A little project we have been working on. Enjoy!

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Here is a little write up we got in the Sellwood Bee

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Updated Photos

I hope everyone had a great Easter.

We have been busy the past couple weeks, working on expanding and remodeling. It has been an ongoing project that should improve everyones experience at The Good Mod - both online and in the warehouse.

We have been receiving some great feedback from everyone. One recommendation we received was to improve our Flickr as it can be overwhelming to sift through. So we have cut out over half the images - there are still a LOT of photos, but we hope that this has simplified things.

We are also working on improving our image quality - fewer images with better quality.

Please keep the feedback rolling in! One thing we really want to do is revamp our website, so if you know someone that has experience building retail websites let me know. Feel free to email me at thegoodmod@gmail.com Thanks!!!

Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray Eames

New Life for the Noble Tree

Check out this interesting video about an auction about to be held by Sotheby's in New York:

New Life for the Noble Tree: The Dr. Arthur and Evelyn Krosnick Collection of Masterworks by George Nakashima

The video showcases some of George Nakashima's greatest work for the Krosnick family, including the beautiful "Arlyn Table."

George Nakashima was an Japanese American woodworker, architect and furniture designer born right here in the NW, in Spokane, WA. Nakashima was one of the leading innovators of 20th Century furniture design and a father of the American craft movement.

It is very easy to become inspired by the natural beauty and simplicity of Nakashima's work. We, at The Good Mod, have so many beautiful burl wood pieces in our warehouse and shop. Some already built into tables, while others are waiting for you custom flare in our DIY room.

Chair Stacks

These chairs came from U of P. They were used in 35+ years of graduations consultations congregations and other organized groupings of people in rows. I love these for cheap functional stack-able inter-lockable seating. Sure, they are no knockout drops designs but for $40 each or a package deal they are hard to beat! We had 80 of them but we sold 3 sets of 4 this weekend. Available in 4 flavors.

D.I.Y. Room

We are very excited about our new "do it yourself room", or should we say, design it yourself room. We have gathered lots of fun, strange, interesting, and useful elements that could, would, should make a great ______.?. We of course will put it together for you. We are also making and creating lots of stuff over here and you should come peep it out!

Happy New Year

It has been a busy couple of weeks here and we are just starting to catch back up. I hope everyone had a great holiday season and that you were able to find that great mid-century piece you have been looking for. Our inventory is constantly changing and we are excited with what we have in the warehouse - remember we are open Saturdays and by appointments.

I thought I would share this SUPER unique mid-century glass top table. This table has a really cool design with a glass top that exposes an angled book/magazine shelf below.

In amazing condition!

Dimensions: 60" L x 24.5" W x 16.5" H

Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman

I recently watched Visual Acoustics at the Living Room Theater in Portland, OR. It was a great feature and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in architecture and/or modernism.

"Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, Visual Acoustics celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world's greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream. Shulman, who passed away this year, captured the work of nearly every modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. His images epitomized the singular beauty of Southern California's modernist movement and brought its iconic structures to the attention of the general public. This unique film is both a testament to the evolution of modern architecture and a joyful portrait of the magnetic, whip-smart gentleman who chronicled it with his unforgettable images."

Tables Tables Tables

We have a good variety of tables in the warehouse right now. Various Sizes and styles. Come on out tomorrow and pick out a table for all your holiday dinners and parties. Here are a few pictures of options that we currently have in stock. But we have many more to choose from. Tables are big and hard to show in our warehouse, mention this blog and save 10% so we can fill the warehouse with some more fun mid-century modern items.

We also have a great variety of dinning chairs to complete you dinning experience.

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