MOCHA WARE

January 19, 2012
1800s, Ceramics, Craft, Graphics, UK, Wares | 5 Comments

I spotted the second image (the jug) at a restaurant in Saratoga Springs, NY over the holidays. The oozing, puffy graphic was so bizarre and contemporary, I loved it! My DP did a little research and found that mocha ware is ‘a uniquely English form of decorating earthenware‘ made in the 1800′s England. And it happened to be very popular in Colonial New England. Mocha ware has become a favorite with folk art collectors and now there is a whole industry of reproduction which is based in upstate New York. The last image is from Antiques Road Show, that handsome marble jug is worth $4-6,000.

This post was brought to you on behalf of BS — thank you!

BLACK WINGS

January 18, 2012
1930s, Asia, Textiles, Wares | Leave a Comment

‘Black wings’, circle carpet, fringe trim. Made in China, ca. 1936.

via V&A

 

CLARICE CLIFF

January 16, 2012
1930s, Ceramics, Color, UK, Wares, Women | Leave a Comment

Clarice so nice!! Swirling, twirling, flowing colors. Cone shaped sugar sifter?! This is the work of Clarice Cliff, made in the 1930s.

via V&A

ESPRIT GRAPHICS SF

January 12, 2012
1980s, 1990s, Color, Fashions, Graphics, The West | Leave a Comment

Yesterdays ESPRIT come back to me. Kids shoe box, 1986 – where shoes shine, promotional cards – knockout colors, Esprit Sport Fall ’84 – lively girl in shades, ‘Don’t Panic’ by Gary Basemen – chill zone of 1992, Esprit Wholesale Catalog ’82 – babes & bods. Designed in San Francisco.

via AIGA Design Archives (Thanks be to MC)

 

LA LA RAZA

January 8, 2012
1970s, Color, Designers, Graphics, The West | Leave a Comment

Silkscreen prints from La Raza community center, San Diego.
via OAC

 

MTN YODEL

December 23, 2011
00s, Europe, Folk Art, Mtns, Music, Watch it Now | Leave a Comment

Watch it Now: Echoes of Home. Directed by Stefan Schwietert. Follow the enchanting Swiss sounds of yodeling through the Alps and through the woods. The yodelers wear towering masks, intricate and fantastic. The little old man shares his drink with the yodelers with the help of a bendy straw—sweet. When they start singing up in the mountains, it’s really strange.

Thanks Andrea Johnson for this gem!


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