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I’ve bought heaps of glassware, which I’ll photograph later, but these are some of my favourites from the past few weeks:
Found at Salvos in Fyshwick, a Danish-style mid-century modern chest of drawers. It’s got solid teak trim and handles, and an unusual plywood veneer. One of the drawers is stamped inside with “Gainsborough” and the [...]
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In my large pile of vintage home and fashion magazines, which I am slowly scanning my way through, there is this:
A March 1955 special feature on Canberra. Canberra was a relatively new city, and after WWII, modern architecture sprang up everywhere alongside the original Californian bungalows and (almost Arts and Crafts) cottages. There are many [...]
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I went searching for lamps like the one in the advertisement in the previous post, and found this:
in an online catalogue from Shapiro Auctioneers. The description suggests it’s likely to have been designed by Clement Meadmore, a famous Australian-American sculptor, who was designing furniture in the early 1950s. You may have seen his sculpture at [...]
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