Now that Christmas spending is over with, I can start saving for my next vacation! Are you saving up for anything special? Do you use a piggy bank to help reach your goals?
elephant bank, $88, Jonathan Adler
Racheli C. Sharfstein Bushka Banks via Minimalissimo
J. Schatz egg bank, $155
Woodland Park elephant bank, $50, Kate Spade
Duell coin bank, $9.95 (on sale), MoMA
Last week when I was at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art I snapped this photo of Marcel Duchamp’s conceptual art installation:
Did you know that Duchamp is considered to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century? I suppose having a spot at the MoMA would indicate as much. I have since discovered that he is considered to be one of three major artists (along with Picasso and Matisse) who revolutionized plastic arts at the start of the 20th century and important developments in painting and sculpture.
You’ll also be interested to know that he was an adviser to notable art collectors including Peggy Guggenheim and so nudged her and other major movers and shakers of the day into appreciating and collecting modern art such as the works by Picasso, Magritte, Tunnard, Dali, Chagall and so on.
Isn’t it great what a day at the museum can do?
Image by me.
Does your flatware set have a history?
My everyday flatware (I am not mature enough to have a separate fancy set) is a hand-me-down set from my parents. My dad was working in Sweden for a while and he brought back this Boda Buffe cutlery set as a gift for my mom.
The set has been in my possession for almost a decade and I still love its design. I’ve been in search of replacement pieces but I’ve been unsuccessful. I did, however, come across this ad from an Australian newspaper, The Age, from 1983. Fun! (I don’t have the stand, by the way.)
Boda Buffe advertisement, May 3, 1983, in The Age
While I have no desire to buy a new flatware set anytime soon, it is still interesting to see what’s available in simple, sleek, and modern design. Maybe one day I will find it necessary to own more than one set.
LARD flatware, $19.99 (on sale), Ikea
Foster flatware, $25, Crate & Barrel
Vera Wang Wedgewood flatware, $75, Macy’s
Arne Jacobsen flatware, $100, MoMa
Villeroy & Boch flatware, $346 (on sale) 60 piece set, Macy’s
Update: My set looks a bit yellow in the photo but I can assure you the handles are very white. Also, my dad wanted me to add that he bought the set in 1980 in Stockholm.
Malko Takagaki’s Tunell tissue box is functional and simply sleek.
Tunell tissue box, $14.95 (on sale), MOMA
