FDB Mobler Chair - Pembroke Value Village $5

 

It seems that the Pembroke Value Village rarely has the goods anymore these days. They cut back bigtime on furniture to make room for more overpriced Gap mom jeans. That said, I have had a few epic scores there so it always lures me back. I dropped the hammer on this beatup yellow chair for $5, it's paint splattered and has a dogchewed corner. When I was putting it in the back I scoped 'Denmark' impressed on the underside of the seat. I'm way miopic, so it wasn't until Sonya arrived that she said it had the initials F.D.B. on it as well. It seems these were designed by Folke Palsson for F.D.B. Mobler. The chair is really comfortable, it cups the back really nicely. Sadly, I missed out on a set of 4 these with their original primary paint scheme for $50 over the summer because we were too broke. Oh well.

Danish Furniture Importing Company Ltd. - Pair of midcentury modern teak dining chairs

Actually I'm not sure if these chairs are teak or stained oak, but the label says they were made by the Danish Furniture Importing Company Ltd.. Google didn't generate a single hit on this Toronto based company, but the chairs look mid-60's or so. They kind of faintly remind me of Hans Wegner designs. At some point they were reupholstered and one chair is missing a back slat. I assume they're dining chairs from their high backs. We scored them from one of our 'down-low' spots way west of Ottawa, $10 for the pair. I don't think they'll get used by us, as we already have the sweetest dining room set ever made by a Canadian in the last century (and to be featured here later this spring, so please check back!).

Danish Teak Two Tier Tray "Made in Denmark"

We scored at the Deep River weekly thrift. $1.

Stainless Steel Lundtofte water pitcher, Denmark

We purchased this stainless steel water pitcher, made by Lundtofte, at the now defunct, Salvation Army in Pembroke, earlier in the year, for $1. I'm a sucker for anything with a label with 'Denmark' on it. Our collection of stainless steel is always growing. We're always on the lookout for anything marked "18-8", which is my personal favorite grade of stainless steel (and a mark of true quality, generally) particularly for vintage flatware.