Saturday 19 October 2013

Oh Mother A Mouly!

 Today's best thrift find is this print by 
French Artist Marcel Mouly.
Apparently he hung out with Picasso...good enough for me!
Really it's the colour that made me charge at it in the second dealers garage. Then i saw it was dated 1959 and well it hit the modernist button nicely!


The I couldn't resist the Tapio Wirkkala and the pretty red West German!


Marcel Mouly


Ugly aren't they?.....but endearing too on closer inspection


Glit Icelandic Pottery
 That's real lava on the sides of the pots...now that's cool!


 Cut out clay pattern, so seventies!



Something different, an eighties pop clock, real plastic and glass. Reminds me of Memphis and you know how I love Memphis!
I might hang this beauty in my classroom and admire it everyday!

...it won't get nicked the kids are too frightened of me for that!!! BAH!!

Hope your having happy, great weekend!

Pippa xx

17 comments:

  1. Holy Mouly! Nice finds Pippa and I like the 'uglies' x

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  2. You found some great items at that sale. The colors in the Mouly are beautiful, and you know I can't resist pottery...or Wirkkala.

    I know what you mean about the kids. In 30 years of teaching, someone only stole from me once. A girl took $2.36 our of my desk drawer and felt so guilty by the end of the day that she returned it. :)

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    1. Kids are funny, sometimes they just try things out to see if that's them...growing up can be painful! I bet you were kind to her if not a bit fierce? x

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  3. Haha, I was gonna say Holy Mouly, but Kylie beat me to it:-)
    What a gorgeous painting!!! And that Glit pottery! I've really taken a liking to that Icelandic roughness. I've only found two small plates, but I hope more will cross my path.
    Oh, the glass and the red vase..... Amazing finds Pippa!!!

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    1. Thanks Tove...I thought my run had dried up but things are looking good! Yes those Icelandic are intriguing?

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  4. Oooh yes, love that print...those blues are superb. Glit is so hard to find, but love it..that's a really nice piece of Glit - lovely shape.

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    1. Thanks Ray, I'm on the look out for more! :)

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  5. Love the print! What a fabulous find!!! Hope you are having a great weekend. xx

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    1. Found it at the 'man's' swooped in before the dealers! Weekends need to be longer! xx

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  6. That painting (print?) is beautiful: what colors! Right up my alley. Love your header too! :-)

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    1. That teal/turquoise is certainly something else, I am very lucky to have chanced upon it!
      ...had to be the need header! xx

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  7. ooo the colour! nearly fell off the chair when i clicked over here! Pippa gorgeous finds x

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  8. Thats vase is a wirkkala?!!
    I have one, fave vase ever! i best go and see if i damaged it jamming it in with a million other flower holders in the cupboard...
    P. s love the moody mouly print

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    1. Well said! Moody Mouly!
      ...and how nice to put a name to a find! Hello fellow Wirkkala Lover

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  9. Love the print Pippa, looks like your mojo's well and truly back! :)

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