Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Mini Motoring ...









A mini bike was always on my wish list as a kid, and I still think they're pretty cool. Here's a site that features some great vintage bikes and mini bike advertising brochures from the 60's. 

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

A La Cart...







 This Flickr page has an incredible selection of vintage grocery store and signage illustration.
To see the everyday shopping cart transformed into art click here.

Friday, April 26, 2013

Pocket Guides...






Vintage Special Service Pocket Guide covers from the 1940's.

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Modern Veneers...





A cool project of alluring and mysterious veneers by designers Robert G. Achtel and Jens Bambauer (aka, Geebird and Bamby) . ' The New World- 'revisits anonymous places of the 20th Century'.  See more of these imagined facades and read about the philosophy behind the project here .

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

In From The Cold...








The Wende Museum in Los Angeles has over 60,000 artifacts from Cold War era Eastern Europe, including: paintings, sculpture, posters, and furniture. By preserving these Cold War artifacts and history the museum provides a way of 'applying historical lessons of the past to the present'. 
See more of it's incredible collection here.

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Canadian Covers...






Classic Canadian Architect magazine covers from the 1960's on Flickr. Designs by Laszlo Buday.

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Between the Pages...





A few of my recent collages using vintage paperbacks and the pages within as the canvas.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Uncorked Creativity...








Some creative mini chair designs for all those used New Years Eve champagne corks you may have lining around via the Annual DWR Champagne Cork Chair Contest.