Pineapple: Ananas comosus, Bromeliaceae

Hawaii and Pineapple -images inspired by the iconic pineapple fruit
Hawaiian Pineapple Quilt

Four Seasons Koele Lodge on the Island of Lanai, the Pineapple Island

Hawaiian Pineapple Quilt Pattern

Vintage sterling souvenir spoon
vintage pin
vintage pineapple cut bakelite brooch
vintage sterling souvenir spoon Hawaiian Quilt Pattern Jewelry
Vintage gelatin mold
vintage pineapple
Vintage milkglass vase

Vintage pin
Vintage lanternsGucci Pineapple Shoes!!
18k earrings La Zahav,Miami
In Chinese culture, wearing gold jewellery is believed to bring lots of good luck. And when the item includes auspicious symbols in the design, then the luck is multiplied. Wear an auspicious symbol in 18K gold to maximize your good fortune. These specially crafted gifts of gold make excellent statements of our love for those we care about.

In Chinese, the pineapple is known as "Wong Lei", which means "wealth luck comes to you".



Pineapple pendant,Maui designer
"Pineapple top" gold and pearl earrings
Nantucket basket with pineapple clasp
New England

Whalers would bring back pineapples to Nantucket on their return from the Pacific.
Pineapple chair
Cannery workers,Hawaii

Women Workers in Hawai‘i’s Pineapple Industry

Foreladies at Hapco (Hawaiian Pineapple Company) cannery, ca. 1930. (Photo courtesy Mabel Kozuki.)

Hawai‘i’s pineapple industry, begun on a commercial scale in 1903, has historically been one of the largest employers of women.

“Because I got a chance to work for this company, my husband and I could support our children and educate them, and they are where they are now. I’m very thankful because it’s a honest-working job, good-paying job, too.” —Liiko Nouchi

Copyright 2002 © University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of Social Sciences

Water Tower
Pineapple workers
Dole Cannery,now a tourist spot
Ceiling medallion









several images from the wonderful blog www.peakofchic.com

loved the pineapple post!!!!
Pineapple cake

TONY DUQUETTE-DESIGNER-JEWELRY

Mr. Tony Duquette

Inducted 1997 Ph: Fax: W:

How does one condense a Curriculum Vitae whose entries include a Tony Award for best costume in an original production of Camelot, a dozen major museum exhibits on both U.S. coasts and in Paris, a roster of private clients listing the likes of J. Paul Getty, Mr. And Mrs. Norton Simon, Doris Duke and, The Duke and Duchess of Windsor? Corporate commissions covering the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Chicago, Music Center of Los Angeles, Sheraton Hotel Corporation, and far from finally, still more costumes and sceneries for films, operas and ballets bearing universally famed and favored titles? The question is rhetorical, but the protagonist is real: Anthony Michael Duquette, born a mite over 85 years ago in California and thereafter dividing his early years between his home state and Michigan. A graduate of the Chouinard Art Institute, he was "discovered" in the mid-1930's by interior design pioneer Lady Elsie de Wolfe Mendl, who, with Sir Charles Mendl, bestowed the patronage that helped launch Mr. Duquette's creative career. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II, honorably demobbed after four years, he resumed his theater and cinema work. In 1949 he married Elizabeth "Beagle" (a contraction of the busy bee and soaring eagle) Johnstone, a talented artist in her own right and reportedly very beautiful to boot. Their collaborative ventures led to assignments in Europe, South America, the Orient and all over this country. In 1979 they formed the Anthony and Elizabeth Duquette Foundation for the Living Arts, a non-profit enterprise dedicated to the promotion of outstanding art to the public. Untold numbers of special exhibits and presentations furthered the same cause. In 1989 the Duquette Pavilion, containing the craftsman's sculptures and other works of art, was totaled by a fire; four years later, his "modern Shangri-La" in the Malibu mountains also fell victim to flames. And in 1995, his Elizabeth died. A more recent show opened at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City. It focused on a new collection of 18k gold jewelry, precious stone-set objects and furniture reflective of Mr. Duquette's product lines developed in conjunction with business partner Hutton Wilkinson over the past 32 years. Mr. Duquette's reputation for things glamorous and magically alluring will remain timeless.