Big time find by LY yesterday during work hours - Museum der Dinge (Museum of Things) in Berlin, also on the net. Scroll through a giant grid of things! Anything—from Leaning Tower of Pisa to a hand made walkie talkie (not pictured here). Taking note for my next trip to Berlin… 

1. Fernsehgerat ‘FS 60′, 1964
2. Puck, 1951
3. Bahlsen, 1950
4. Handschuhe, 1960s
5. Trinkglas
6. Tropfenfanger, 2010  (i don’t know what this is)

Watch it Now: Echoes of Home. Directed by Stefan Schwietert. Follow the enchanting Swiss sounds of yodeling through the Alps and through the woods. The yodelers wear towering masks, intricate and fantastic. The little old man shares his drink with the yodelers with the help of a bendy straw—sweet. When they start singing up in the mountains, it’s really strange.

Thanks Andrea Johnson for this gem!

Men heads as flower containers, 1685 London. Mans best friend, doggies, as money banks, by George Adium, 1717 London.

via University of Wisconsin – Decorative Arts & Material Culture

Shop til you drop in plastics.

1. Bamboo sunglasses, Oliver Goldsmith Eyewear, 1962
2. Table mat, Maryse Boxer, 1985
3. Carrier bag, Eric Schemilt Designs Ltd, 1978
4. Pair of ankle boots, Mary Quant, 1967
5. Pink Jelly XK200, Swatch, 1990

via V&A

Russia, 1800s

France, 1800s

Macedonia, 1800s

Macedonia, 1900s

Palestine

Nigeria, 1970s. Made by Hausa.

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Shoe gazer. via British Museum Thanks Alex!

Door, place—mats! All shapes and sizes from all around the world. I’m loving the degenerated quality of the images. They all look like ’80s video art to me.

via Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection at the University of Wisconsin