Showing posts with label 70's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 70's. Show all posts

2.03.2014

Max Clendinning's House, London, 1970

#MaxClendinning's house, London, 1970. (again)

Brilliant.






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1.31.2014

Yes please

Somewhere in Paris, c.1972 . Yes please.
England, 1976. Yes please.
Palms need conversation pits too. #Conran #yesplease







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12.13.2013

Unchained

The perfect gift for your Dad is in our shop! Old iron anchor chain from the briny depths of Davy Jones' locker. #objet

The perfect gift for your Dad is in our shop! Old iron anchor chain from the briny depths of Davy Jones' locker. And of course it goes perfectly with a Coco Nuit candle....

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11.16.2013

Dwell Loves our Instagram ♥

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Thanks very much Dwell magazine for naming us one of "8 Design Instagrammers We Love" (and just as I was about to post another cat photo =^.^=... )
Read the article *here* and follow us on Instagram *here*









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11.07.2013

Buster + Bloomies

#BusterKeaton #Bloomingdales

My 1966 Buster Keaton poster and Linda's recently acquired 70's Bloomingdales bag hanging out on our studio door.









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11.03.2013

The High-Tech Industrial look in Esquire, 1978

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Here, specifically the Pompidou Center, the Shulitz House, the de Bretteville-Simon House, and the Eames House.






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10.18.2013

Oui, No

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Vintage iron-ons that might look funnier on the front and back of a t-shirt, but for now they're on our studio wall.






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10.17.2013

Wooden task lamp

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Beautiful 1980's (although likely imagined in the 1970's) handmade architect's lamp, found at an estate in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. I love how even the nuts and bolts are wood.
Standing ovation to the maker but unfortunately it's not signed.








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10.14.2013

Cheap Chic in Oui, 1975

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8.05.2013

European kids' rooms, circa 1978

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 (Of course they're European). From the pages of some old Abitare magazines. 







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6.16.2013

The weekend in typography

Antique Louis Vuitton calfskin trunk #garagesale #wow #lucky #louisvuitton

The Dead Book, 1973 #gratefuldead #california #garagesale

Antique trunk monogram #garagesale #typography louisvuittontrunk612 

 A Louis Vuitton Calfskin trunk, c.1900; The Dead Book, 1973; another monogrammed trunk; and the LV lock.
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6.14.2013

Chez Emmanuelle, 1974

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6.02.2013

Who invited all these tacky people?

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New artwork/ potholders from "Now! Designs", San Francisco, circa 1977.










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5.24.2013

Dear Zoom, How do you make a Dashiki?

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... and a tree loom, cornrows, salt pendulum, marbelized paper, enchilada sauce... The answer to those and 130 more projects in 1975's Do a ZOOM do book,
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5.22.2013

Tony Roberts and Diane Keaton's place in Play it Again, Sam

Tony Roberts and Diane Keaton's place in Play it again, Sam #WoodyAllen #MiesvanderRohe #Flokati #Palms

Woody Allen films always have fantastic apartments, but this may be my favorite.

related:
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Woody Allen's NYC apartment, 1972





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5.17.2013

I ♥ My Book

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Milton Glaser-esque bookplate now included with each book from or bookshop:






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5.08.2013

Vintage Hartstone Wine Tote

Preferably strawberry #InTheShop #70s  #typography #brown #RedLightGreenLightStrawberryWine #GoodFriendOfMine #VenusandMars

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The coolest stoneware wine tote ever made, and how it would look in your window if you lived in an awesome converted fire house stable.

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5.07.2013

LA-San Fran or bust

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Tape-ography and hitchhiking tips, Oui Magazine, 1975
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4.27.2013

Elric of Melniboné on the street

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Top, outside the Handicraft House in Göteborg, 1974,
and bottom, somewhere else, timeless.



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4.18.2013

Belt buckles at the flea market, New Hampshire, 1978

Pacifica Belt Buckle at the flea market, New Hampshire, 1978

Taken on a field trip to the flea market during summer camp.









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