Thursday, October 01, 2009

Me, Barbie and the Eames Aluminium Club!

The Eames Aluminium Club, Barbie and I - what do we have in common? We were all born in 1959! I am pleased to say that I am YOUNGER than Barbie. She was born in March and I was born today on the 1st of October 50 years ago! Barbie is still going strong and these office furniture designs from the 1959 Eames Aluminium Club catalogue are as current as ever [I am sitting on a copy of 1 as I write].[a copy of the chair - not the cataolgue!]
It's nice to know that I am in good company - [but please if you say 50... say it very softly!]
I am on a conference for the rest of the week. Next week I will be telling you more about the products and the people in my shop!

19 comments:

patricia zapata said...

Happy Birthday! Have a wonderful day!!

Estelle said...

Such a delightful post - sitting on a catalogue ... any barbies in the house?
I am so pleased that you are also still going strong! Have a blessed day!!! ♥

Odete said...

Happy birthday. Hope you have a wonderful day and that your family continue to spoil you. You deserve it. Enjoy.

dinkum design said...

Best wishes. Have a lovely day.

Jesse said...

Happy birthday! I hope you have an amazing day!

Creative Polyglot said...

I wish you a very happy half century birthday.

Helen said...

Happy Birthday!
Hope your day is a great one!

Monika said...

Happy Birthday! And yes, you are in very good company!

Denise Kiggan said...

Thanks everyone!!! You never think 50 will come. You think it only happens to other older people!

And So I Whisper said...

i WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN THE NEW YEAR STARTING TODAY.

Estelle said...

Oh, I just had such a good laugh now ... this morning I couldn't imagine who set the height of the chair so that you need to sit on a catalogue.

christa elyce said...

Happy happy birthday love! darling barbie. wish i could be in one of those stylin' chairs rather than my old ikea one...

sakurasnow said...

Happy Birthday! Hope you've been having a wonderful day!
(And congratulations on the opening of the Freshly Found shop... looking forward to hearing more!)

kendalee said...
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kendalee said...

Happy Birthday to yooooooooouuu!!! I hope you've had a wonderful day Denise - full of love, laughter and celebration, and also that it heralds the start of your very very bestest decade yet! No-one knows better than you how something can be reinvented and often becomes something even better and more beautiful in its new incarnation - I reckon fab forties just became FAB {whispers} fifty!!! :)

P.S. I hope there was cake!

Leslie said...

The happiest of birthday wishes to you Denise! 50 is the new 40 so welcome back :-)

p.s. I agree with kendalee, hope there was cake involved!

Down Pillow said...

Happy belated birthday!!!

Di Overton said...

Try saying 58 :(

Di Overton said...

Oh sorry Happy Birthday