Hi everyone. We’ve put up a few interesting items of note up in the A La Modern store. The first two were designed by the famous designer Michael Lax (1929-1999). Actually, you may already be familiar with his work – he designed the tea kettle below which has become an icon of modern design.

This kettle was produced by Copco, which is still making cookware today. However, this particular kettle is not being made any more, although it’s been endless copied by other overseas companies. Originally introduced in the 1960s, this kettle design has stood the test of time.

We also picked up this wonderful aluminum bowl which was also designed by Michael Lax. This was a later design that dates from the mid 1980s to early 1990s and features smooth, sensual curves. We actually aren’t as familiar with this line, which was called “Metaal” and was produced by Grainware. We’d be interested to hear if anyone has further information about this series of aluminum items.

Keeping with the metal and enamel theme – we’ve come across these wonderful Descoware and Le Creuset skillets lately. They’re not exactly “modern” or famous designs, but they’re certainly popular items, and still phenomenally useful in a working kitchen.

We hate to keep banging on this particular drum, but you’ll probably save a ton of moola if you invest in vintage enamel cast iron cookware instead of buying the new stuff. Hint, hint. =)

OK, we still have a ton of other items that need to be put up in the store. Hopefully, in the coming months we’ll be able to get more of a handle on the ever-growing inventory. As always, if you see something you like or if you have questions about an item, don’t hesitate to let us know!