Time to celebrate 4 Years of Nothing is New! Except I’m too busy working the #NYIGF (come see me at booth 3862!) to blog. Yesterday I met up with net friends Walter (in from Vancouver), Alex, Andy & Andrew. We ate ice cream in the cold. Just want to check in and mark this joyous occasion, now it’s back to work—

I spotted the second image (the jug) at a restaurant in Saratoga Springs, NY over the holidays. The oozing, puffy graphic was so bizarre and contemporary, I loved it! My DP did a little research and found that mocha ware is ‘a uniquely English form of decorating earthenware‘ made in the 1800′s England. And it happened to be very popular in Colonial New England. Mocha ware has become a favorite with folk art collectors and now there is a whole industry of reproduction which is based in upstate New York. The last image is from Antiques Road Show, that handsome marble jug is worth $4-6,000.

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‘Black wings’, circle carpet, fringe trim. Made in China, ca. 1936.

via V&A

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

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)

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