A thing of beauty..

Some quick photos of my beautiful mini wall-unit/room divider made by Mitchy Moo Miniatures.

It's based on a G-Plan Librenza 880.  I wanted a piece that was more similar in style to the 1950's version of the Librenza 880, but had the dimensions (slightly lower & wider) of the later 1960's version.

Pepper did a great job translating this into miniature & I feel really honored to own one of her pieces, it's beautifully made & just what I wanted.  The piece is made of spruce, stained in dark oak, with white formica fronts on some of the cupboard doors.

It arrived almost a week & a half ago, but after what must have been some rough handling by Royal Mail (grrr!) the top section of the Librenza had shaken loose in transit.  I ordered some of the same wood glue that Pepper uses, & with some helpful advice from Pepper, was able to re-attach it.  Hopefully it looks OK, I was very nervous about doing a poor job & spoiling it.

All the cupboard doors & drawers open & I'm looking forward to digging out more miniatures to display on it & taking some better photos of it (once my current bout of vertigo has passed & I stop feeling dizzy & disorientated every time I move).  The Re-Ment displayed on the Librenza so far are from the 2005 Table Ware Collection set.

Into the Real British Mood.

"The Avengers: Into the Real British mood" article by Angela Maria Piga, from the April 2010 No.716 Casa Vogue supplement. 

Regarding the previously mentioned chair that appeared in You Have Just Been Murdered, I feel I really should have known before that one (with a modified base) also featured in You Only Live Twice (Ernst Blofeld's chair).  In my defence it's been a very long time since I've watched You Only Live Twice. I also should have guessed that the chairs were made by G-Plan

The chair is a model no.6250 a.k.a "The World's Most Comfortable Chair", & according to the The High Wycombe Electronic Furniture Archive it was part of the Mainstream range, & designed around 1962 by Paul Conti.  (I'm going to have lots of fun looking through the HW archive).  The chairs seem as if they often sell on eBay for between £350 & 400 each (I got my 2 + a matching stool for £20 about 5 years ago).

Now if only I could get a mini one for the Mames! (they might have to settle for a non-swiveling & rocking Triang Spot-On wing chair instead!).