On Thursday I found something amazing in a nearby thriftstore. A very
sweet lady runs it, and I've found several great pieces there. She had
spent a few hours unpacking new stock, and had put this out in the shop 3
minutes before I walked in the door and snatched it! That's what I call
timing:-) It's a large Digsmed Lazy Suzan, made around 1960 by Digsmed,
Denmark. Digsmed and Dansk pieces very rarely appear in thrifts here, I
suspect a lot of them emigrated to the US or stayed in the motherland.
It's
large, a whopping 40 cm across, in massive fine grained teak and
has a rich delicious color. It has two turntables and 8 smoke colored
glass bowls. They're all intact and the teak is in excellent condition.
The price was REALLY reasonable, I saw a similar one on the web that was
5 times what I paid... The storeowner has reserved something for me
that has been
on my wishlist for a long time, they just need to be unpacked
from her heap of boxes. Nothing spectacular or rare, just something
I've been lusting for and want to start collecting. I'll reveal what it
is soon, I hope:-)
I
recently found these Stelton place mats on sale. I hope it's not
because they will be discontinued, but I suspect it is... They're in a 5
mm thick felt, and have this great cutout pattern in the middle. Too
bad a plate will cover it, but you still have that richly textured,
wonderfully shaped mat. I love black with teak, that's why I decided on a
joint photoshoot:-)
And
what do you know- a new kid on the block, or handsome German, I guess
we like to call them:-) Can you spot the newcomer? It's the red- belted
brown Scheurich to the left!
