Digging Modern: A Search Quickly Illuminates an Entire Lighting Collection
The journey began with the hunt for a light switch, but it led to a warehouse full of new old stock 1960s and ’70s lighting.
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Chad Baker
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Digging Modern: An Emil Milan Collection Takes Flight
Chad Baker stumbles across a gaggle of sculpted midcentury birds—and he jumps on the opportunity to take them all home.
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Digging Modern: Persistence Pays Off in an Eames LCW
Folks started to line up throughout the night and early morning, so that by the time of the sale there were approximately 35 buyers. The sale hosts decided to let only 20 people in at a time. The door opened at 9:00 am, and I bolted through the door and peeked in each room until I finally reached the sunroom, where the LCW sat in the corner. I swiftly grabbed the tag off of the chair.
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Digging Modern: A Midcentury Heat Wave
Chad Baker's trip to a warehouse sale yields a hot vintage find at an equally surprising price.
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Get the Look: Purist Perfection
A purist couple, the Bakers, restored their Jim Sherrill home to purist perfection. Emulate the purists' style with help from these sources.
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