» 1930s http://nothing-is-new.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:30:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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

]]> http://nothing-is-new.com/2012/01/16/clarice-cliff/feed/ 0 WEFT & PRINT http://nothing-is-new.com/2011/11/09/weft-print/ http://nothing-is-new.com/2011/11/09/weft-print/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:36:57 +0000 KellyR http://nothing-is-new.com/?p=8009

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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Syracuse University recently acquired a gigantic collection of plastics. Buckets of bakelite. Selections include sunglass frames manufactured by Foster Grant in the 1950s-1960s (shout out O-O !), snazzy lady earrings, chipmunk accessories for kids frames, and earth toned bracelets from 1930s—part of the bakelite brood. BW Zig Zag PLS.

 

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What to wear on/over your head and on/over your shoulder.

1. Blanket by Evangelista Soza Likan Anta, 2004-2005
2. Huipil/shirt, culture-Mam Maya, Guatemala, c.1980
3. Hood, culture-Asháninka (Campa/Chuncha), Peru, 1925
4. Bag, culture-Tepehuán, Mexico, 1935
5. Burden basket with burden strap, culture-Makah, 1890s
6. Man’s hat, Wixarika (Huichol), Mexico, 1935
7. Necklace, makers- Xario Domingos Tapirapé, Brazil, 2000

via Smithsonian Institute

 

 

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