MELISSA CAPLAN

October 31, 2011
1980s, Color, Designers, Fashions, UK, Women | Leave a Comment

This Halloween take lavender eyeliner for a whirl—thank you Blitz kid / fashion designer Melissa Caplan. Third pic is an short diddy on Melissa for I-D mag in the 1980s. Her advice: Don’t believe college lecturers when they say you’re terrible. Srsly. via Blitz Kids c/o Kokorokoko

CHINA TIME

October 25, 2011
Now, The East, Women | 1 Comment

Hello from China! The past few weeks have been very hectic—I am now working for Areaware and one of my first assignments required traveling to China. So cool! My colleague LY and I are documenting our travels on tumblr – visit us at CHINAREAWARE! We’re really digging all the NEON.

PLASTICHIC

October 11, 2011
1930s, 1950s, 1960s, Color, Fashions, US | 3 Comments

Syracuse University recently acquired a gigantic collection of plastics. Buckets of bakelite. Selections include sunglass frames manufactured by Foster Grant in the 1950s-1960s (shout out O-O !), snazzy lady earrings, chipmunk accessories for kids frames, and earth toned bracelets from 1930s—part of the bakelite brood. BW Zig Zag PLS.

MASK MAKING

October 10, 2011
1980s, Children, Color, Craft, The West | Leave a Comment

Pinky bunny meets Mexican wrestler meets Fang. So good!
Halloween, or Day of the Dead ideas for mask making.
California Arts Council Workshop, Self-Help Graphic Arts program in L.A., 1982.

via OAC

LIONS RUG

October 7, 2011
1940s, Children, Designers, Drawings, Interiors, Textiles | 3 Comments

Lion rugs & little girls. Judy Kepes in her nursery, 1949.
Daughter to designers, Juliet and Gyorgy.
See more pics of their wild Cape Cod nursery via LIFE.