Nothing like an incendiary title, huh? We were surfing over at GrassRootsModern and found this blog entry about faux finishing the iconic Eames mid-century modern LCW chair. After my initial outrage at the very idea of “ruining” a beautiful piece by decorating it like this, I calmed down and thought it actually wouldn’t be a bad idea if the chair was a reproduction or if it was damaged in some way that the resale value was already low.
Read the fantastic GrassRootsModern blog here and you see the Martha Stewart Instructional video for ruining, ahem, decorating your prized Eames piece.
New Zealand artist,Trixie Delicious hand-paints these humorous and usable vintage pieces of art. She find and collects vintage china and uses it as a canvas for her work. The juxtaposition of modern day references and uptight Old Country Roses morality are what makes these pieces really delightful.
The pieces are only intended for light use, not everyday use, but what better to pull out for afternoon tea with friends? You can order pieces from her etsy store, or you can check out her flickr photostream Vandalized Vintage for even more wicked crockery.
If you’ve got a bit of time and you love mid-century modern design, you have to watch this. Everything about this Chevrolet movie presentation from 1958 is retro cool.
The lushpad Team have been super busy with our launch promotion, but we’d like to thank everyone who’s visited our site so far and who’s signed up for Twitter. The 8 people who’ve won an Eames commemorative stamp set are:
GroovyCart
Thom Watson
naptownchris
darksydeavenger
Rick Yaeger
Reid Beels
Katherine_Raz
Luis M
We’ll be contacting you shortly to send out the stamps!
