» Color http://nothing-is-new.com Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:05:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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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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 be to MC)

 

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

 

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One pastel hued Memphis-styled pattern applied to various shaped & sized vessels. Brilliant idea Rosamonde Nairac! 1985.

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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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A vase, a jug, a candle vase. North Carolina pottery, C.C. Cole.
side note: Ever play the pottery app on the iPad? So fun!

via East Carolina University

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