truck and roll

Conserving and restoring mid century furniture is our preferred pastime, and with so much product still out there looking for love we can never understand why people opt for sub-standard new pieces, or cheaply produced (though seldom cheaply priced) knock-offs ... no not much respect for 'new' mass-produced stuff.

We recently came across the site of a Japanese company who seem to be crafting new pieces with absolute respect for the look and feel of vintage, though.

They are called TRUCK, and their stuff is super-cool ...

Heck, maybe we have been fooled into thinking they are doing something that they're not ... neither of us is too hot at reading Japanese - but whether it's all original vintage or all new stock with a great deal of effort put into making it look old, it's hard to deny the aesthetic ...

super-cool - we love it ... take a look sometime.

judging a book by it's cover?

Cath's got this knack of collecting that has a logic all of it's own.  We're currently hunting for a couple more bookshelves to accommodate a burgeoning stack of novels from Penguin Publishing - a stack which gets bigger each time she spots a different logo on the spine ...

We're just waiting for the apocalypse now, so we have a bit of time to hole up at home and read 'em all ...

boxfresh ... easy-pack living

Another 'via' find - saw these crazy things on 'what's blogging my view' (ever-reliable for pretty stuff and good finds) and we love 'em.

These pieces are all by TAF architects of Sweden (man - Scandinavians leave the rest of the world waaaay behind sometimes!).  There was a mini-feature last month on design*sponge ... plenty more fun stuff to see - check it out.

Sure, you might need to psyche up a bit before you take on the stairs with a hangover, but well worth the effort ...

... and how simple would the re-upholstering job be when you wanted a new look!

attention young modernists

Well hi there ...
As is often the case, we might be a little late in cottoning on, but a friend popped in to the store yesterday and directed us to ModernistAustralia - a great blog/site which is right up our alley.  These few picks are a sample of their mind-blowing content ...

They have a fantastic eye, and pay homage to local mid-century architecture with a great set of photos and links to current homes for sale.  Some great and thorough scouring involved for sure - they have so many great pics of those few places that haven't yet been demolished to make way for townhouses ... imagine if there were a few property developers out there with this much respect for the truly beautiful.

We are totally hooked and will be frequenting their site for sure ... wholeheartedly recommended!