» 1930s http://nothing-is-new.com Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:43:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 PLASTICA http://nothing-is-new.com/2012/03/19/plastica/ http://nothing-is-new.com/2012/03/19/plastica/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:53:59 +0000 KellyR http://nothing-is-new.com/?p=8522

Objects I need in my home. Especially the bust and basket. Faux weave!

1. A set of eight beetle ware gelatin cups. 1930s
2. Multi- colored paper weight. light bulb shapes.
3. Pink mother of pearl plastic box. “Merry Christmas”
4. Bust of god Apollo as part for bookend made by Petit Musee.
5. Tiny woven ivory colored circle plastic basket. 1930s

via The Plastics Collection at Syracuse University

 

]]> http://nothing-is-new.com/2012/03/19/plastica/feed/ 0 MIND WEAVERS http://nothing-is-new.com/2012/02/21/mind-weavers/ http://nothing-is-new.com/2012/02/21/mind-weavers/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:16:26 +0000 KellyR http://nothing-is-new.com/?p=8477

I’ve got weaving on my mind. Wooden weaving combs made by Hopi (most gorgeous tool ever), assorted commercial dyed cotton, jar of goat hair for weaving, grass overshoe-twined weaving made by Unaliqmiut Eskimos, woven grass bracelet from Uganda and twined weaving basket made by Tlingit in the Western Arctic. Side note: New Friends have been working like crazy on our new collection coming this March. Cool!

via Peabody Museum

]]> http://nothing-is-new.com/2012/02/21/mind-weavers/feed/ 3 BED, BODY, FLOOR http://nothing-is-new.com/2012/02/07/coverings/ http://nothing-is-new.com/2012/02/07/coverings/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:29:35 +0000 KellyR http://nothing-is-new.com/?p=8396

Textiles for beds, bodies and floors.
Made in Mexico, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, Canada, Ohio.

via Textile Museum of Canada

 

]]> http://nothing-is-new.com/2012/02/07/coverings/feed/ 1 BLACK WINGS http://nothing-is-new.com/2012/01/18/black-wings/ http://nothing-is-new.com/2012/01/18/black-wings/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:30:15 +0000 KellyR http://nothing-is-new.com/?p=8360

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

via V&A

 

]]> http://nothing-is-new.com/2012/01/18/black-wings/feed/ 0 CLARICE CLIFF http://nothing-is-new.com/2012/01/16/clarice-cliff/ http://nothing-is-new.com/2012/01/16/clarice-cliff/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:13:16 +0000 KellyR http://nothing-is-new.com/?p=8350

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

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Yesterday I spotted these Dorothy Liebes sample weavings via I’m Revolting, which lead me to the Design Center of Philadelphia tumblr. Textile swatch galore.

1. Dorothy Liebes. Rigid weft sample. 1950s. Wood and novelty yarns.
2. Dorothy Liebes. Rigid weft sample. 1950s. Wood and novelty yarns.
3-4. Geometric print on silk in 4 colorways. Unknown manufacturer. 1930s-1940s.
5. Vase print on silk in 3 colorways. Unknown manufacturer. 1930s-1940s.

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