Saturday, October 30, 2010

You may remember that we posted earlier about all the Etsy treasuries we’ve appeared in. Well, since anyone can make treasuries, we decided to give it a shot just for fun.

Here’s the first Etsy treasury we’ve created – it’s called Mid Mod Menagerie. This was actually quite a bit more difficult than we originally thought, because we decided to work on the “constraint” that no particular animal could appear more than once! (Well, i think we did fudge that rule a bit.) We also had a hard time trying to find 16 different sellers, because many of the Etsy folks who specialize in midcentury modern had multiple items we wanted to feature.

We’ve included larger photos below, along with the Etsy store the item can be found in. If you enjoyed this treasury, or were featured in it, please leave a comment!

Mid Mod Menagerie
A collection of wonderful vintage and mid-century animals

Lisa Larson Tiger, Afrika Series by domestikate

Vintage 1957 Kay Bojesen Rabbit by thesundaytimesmarket

Danish Modern Wood Mouse Hors d’oeuvres Holder by modern specific

Gustavsberg 1959 Lisa Larson Stora Zoo Cow Figurine by susantique

Vintage Danish Style Wooden Dog Brush by five6seven8

Vintage TRIFARI 1950 Poured Glass Fish Brooch by SecondhandBijoux

Stacking Hedgehog Metal Ashtray by sputnikmoss

Water Buffalo Paperweight Gunnar Cyren for Dansk by azulclaro

Modernist Ceramic Antelope Sculptures by mascarajones

Danish Modern Teak Bird by UncommonEye

Walter Bosse Modernist Brass Elephant Figure with Thermometer by twostringjane

Vintage Baldelli Pottery Lion Bank by lararuth

C Jere Enamel Metal Owl Sculpture by thyroidless

Vintage 60s Kaj Franck for Arabia of Finland Blue Cat Pitcher by badchollavintage

1970s Orange Enameled Butterfly Metal Wall Art by cammoo

Vintage 1941 Pewter Howard Pierce Horse Pin Brooch by bubblepipe



8 Responses to “Mid Mod Menagerie”

  1. Lisa Says:

    What a fabulous collection! I especially like the antelope sculptures.

  2. Sputnikmoss Says:

    Thanks so much for including our hedgehogs! What a great treasury idea, it’s great to see so many wonderful items!

  3. A La Modern Says:

    @lisa – thanks – you have a ton of nice things in your etsy. We’ll have to pop on over every so often to take a look!

    @sputnik – can’t wait to see what other goodies you put up in your shop! Have been eyeing your flickr stream for awhile now =)

  4. Sputnikmoss Says:

    I just wanted you to know that the stacking hedgehogs sold today! Thank you again for including us in your treasury! Every extra view can make a big difference!

  5. A La Modern Says:

    Yay! I’m glad if the treasury may have helped. You know the funny thing – in the treasury we were featured in right before we created one, we ended up selling our item too! So it’s true that every view can make a difference. That definitely gives me incentive to make some more treasuries…

  6. Van Says:

    Each animal is a beautiful example of geometric graphic design. It’s hard to choose a favorite critter!

  7. A La Modern Says:

    I have to admit, it took a long time to complile this treasury – but I wouldn’t mind having any of these mod critters in our house!

  8. A. Says:

    Thanks so much for featuring my little water buffalo paperweight in your lovely post!



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