I’m posting early this week because tomorrow morning we’ll be on a plane across the Pacific Ocean for a brief trip to Beijing. Â Mr. Butter is attending a super-duper-awesome conference in Beijing, so we decided to take a few extra days and play tourists! Â But enough about our plans, it’s time for the thrift finds!
The first find of this week’s trip was actually found for us by Scott, over at Ars Longa. Â He’s in town for a few days so we took him out to some Seattle thrifts and lo-and-behold he found a beautiful hanging rug/tapestry! Â I know nothing about fiber arts of this sort, but I do know that it will look great in my office and that I need to thank Scott for his willingness to let me swipe his find!
This next photo is a smorgasbord of finds from this week’s thrifts. Â In the back you’ll see a box. Â Some eagle-eyed readers might already recognize that the box holds a Copco honeycomb spice rack! Â Mr. Butter pulled it out of a dusty bin at a local second-hand store we’ve been meaning to visit for a while. Â Honestly, it looked really sketchy from the outside so I was a little skeptical to venture through its doors. Â Well, I was right…it was totally sketchy! Â But it was also completely unpicked. Â The spice rack had languished in the store for over a year! Â We were amazed that it had lasted as long as it had.
I was quite surprised to find a Bitossi flower pot at a local thrift. Â We rarely see such large pieces of Bitossi, but we quite happily picked it up! Â I have plans for it, so it will have a home at Chez Butter for the time being.
Mr. Butter found the lovely Swedish carafe with the blue-and-white, leafy stripes. Â It was made by Nittsjo and designed by Jerk Werkmaster. Â He was the artistic director at the Nittsjo ceramics factory from 1933 to 1967, but apparently Werkmaster was quite adept at other mediums as well. Â He’s a new designer for us, so we were happy to take a minute to learn more about his work. Â (Another fun fact? Â He also designed a marquetry panel at Eltham Palace in Greenwich!)
Finally, we found this kick-ass space-age lamp while we were thrifting with Scott this morning. Â It was made by Hamilton Industries, but we haven’t been able to find out who designed this beautiful specimen. Â Whoever designed it, our hats go off to her/him!
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Great finds. Love the little green lamp.
Oh squeal I love the lamp.
I love the great colours of all your find – vibrant and as you say – “kick-arse”! (that is how we spell ‘ass” her – it is not a typo!
I do love that little carafe! Sounds like you will be hitting up that little shop of treasures again soon!
We had a great time thrifting with you guys. Thanks for showing us around you favorite shops! I’m stoked that the tapestry is getting a good home. It’s a really amazing piece.
Lamp, vase, rug, so much beauty and always. Have an amazing time in Beijing, that sounds incredible!