At Home for Christmas

Our last stock delivery of 2010 is imminent - we've been transporting some lovely new loot up to our showroom at LASSCO's Brunswick House for the last couple of weeks and a whole heap of parcels of various shapes and sizes will be arriving on Wednesday!

The latest additions to our print ranges are these 1920's colour lithographs featuring various modes of transport. They're all framed up and ready to be dropped into a lucky person's stocking (by Santa, naturally).

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There's more to festive lighting than fairy lights, as this 1960's desk-lamp proves. Well, perhaps the link is a tiny bit tenuous, but we see a distinct 'Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' inspiration... This 1960's desk-lamp is currently being rewired and will be gracing the showroom soon.

If you're expecting a crowd over the festive period, it's most important to ensure there are adequate seating arrangements - maybe a few luxuriously upholstered bar stools in fruit pastille-tastic colourways??

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These retro teak bar stools have been re-upholstered in vintage velvets by our good friend Sarah Brunner. We're selling them individually, although we like the en masse 'harlequin' look...

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Come and visit us at Brunswick House - we are sure to have a delightful object suitable for the delightful people on your gift list!

Deck the Halls... with Delightful Objects

The search for the perfect Christmas gift is on, and so we've got a Bumper Blog of goodies to tempt you.

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This old hotel laundry basket makes a great place to stash your Christmas goodies. After Christmas, give it a new lease of life as a splendid log basket or blanket box for the end of the bed.

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Desktop adornment is a great way to amuse and distract the desk-bound worker in your life. We've had quite a few of these mini tin-plate globes in stock in the past, and have got a good selection of mini-globes and larger, more impressive specimens in stock now.

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Christmas is, of course, for the children. As everyone knows, the kids are usually just as happy with the boxes the gifts arrive in, so let them amuse themselves with those whilst you admire these rather lovely, traditionally-made wooden toys.

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We have plenty more Delightful Objects for sale - happy foraging!

P.S. Our festive banner at the top of this blog is taken from a stash of vintage wrapping paper that we saved from a dedicated recycler! We'll be featuring a few more in our next blog - watch out for Santa delivering presents in his helicopter, his vintage car, and of course the traditional rocket/spaceship...

MKS In Fashion

Our delightful objects often catch the eye of merchandisers and other stylists from the retail industry. We've currently got our stock creating stylish settings for two fashion retailers.

Saltwater found our eclectic gatherings of globes, cabinets and wooden toys the perfect place to showcase their Autumn/Winter 2010 collection.


Many of these objects are still available for sale - we've posted a few in our Facebook galleries if you fancy a closer look.

For those dapper gentlemen amongst you, look out for some quality MKS merchandise creeping into Kent and Curwen's current promotional imagery currently starring online and in their Piccadilly Arcade window display...

Location shot of Kent & Curwen window: The Intrepid Mr Stefan Lorett

Loppis loving

As promised, some beauties from our recent hunting adventures in the west coast of Sweden.

In a previous visit, we came back with some of these handy wall racks.

They proved very popular with the punters, and so we came back with a few more of various sizes. Styled on the old fashioned luggage racks, they offer great versatility for storage in the home.

Following on from our last blog, we have some more funky lighting to add to the collection. This chunky, moulded-glass ceiling light reminded us of an electrical insulator, (we do love that 'Metropolis' look!). When lit, the radiating glass 'fins' produce some beautiful lighting effects.

Not content with our lovely steel desk lamps, as seen on our last blog, we've managed to dig out some more lighting in the shape of this funky 1950's Philips bakelite and steel lamp. We are currently having it rewired with a black braided silk flex.


And for lighting that's also educational, how about this Scandinavian desk globe? It's like Google Maps without relying on having an internet connection! Oh yes. Set on an aluminium and oak base, we think it's a particularly lovely one. Currently being rewired, it'll be available for sale very, very soon.

We still have a Swedish-based stash of items at the Ödsmål branch of Scandinavian Storage Solutions. Watch this space!!

Hej då!

P. S. Next time we'll take the car...

Let there be light

As you've seen in a couple of our past blog entries (Glaswegian Goodies,
A Touch of the Gothic, The Glamour, The Glamour), we're always on the look out for original, stylish lighting to add to our stock.

Our rather splendid 'metropolis' chandelier has now been whisked away by a happy punter to a stylish interior somewhere. A tricky act to follow, we know, but with this nautically-inspired creation we think we've got a bit of a stunner...


This refurbished yacht spotlight has been mounted onto an old 1930's wooden surveyor's tripod, to create a strikingly unique floor lamp.


Of course we don't just concentrate on bagging the big, impressive stuff, no, no, no. We are equally keen on the more 'day to day', some may say 'less damn flash' desk lamps and light shades. This lovely green-painted steel desk lamp hails from the U.S.A. and dates from the 1940's.

This more demure (but shiny shiny shiny!) stripped metal spotlight desk lamp was a Swedish purchase from one of our buying trips.


On which note, we leave you with the tantalising prospect of a host of new Scandiwegian purchases coming this way. We have just returned from some foraging in Sweden, our suitcases bulging with gorgeous opaline light shades and ultra practical, yet totally stylish, Scandinavian luggage/clothes racks.

Until soon...


PS Many thanks to Ödsmål Storage Solutions for, um, logistics support.

PPS Did you know....

Scandiwegian Naval The general maritime slang name for a man or ship from Norway, Sweden or Denmark. Sometimes "Scowegian" or "Scandihoovian". Apparently.

Thank your Lucky Stars!

If you’re already a Facebook fan you’ll have admired our rather fab profile pic. We decided we loved it SO much we’d make use it for our next postcard – ta da! And now, we're going to tempt you with the offer of receiving four of these lovely cards absolutely free - read on...

Photo by the lovely Mr Stefan Lorett

It’s our favourite postcard so far, mainly due to the ‘starring’ role (*ouch*) played by that great Pennsylvanian barn star. Not only does it remind us of our sunny days roaming the North American countryside, but also it has proved to be one of our most popular items with punters and press alike.

Living Etc., December 2009

The practice of hanging ornamental stars on, or building the motif into, homesteads and barns, was introduced to the North American countryside by immigrant Germanic farmers in the 18th century. Particularly popular after the Civil War, they were often hung as a symbol of good luck, a bit like our 'lucky horseshoe'. Made in the past from wood or roofing tiles, they have more recently been made in thin tin, in a variety of colours, making them a brilliantly striking and original addition to your interior décor.

We’re now working on getting more in stock – get in touch if you would like us to add you to our waiting list.

And now the 'freebie' bit – we’re in a benevolent mood so are giving away a four pack of our pristine new postcards to each person who joins our new mailing list. Yes, proper mailing list. Involving mail. You know, like stuff in the post? We have subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter...um... twits (?) but sometimes there’s nothing like getting a bit of good, old-fashioned mail, so sign up and then choose three of your favourite people and send them a card. Go on, they’ll love it.

Complete the form below and we will add you to our mailing list and post out (yes, post!) your lovely postcards tout de suite.