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Tikisgrl
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Joined: Aug 03, 2005
Posts: 861
From: Lowell, Mass
|  Posted: 2007-12-12 5:41 pm Permalink
Picked this up today... Not so Tiki, but I thought it was a great look. Anybody have any information on the House of Ran Su?
It appears it's title is "Vanguard"
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tikigreg
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Joined: Mar 24, 2002
Posts: 1091
From: ClubTiki
| Posted: 2007-12-12 6:17 pm Permalink
I've heard of Sun Ra, but not Ran Su.
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10599
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2007-12-13 11:59 pm Permalink
Damn that's cool! The name sounds like they made mid-century modernist Asian decor. Research it, New Yorkers!
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ravenne
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 07, 2005
Posts: 1015 | Posted: 2007-12-14 12:40 pm Permalink
cool! I tried finding info on this Ran Su and all I've gotten is other people inquiring who this person is...might be a job for a library search??? unless anyone else has info?
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Tikisgrl
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Joined: Aug 03, 2005
Posts: 861
From: Lowell, Mass
| Posted: 2007-12-14 6:31 pm Permalink
Thanks for trying to research. I have come up blank too. Is there a library that would actually have reference information on mid century kitch art?
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10599
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2007-12-15 2:21 pm Permalink
In your dreams... 
I would start with digging up 1960s Elmhurst N.Y. Yellow Pages and looking under "Interior Decor" or so. Or trade papers from the period might have had an ad by them. Was Elmhurst a town, or a suburb? The place is the only thing you have to go by, then the name, and an approximate period. This type of Tiki modernism did not flourish until the very late 50s, and was outdated by the mid to late 60s.
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Bora Boris
Mr. Unreasonable
Joined: Mar 25, 2005
Posts: 2416
From: Boogie Wonderland
| Posted: 2007-12-15 2:53 pm Permalink
I did an eBay search on Ran Su and found two Birds - Oriole and Goldfinch for sale in a eBay Store.
Then I stole the pictures! 
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Bora Boris
Mr. Unreasonable
Joined: Mar 25, 2005
Posts: 2416
From: Boogie Wonderland
| Posted: 2007-12-15 3:45 pm Permalink
I did a little more Googling and found some other expired auctions. Looks like they made African and Caribbean stuff as well as Asian. I'm not sure if this is helping but I'm going to pretend it is, plus I'm in a posting mood.
Here are some more pictures that I stole.
Oriental Lanterns
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10599
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2007-12-15 4:13 pm Permalink
I can see it now: Tiki Modern II - "The Wild World of Ran-Su" !
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Tikisgrl
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 03, 2005
Posts: 861
From: Lowell, Mass
| Posted: 2007-12-16 07:48 am Permalink
I can see how those oriental lanterns would really compliment Vanguard. I also was able to find a bunch of ebay auctions unfortunately none of them had any information. Oh well, unless someone lives in the Queens area the Vanguard may remain a mystery.
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sneakyjack
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Joined: May 25, 2004
Posts: 996
From: NYC Area
| Posted: 2008-05-27 08:45 am Permalink
stoked (Tc member ) is bringin the heat back of ran su..
http://cgi.ebay.com/HAWAIIANA-HOUSEWARE-Vintage-Wall-Plaques_W0QQitemZ120264316280QQihZ002QQcategoryZ29460QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I have no info about the place but I'm interested in hearing more ( I know its in Queens NY - not sure if its still there)
from the auction for Later use in TC world
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tikiyaki
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: May 18, 2004
Posts: 2677
From: The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA
| Posted: 2008-05-27 12:58 pm Permalink
Elmhurst is the home of the famous "Elmhurst gas Tanks"...giant gas tanks situated right next to the Long Island Expressway, which would rise and fall according to how full they were. It's in Queens.
Cool Tiki Modern art tho'.
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10599
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2008-05-27 1:02 pm Permalink
Tres Tiki Modern indeed ....in a super cheapo cheesy way (which I mean as a compliment )
I like their titles:
"Their names are Thor, Explorer, and Vanguard."
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Tiki-Kate
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Joined: Sep 21, 2003
Posts: 1700
From: Yucaipa, CA
| Posted: 2008-06-09 6:23 pm Permalink
Well, the little Norwegian girl inside me just could not resist these. Here's where they ended up. They're on my sort of miscellaneous wall.
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Aug 20, 2002
Posts: 2784
From: Carson, California
| Posted: 2008-07-10 9:11 pm Permalink
Some nice House of Ran Su wall art - These more African than tiki, but still beautiful modernist pieces:
Here's the auction, (not mine), with a buy-it-now, or make-offer:
http://cgi.ebay.com/MID-CENTURY-MODERN-ABSTRACT-CUBIST-WALL-ART-eames-era_W0QQitemZ330250383154QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330250383154&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318
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