SUDBURY POP

November 22, 2011
1970s, Australia, Dance, Graphics, Hippies, Nudes, Protest | Leave a Comment

Hippies & the Creep. Sunbury Pop Festival, near Melbourne, 1972.

via National Library of Australia 

 

CLOAK IT

November 18, 2011
1800s, Fashions, Textiles, The East | Leave a Comment

 

 

Cloaks of feathers, wool, and flax.
Made by Maori people of New Zealand, late 19th century.
via British Museum

 

HEDI’S HEAD

November 12, 2011
1970s, Dance, Fashions, Graphics, Music, Video, Women | 3 Comments


So many YES’s in this vid, I can’t keep my head on str8!
Look here! Listen there! Kleenex – Hedi’s Head, 1978.
Thanks BS! via MMR

 

WEFT & PRINT

November 9, 2011
1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Color, Craft, Textiles | Leave a Comment

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.

GLAZE DAZE

November 8, 2011
1950s, Ceramics, Color, Craft, The South | Leave a Comment

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

NET ARCHAEOLOGY

November 1, 2011
1990s, Color, Graphics, LGBT, Now | Leave a Comment

Internet Archaeology is a website that digs up and curates net visuals from the geocities era, The 1990s. So many memories. Be sure to visit their collection of ‘webgrabs’ to complete your nostalgia trip. via It’sNiceThat

1. Pot, 1999 – Jo Graham
2. Cactus,  1998 – Gifsanimes
3. Rainbow cube, 1997, The GLBT Grafix Shop
4. Sorry,  1999 – Alyssa
5. New, 1999 – Sabrina’s Favorite Things!
6. Smile, 1998 – Cool Kids Club

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