7.31.2011

aalot of stools

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Towers of old Alvar Aalto stools at designdealers.fi

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7.28.2011

Coil Pots

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Working on some coil pots lately (above, in the drying stage)
We have a collection of these (below) but we only ever find a good one once in a blue moon, so we thought "why not just make our own and then we'll have all the pots we'll ever need."
And of course we don't need that many, so they'll be for sale too...
(coming soon)


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7.22.2011

Smithson: My father is whaaa??






(too funny. click for credits)
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7.19.2011

The Dot and The Line

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Top: fromTerence Conran's The House Book (1974)
Above- A case of Polaroid film from a yard sale last weekend.


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7.17.2011

Castles & Dragons

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The back cover of Castles and Dragons (1958), illustrated by William Pene du Bois





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7.15.2011

Magneto and Titanium Man



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Have a great weekend!
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7.14.2011

Happy Bastille Day!

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Celebrate with this tres French, tres chic vintage 80's poolside/ aerobics bodysuit from our friend Susan's Etsy shop
Get Physical!

Conceivably, how it could look:

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7.12.2011

When The Pottery Barn was Lo-Tech with High-Tech

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1978 Pottery Barn insert from New York Magazine advertising all the things you can buy to style up your house with the High-Tech / Kids' Stuff design.
I wish I had a time machine.

Related: a little post on High-Tech
and
A big post on Kids' Stuff.


Muchas Gracias to David John from You Have Been Here Sometime for sending over the New York Magazine archive Google Books link! Check it out.

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7.11.2011

Real Life



Albert Brooks with the Ettnauer 226XL from Real Life (1979), his prophetic foray into the world of reality filmmaking, and a hilarious send-up of PBS's An American Family (1971), which happens to now be showing in its anniversary edition (check your local listings!)
Thanks Kim for the heads up!

related: Austrian Futurist Walter Pichler's TV Helmets (small living rooms) of 1967.

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7.09.2011

Saturday Morning, 1980

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NBC Saturday Morning Peacock Club

Two of my favorite logos arrive in the mail. For some reason I never filled out the card or used the iron-on. Possibly because I was 13 years old and it may have been a little embarrassing. But times were different back then- Saturday mornings were for watching Superfriends and eating bowls of Freakies. So, I joined.



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7.01.2011

Yellow Hot Dog

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Biennale 1976



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