1978 VOLCE.

In Macedonia there are looms in the rooms. See the youth, the sheep, the garments, the bread making, the hanging of lanterns, the hanging of portraits. Vibrant Volce!via UMass Amherst

RUGS.

Rugs. We grew up with you. via LIFE  

S. AFRICA.

Rural life in South Africa, 1946-1947. Photographs by Constance Stuart Larrabee. I’m reading Martha Quest by Doris Lessing which takes place on South African farmlands on the cusp of WWII. Maybe it looked something like this? via Smithsonian Photography Initiative

POSSUM POWER.

This may be the most inspiring documentary I’ve ever seen! Dolly Freed wrote Possum Living : How To Live Well Without A Job And With (Almost) No Money at the age of 18 with only a 7th grade education. In 1978 it was published and became an instant classic for those interested in frugal living [...]

COLLECTIONS of JOHN RININGER.

The above images are Photos, Postcards and Ephemera From the Home of John Rininger, Chicago, IL discovered via PUBLIC COLLECTORS – my new favorite blog/project/library. John Rininger was an artist, vibrant thinker and lover of the photocopy machine. He died in his apartment at the age of 45. Marc Fischer aka. PUBLIC COLLECTORS tells his [...]

GDR Living.

Hallo! I just returned from a trip to Berlin and am totally in love with this city. Here are some pictures of ‘typical East German’ interiors right after the Wall fell. via Spiegel

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