"Bullet" planters take their name from their conical bowl shape. Nested in a steel tripod stand, they appear almost ready for take-off. First manufactured in mid-20th century America, the planters reflected the era's fascination with all things "space age" and "modern."
Technological advancements in the 1950’s opened up new avenues for designers, allowing them to build light, durable objects with curves, lines, and integral colors not possible with traditional materials. Fiberglass-reinforced resin was especially popular. Used early-on in crash helmets, this fire-resistant, waterproof material was introduced into a wide variety of household objects from colorful lamp shades, to the classic Eames shell chair, to the ubiquitous bullet planter. Equally suited to a Modernist urban apartment as to the era’s new crop of "atomic ranch" suburban homes, the colorful planters with were an instant classic.
Flash forward 50 years, Mid-century Modern design has earned its place history and continues to thrive in the form of high-quality reproductions. The Retro Bullet Planter by Hip Haven™ is faithful to its predecessors in shape, texture, color and quality. Available in 16 colors and three heights, these delightful retro planters provide the finishing touches to round out mid-century influenced interiors, while at the same time harmonizing with a wide range of other decorative styles.
The Nov/Dec issue of Frankie Magazine features a gorgeous dolls house collection by Georgia Smith. This caught my eye being a lover of all things miniature and retro. Georgia has furnished her dolls house with a collection of furniture sourced offshore on eBay - unfortunately this kind of thing just isn't available in Australia. Maybe there is a market there...Mmmmm!
Please shrink me so I can play in this house!
Last night Denis and I did a quick drive by the Hard Rubbish collection in Henley Beach and started a new chair collection. Once we got started we couldn't stop! Back in NZ I had a chair fetish, and at one stage owned 36 dining chairs!!! Don't ask why, I just like the design of chairs.(I am lucky I have a very patient and tolerant husband). We sold them all before moving back to Australia, and now suddenly my collection has grown again!
Anyway, I am keeping these teak chairs for a project, not sure what yet... I am considering recovering them with matching fabric for our dining room. I could design the fabric myself and have it screen printed. This delightful collection has the potential to look quite stylie.
Hard rubbish in Henley Beach today. We popped out briefly and ended up coming home with two trailer loads! I think this was the best find for the day, a solid room divider / wall unit made in South Australia still with the original makers label "Buttery's". It just needed a quick clean, then the hardest part was working out where to put it!
The chair was picked up last week from Grange Hard Rubbish, my goal being to find a special chair for our new cat Hestor. The frame is in great condition and Hestor feels right at home in his new chair.
The white tape recorder on the shelf is my original SHARP QT27 Stereo Radio Cassette Recorder that my parents gave me for my 13th Birthday back in the 80s. It certainly was the business! Remember, they also came in red, yellow, black, pink and blue! I was obviously quite a conservative child back in the 80s and chose white!
