Tuesday, 26 February 2013

26th February 2013 - Sunday Shining

Sunday.

It was a cold, sleety day and the VE crew were out at the crack of dawn, ready to rummage at the Shepton Mallet Flea.  Well - that's not entirely true - only half of us were - but you get the idea.

On the agenda was to look for 'stuff' which can be used to make some quirky Steampunk things which we will tell you about at a later date.  We're quite excited about it. Anyway - we found some interesting bits and pieces...

These cogs and the guage have a real treat instore for them! Mix in a few old sewing machine parts and a real work of art will emerge.  That's what Jez says anyway.

 

A gigantic clock in excellent condition was also found - great!  


A pair of Hermann Miller LAR Eames chairs in need of quite a bit of TLC - but hey - they'll be fabulous when they're finished.


And finally - not vintage, but in a vintage style, a nice length of Sanderson's 'Dandelion Clocks' fabric in slate colourway. 


The next thing we are at will be the Midcentury Modern Show in Dulwich which will be on Sunday 17th March.  If you want to come and dribble over some Danish teak then it's the place to be.  We'll be there with some amazing furniture and accessories, as well as the magazine.

Monday, 18 February 2013

18th February 2013 - Welcome!

We admit, we've been pretty rubbish at blogging in the past, so we have resolved to be much better from now on!

We've decided to use the blog to tell you not only about the magazine, but also what we all get up to when we're not working!

We all love old stuff.  It could be furniture, it could be textiles, it could be old specimen bottles with all sorts of weirdness inside...........

All of us go here and there searching out things we love, and we thought we'd share it with you.

This weekend, Karyn went to London and saw The 39 Steps, as well as taking in Gordon's Wine Bar following an article in Issue 8.  She also went to the Hunterian Museum in London to see bizarre things in jars...




Alan went fossil hunting and found a dinosaur bone and an ammonite which is now displayed in the office. There is a dinosaur called an 'Allosaurus', which pleases him. This is his shelf in the office.

Alan before his morning coffee.

Woo ate cheese and sorted out her vintage 60's, 70's and Scandinavian kitchenware.

This week we are hard at work on our next issue (April/May) which has some great articles coming up.

We hope you will enjoy following our exploits!