STUDENT SAMPLER

Stitch witches. Student work from Goldsmiths College, London during the trippy textile era of the 60s-70s. Samples of unknown students experimenting with traditional techniques alongside psychedelic applications. via Goldsmiths Textile Collection PS: Hi! I’m back!

WWF

World Wide Fruit. Bountiful, juicy collection of stickers, organized by variety and alphabetically by company. via legufrulabelofolie + Hi again!! It’s been awhile since posting. I’ve been offline, out of the office — weaving — see here new-friends.us

HOME W THURSTON, 1988

…we were nowheresville… Thurston looking through old issues of his fan zine ‘Killer’. And here’s Madonna on the cover, taken by Richard Kern, before she was a well known chanteuse. Kim’s Nivea cream and make up. Kim’s Black Flag earrings worn in the famous Ciccone Youth video. Sweet Face 1988 NYC – sandwiched between Chinatown [...]

FASHION WORKS

Part fashion catalog, part psychedelic (hot gradients!) —posters and point of purchase artwork designed by the Indian firework firm Sri Kaliswari Fireworks, 5-A, Chairman A, Shunmuga Nadar Road, Sivakasi, 626 123, Tamilnadu, India. via Maurice and Steve’s Virtual Firework Museum  discovered via Clean Forgot

MODEL WHITNEY

RIP Whitney Houston. Before Whitney was famous for her voice, she was a fashion model. I Wanna Dance With Somebody was maybe my favorite video ever on MTV. The color palette–so striking, the vignettes–so graphic, the song–so danceable! Update: Why didn’t I see/mention her red overalls!?! Cute stuff. via myspace

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 [...]

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