old wounds

All that thinking about stereos reminded us of one of our first big ebay win ...

Back in early '07 we fought and struggled and won ourselves a vintage Canadian Electrohome stereo ... all set to come all the way from Seattle. We paid up (a little too much for a record player, but the plan was to forgo all other comforts) and waited and waited ...

After nearly 4 months the seller swore it was returned to them as we didn't exist ... curiously they weren't interested in offering us a refund, or sending it again.




We were pretty sad, and warn against bidding on 'tipyourwaitress' auctions in future ... but have since picked up a battered old Weltron ... one day she'll be up and running, and the void will be filled. Cool unit though.

ipods are okay, but ...

Came across a snippet about this KLH 20+ stereo in the mid-century modernist's archives ... belongs to stewf. We just love the depth of design that went into hi-fi in the 60's and 70's ... all fell apart when clean matte black washed in in the 80's.

The usual (and ever-reliable) Garrard turntable, landscape mounted speakers ... and awesome stem bases - oh yeah! If anybody has one of these they don't want, give us a call, eh?

Sadly, unless we decide to become record-player 'collectors', we have to hold back. So we have a couple of vintage PYE players in our lives, and have to live with the idea of selling any others that we are lucky enough to have pass thru our lives ... will have to take some pics to share.

save the facade

We dig clean, modern and minimal ... but can't go past crumbly, ancient and minimal.

This is a fairly old project (won an award in '05), but is too good not to share. Naumann architects (Germany) give a masterclass in conservation - a pre-fab insides dropped so neatly into an aged shell.

Too good.

wood - always good ...

Not 100% sold on the aesthetics of this desk - something a little more mid century, and a touch less ornamental might have been nice ... even a little faux timber - but the concept's right on.

This critter is by Marlies Romberg and titled 'Dear Diary 1.0' - more info on the MoCoLoCo website.

modify for the future

We're incurable fans of vintage design - so many great shapes - but the heartbreak of seeing a piece head for the tip when it's function starts to fail is too much.

Take a leaf out of Melinda Merinsky's book - recycle ... you get to keep something beautiful and (let's face it) mostly irreplaceable, AND you get a new and unique piece. It could be as easy as a fishtank in an old tv case, or something a little kookier? Fall in love all over again. Think we'll be getting the toolkit out this weekend ...

william wegman ... kook!

throw out your powerboards

When art gets practical we all win. Check out IronicSans sometime ...

dvd time

It's cold, all the good shows are finishing up on tv ...

When did you last watch Heathers? C'mon ... it's a goody ... and you won't be paying more than $3.00 for a week's rental. Emo was a lot more fun in 1988.

we heart tv

After flicking thru the endless stream catalogues that slip by our 'no junk mail' sticker undeterred we were getting a bit of envy over the amazing 3cm flat-screen tv's being released - our box is deeper than it is wide, and decidedly not flat.

But then, you have to think ... is quality of picture more important than quality of life? The golden age of television design pre-dates colour ... if you must own a sleek flat piece of tech, why not slip it into a body you can love?

Some lovely examples over at hulger.org ...

no hard feelings

Well, it was an amazing ride, but it seems like we're all happy to remember the good times now. Remember the first time you saw the film clip for "Don't Stop ('til you get enough)"?

And who wouldn't want to have his moves at 50 years old?

Thanks Michael ...