4 YEARS!

Time to celebrate 4 Years of Nothing is New! Except I’m too busy working the #NYIGF (come see me at booth 3862!) to blog. Yesterday I met up with net friends Walter (in from Vancouver), Alex, Andy & Andrew. We ate ice cream in the cold. Just want to check in and mark this joyous occasion, [...]

MOCHA WARE

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 [...]

BLACK WINGS

‘Black wings’, circle carpet, fringe trim. Made in China, ca. 1936. via V&A  

CLARICE CLIFF

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

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 [...]

LA LA RAZA

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