PLANT GOODS.

20th century colors. Vivid household goods from Asia. Plant fibers have never been so bright. So right! via Textile Museum of Canada care of WEIRD FRIENDS

NisN Mix #3 : Where My Girls At?

I’m super pumped to announce NisN Mix #3 : Where My Girls At? made with pink hearts of love by Chelsea Fairless maker of fashion / film / music / musings magazine, Chelsea (issue #2 on newstands now!) & curator of CAT PARTY blog. We sometimes meet to get our nailz painted in various shades [...]

UK OK.

I am really okay with the 20th Century photograph collection the UK National Archives exhibit on Flickr. I like. I LOVE 1. “Harbour Police walking along the harbour police pier in Bridgetown.” British Official Photograph of Barbados from the collections of the Ministry of Information. 1955 2. “Edith Bellot wearing the traditional costume of Dominica, [...]

AGENT COOPER TAPES.

Look at those Peaks, Listen like to Diane. Diane… The Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper, Cassette (Simon & Schuster Audioworks) download Circa Twin Peaks Season 2 cassette only release of Agent Dale Cooper’s tape recordings to the mysterious Diane, including those that appeared on the show and others recorded specifically for this release. via [...]

REPTILE DRESSER.

I would never thought Christopher Dresser designed this textile. It’s a Victorian surprise. Patented textile pattern by Christopher Dresser, one of Victorian Britain’s leading industrial designers. This design was intended for dress fabric for the African market. c. 1887 via UK National Archives Flickr

N.A. INDIANS.

Phenomenal photographs of North American Indians presented by the Denver Post. In 1906, American photographer Edward S. Curtis was offered $75,000 to document North American Indians. The benefactor, J.P Morgan, was to receive 25 sets of the completed series of 20 volumes with 1,500 photographs entitled The North American Indian. Curtis set out to photograph [...]

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