Just a Modern Guy

Richard Loftus designed a line of watches in 1967 for Accurist to be sold at the Apple Boutique owned by the Beatles and located on Baker Street in London’s famous Chelsea section. The bold watches with their PVC plastic straps became all the rage and were worn by not only the Beatles but also other [...]

PM Estate Sales, a service of The Purple Moon, will be holding an estate sale at 805 Montrose Drive in South Charleston on Saturday, February 6th from 10am - 4pm and on Sunday, February 7th from 11am to 4pm.
This small, but high-quality, estate has the treasures you are looking for in the great condition you [...]

Pair of Handled Water Bottles #384H - Blenko Glass - 1938
As anyone who has tried to collect Blenko Glass knows there are some designs you just rarely ever see. That certainly is the case with these two fabulous #384H water bottles in Ruby!
Shown in the Blenko catalogs for only the 1938-39 production years, the graceful [...]

Pottery Table Lamp - Made in Italy - circa 1971
One of our latest vintage finds is this super Italian Modern lamp dating from the very early 70’s. This minimalist beauty has a pottery body and is as cool as the come.
I just wish I knew who designed this lamp but nothing has come to light [...]

Pottery and Glass Chip Swag Lamp - Maker Unknown - circa 1960’s
This 1960’s swag lamp has just come into my possession and certainly has us Feelin’ Groovy at The Purple Moon.

Blenko Glass #554 - Wayne Husted - 1955
Just in at The Purple Moon are these fabulous 1950’s pieces by designer Wayne Husted.
Both are very hard-to-find and are excellent examples of the modernist flair Husted brought to Blenko during his time there as Design Director from 1953 to 1963. Over 500 pieces were designed by Husted [...]

Hollywood Regency Sectional Sofa - Flexsteel - circa 1960’s
We’re fortunate to have a plethora of exceptional mid-century modern seating in stock at The Purple Moon these days. Just take a gander at some of these beauties!
The Flexsteel three piece sectional sofa above dates from the 1960’s and is as elegant as they come. This sofa [...]

Kobenstyle Pitcher Set by Dansk - Jens Quistgaard - circa 1960
Dansk International Designs Inc. was founded by American Ted Nierenberg in partnership with Danish designer Jens Quistgaard  and produced the classic Kobenstyle line beginning in the mid-1950’s. Originally made in Denmark by Glud & Marstand and then by a French firm into the early 70’s [...]

As all my friends know, I love a good cup of coffee. Being a true “coffee achiever” I drink the high-impact brew morning, noon and night. But the drink is only part of the story.
Almost important as the caffeine-filled beverage is the ritual of its making, serving and consumption. In this day of drive-thru, every-other-street-corner [...]

Heywood-Wakefield Crescendo Group in Champagne - Designed by Count Alexis de Sahknoffsky - 1939-40
Just in at The Purple Moon is this fabulous bedroom suite from Heywood-Wakefield’s Crescendo Line. These pieces were designed by industrial designer Count alexis de Sahknoffsky, a Russian immigrant who is known principally for his Streamline-style automotive designs, and were only made [...]