January 26, 2011 5:59 am
Back when I was a youngster kitting out my first apartments, I spent most of my thrifting hours visiting the Goodwill at Jarvis and Adelaide. It and the Salvation Army on Richmond and Portland were the best place for finding mid-century household objects. They are both gone now, the Goodwill relocated to Yonge & Sherbourne. The housewares, however, have never been any good since it moved.
Except this week, when I found this 1960s moulded glass decanter (sans stopper — grrrr). I don;t know who made it, but it has a Wayne Husted for Stelvia/Blenko circa 1962 vibe, I think. And it has a bird on it, which makes it automatically awesome.
Posted by Gracious, Good
Categories: Design, Thrift Club
Tags: Blenko, Stelvia, Wayne Husted
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[…] I wish I was better at thrift. I mean I’m awesome at thrifting, but I wish didn’t have so much stuff. But then I wouldn’t have this awesome amber glass piggy bank. At first I thought it was some kind of mid-century modern art glass piece, because the piggy has such long eyelashes and a hippy dippy smile. I thought it would look nice with my new decanter. […]
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