Office shelfie

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As perfectly graphic-designed as ladybugs can get

11th online-hour Christmas shopping includes these incredible ladybug dominoes designed by Fredun Shapur for Creative Playthings, 1970.

...and there's a grass print on the other side.

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Pumpkin: check. Black Cat: check. Ghost: check

Happy Halloween!

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Making French Desserts and Pastry Is Child's Play

Recipes and drawings by 28-year old father of three, Michel Oliver, 1966

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European kids' rooms, circa 1978

 

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

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Dear Zoom, How do you make a Dashiki?

... 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,

in the shop!

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Belt buckles at the flea market, New Hampshire, 1978

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

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Happy Easter!

From the book "The Lamb Who Went to Paris" (1980) by Julie and Ruth Thayer.

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Far Out Isn't Far Enough- The Tomi Ungerer Story

Far Out Isn't Far Enough- The Tomi Ungerer Story from Handle Like Eggs on Vimeo.


The brilliant madman drowning in talent.  
and where does he get all those wonderful toys?
Cannot wait to see this.

Related: giant Tomi Ungerer posters in our son's room

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Poupette Print

Poupette print, 18"x24"
$45 in our shop

Big photo print of a the doll we found, made in France in the 1960's. After we started taking photos it was clear that we should offer the photo, enlarged to larger than life size in all her purple raffia hair splendor. Perfect for a little girl's room. It reminds of of the posters we used to have as kids- the actual photos of Sesame Street characters, or teddy bears, which you don't really see at all anymore. And of course it's not just for girls- this one is in our 3 year old son's room.

Measures 18" x 24", Printed with Epson archival inks on Epson heavyweight matte archival paper.

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For the 2-year-old designer

Vintage 1960's trompe l'oeil Health-Tex shirt,

 $15! in the shop

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Play Hard, Play Fair, Nobody Hurt

Stewart Brand (The Whole Earth Catalog) in The New Games Book, 1976
Below, the book with a Moonlighter Frisbee, in our shop.

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Marimekko ABC, 1968

Marimekko ABC fabric designed by Kerstin Ratia, 1968.

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 1970's scroll-sawed Sandy

In the shop

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Happy Birthday Fletcher!

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If you HAVE to go to the pediatrician,

it's nice that it's in the old Citicorp Park, which hasn't changed from its original 1984 interior design.

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Play x 3

Just added three fantastic kids play-structure books to 
the shop.

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Dance Party Gotham

Happy Halloween! (although a storm IS coming....)

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Nestor the Gonk print

A print of one of our new paintings featuring the lovable nature-loving Nestor and his birdie pom pom sidekick, pictured in an idyllic, lush little forest garden surrounded by vivid flowers, ladybugs, and butterflies. Nestor loves nature, picking his things up, being kind, and volunteering. Perfect for your kids room!

16"x20",
In the shop

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Kids' Stuff and Children's Spaces

Our two favorite books on design for kids: Kids' Stuff by Geri Brin and Linda Foa (1979); and Children's Spaces by Molly and Norman McGrath (1978).  

Click the titles for their related blog posts.

One copy of each, now in our shop

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