Hey Good Lookin'"

I watched a documentary on BBC the other night.

"My wife's been sick - the young'ns, too
And I'm durn near - down with the flu
The cow's gone dry - and them hens won't lay
But - we're still a-livin' - so EVER'-THING'S Okay.

                           

                             RIP - HANK

GANGSTER HOUSE (Arkhangelsk, Russia)

"This would have been a great room for making love," he said, balancing on a plank he has just thrown over a chasm in the floor. "This one would have been even better," he said, two floors higher. "Look at that view."

My 'new' 50 year old baby

I love to discover new hidden gems, (my list is getting long) and I’ve done just that with this furniture shop across the road from my house. It’s a second hand place who clearly receives most of their stuff from ‘death houses’ (or whatever you Brits call them). I really don’t mind that fact, it’s just that the items are rarely in good nick. They’re generally old, unattractive and hold the aroma of death.

BUT, sometimes luck strikes.

My bus stop is right outside, so every single day I’ve looked through the window of this place, just in case. And so, one day this beauty was standing there, only waiting for someone to come and adopt her lonely and abandoned soul.

So now I have a new baby. And guess what, she was ONLY 40 pounds! See, that’s the charm with these not so appreciated shops. A desk like this would have easily gone for at least £200 at Criterion.
 
 

Unfortunately I don’t know the story behind it. But it’s quite clearly a 50’s desk and in a ‘Scandinavian Contemporary’ style. The mirror is massive and the whole design of the desk seems to consider comfort. It’s a simple layout with soft curved lines. I have looked for a similar desk for a century, so about time I guess (I even drew one once, not so different from this one).

It’s in our bedroom at the moment, replacing my old dressing table which I have for the moment placed in the hallway.

It works, but it’s all only for now.


To be continued...

Feeling Kosta Boda today...

Look at this. I'd say it's something that is just plain fuckin awesome, it's da best of da best.

The first 2 glass designs are by Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda. I am a huge fan of his dark and affecting creations. I can stare at them forever, analyzing the many feelings behind them.




This 3rd picture shows a few examples of the collection ‘Catwalk’ by Kjell Engman, also for Kosta Boda. It’s clearly inspired by the world of fashion. I love how he somehow creates a rough but interesting surface. And I adore the sort of Picasso-like bizarre bodies of the sculptures.

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