Nice footwear

A fine selection of leather shoes for men. The top shoe is made

by Quoddy of Maine , USA and is called the Ring Boot.

Available here.

The next shoe is the Clarkes Original Natalie and is available

here at Oipoloi.

The third shoe also by Quoddy is the tracker shoe.

Vintage Woolrich Toggle Coat

I'm so happy to wake up and find I've won

this beautiful Woolrich toggle coat on ebay.

Not bad for £25. The perfect antidote to the

filthy British winter

Nice Book Cover

Reptile

Modern Fifty

Beautiful things from this great store in America called

Modern 50. Thanks to Atelier for the heads up on this

one. Industrial still life at its best. Click here to visit their

site.

Typewriter

Adenoid Boy

Joseph Schulz

A series of photographs by German photographer Joseph Schulz

of disused border control buildings. See here for more info

Mark Allen Miller

Nice images from Mark Allen Miller click

here to visit his site and online store

CWC Watch

I recently bought one of these great CWC

watches from Silvermans. Silvermans is one

of the best army surplus stores in the country.

They have some great finds. I wanted a military

style watch and ideally a vintage model. After

lots of research I decided this was the one for me.

The design has hardly changed since the 30's and

unlike the vintage models it comes with a three

year guarantee. Very reasonably priced at £99.

This is the watch currently used by the RAF.

Leah Giberson

Wonderful artwork by Leah Giberson. I have a number of

Leah's prints purchased here on Etsy. You can also see more

of her work here on her website.

Nice interior

Quilted Piglet

Unusual art installation of a quilted piglet. I've no idea

where this image is from or who is responsible for this

piglet?

Eiffel Tower

Wood Block Table

Here are a few pictures of our latest commission.

This is a handmade bespoke table in oak. The frame

has a Japanese feel with the square legs and exposed

joints. The top is made from 100's of wood block

letters in many different fonts. Some are hand carved

and over 100 years old.

A large piece of 10 mm toughened glass sits on the top

providing a durable surface and a window to the letters

below.

Each letter has been carefully placed and arranged to

provide balance to the collection by a master typesetter

with over 30 years experience.

The letters still have the ink on the top surface and a beautiful

patina with a variety in the colour.

We can make tables to suit any style or interior,

feel free to contact us with any requests or for more

information.

Click here to visit our site

Running and Jumping

Vivian Maier

A Photograph from the amazing collection of photographs

by the talented street photographer Vivian Maier. I was

told of these wonderful images and the story behind their

discovery by a friend called Tom. I have him to thank for

introducing me to the brilliant blog by John Maloof.

Vivian took thousands of photo's on the streets of Chicago

for many years. Her work remained undiscovered until

John Maloof bought the huge collection of undeveloped

film from a local auction.

John has set out to catalogue her work and slowly develop

every film in order to share her eye with the rest of the world.

Every week John adds more of his developed images on his

fantastic blog. See Here

Vivians Photographs are a historical pictorial record of 1950's

Chicago.

Piet Hein Eek

Piet Hein Eek is one of my favourite furniture

designers. The Dutch designer is famous for using

scrap materials that most people would throw away

to construct beautiful functional pieces. Follow this

link to read more about this brilliant man and the

concept behind his creations. Click the title link to

visit his web site.

Vintage War Time Coupon

Industrial Dining Table

Here are some pictures of our latest industrial dining table

ready to leave the workshop.

This particular model has the natural oak parquet

top laid in a herringbone style. The steel frame has been powder

coated a pale grey. We can spray the frames any colour and

make the table up to a length of 3 m. Another popular finish

is the burnt oak top which leaves the oak jet black with a nice

driftwood texture to the touch.

Follow this link to our website

and please e-mail with any questions. Prices vary depending

on the finish or size you require. There are many different

variations of finish that ensure you get the table that's right

for you.

Our tables work well as a desk/bench for creative people.

Our tables are made by hand by local craftsmen. They are heavy

and very solid in construction. Unlike most things made today

they are built to last.

Follow this link to contact us if you are interested in commissioning

an industrial dining table from Pigeon Vintage.

industrial shop Japan

This is in my opinion the best industrial shop in the world.

The House of Fer Travail is in Japan and has the most exiting

collection of industrial furniture I have seen for a long while.

Every piece is painstakingly restored in a very sympathetic

manner. I love everything about this shop. The website , the

stock,the company logo. The whole brand is spot on.

The Japanese know how to do things properly. They have a great

blog too.

Hiroyuki Hamada

I love these sculptures by Hiroyuki Hamada from Japan.

He uses an interesting mix of enamel, oil,tar and wax to

create these beautiful pieces. They remind me of aircraft parts

or a piece of space ship fallen to Earth.

You can see more of his work here by visiting his website.

Tracciamenti

I found these images on Flickr they are by

an artist called Tracciamenti who takes inspiration

from couture and architecture and produces these

interesting architectural dress pattern drawings.

More of her interesting work can be seen here

We Not Me

Nice poster available to buy here

Mark weaver

These fantastic images are by the brilliant Mark Weaver.

Mark is a Graphic designer/illustrator with a great talent.

His work takes inspiration from architecture and popular

culture and has a vintage feel with its collage style layout.

Mark also offers beautiful screen prints of his work which

are available to buy at very reasonable prices on his

website.

Desk

Just thought I'd share this gorgeous desk. I'm afraid I can't

remember where I found the image.

Apologies for my lack of recent blogging. I will endeavour to

post at least one item every day from today.