Hugh

Hello Hugh fans - I have an update. As of tomorrow, the Hugh Instagram will become the account for my new endeavor: Mezzanine. Which is actually my old endeavor, since it was the name of my store for first half of my career.

Mezzanine is an online shop selling exquisite vintage finds in the familiar areas of barware, smoking accessories and other treasures. A bit more specialized, a bit more elevated.

I hope you will follow along on this new undertaking!

How it started / how it ended: that’s a wrap on Hugh, kids! From humble beginnings on upper Park Avenue as regions’s first pop-up shop in 2009, to our less temporary ten-year run on Cass in Midtown, to the (frankly) less exciting world on selling only online, it’s been a wonderful run. The website is now dormant and it’s time for me to move on to other things.

I’m moving to Palm Springs, CA, so if you need me I’ll be selling vintage modern wares in the desert. Hugh may re-emerge with some changes in the future, but it’s too soon to say. Thanks for 15 years of good design, good entertaining and good gifting. I’m so grateful for the support you’ve shown over the years. I hope you’ll remember our Detroit adventure fondly!

The Paper Scissors designed by Antonia Campi are a great example of the stylized modernism that came out of Italy in the 1950s. They are a stylish addition to any desk, and are part of our Inventory Clear-Out Sale!

Only two more days of the sale, check it all out on thankhugh.com!

Post-modern master Ettore Sottsass designed a series of colorful turned wood household objects for Alessi in the late 1980s, and they were re-introduced as part of Alessi’s 100th year.

Two of the pepper mills (which also work for salt or spices) and the bottle opener are still available during our Inventory Clear-Out sale! It’s the final week, check it out at thankhugh.com!

This elegant glassware was designed in 1979 by Massimo and Lella Vignelli as part of a comprehensive tabletop program for Ciga Hotels in Italy.

As the story goes, Massimo was due to meet with the hotel ownership but had not yet found a satisfactory design. As he sat in his hotel room and looked out over the city he was inspired by the domes of the cathedrals and a classic design was born.

One pair of the Old Fashioned glasses still available, and a few sets (4 glasses) of the Tumbler. All half off in our Inventory Clear-Out Sale on thankhugh.com!