Czech designer Ladislav Sutnar was one of the leading avant-garde designers of the 40's and 50's. Sutnar began his career as a toy designer. Surprisingly he was never able to find a manufacturer for his Toy Town blocks, but luckily a few prototypes remain.
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Rolly Crump was a designer, or Imagineer as they are called now, for the Walt Disney Company in the 60's. Crump worked on everything from Tiki mugs to whimsical building designs. One of his creations was the 120 ft kinetic sculpture "Tower of the 4 Winds" for the 1964 Worlds's Fair. This solar machine by the Eames may have been an inspiration.
Above are some of the murals painted around Philadelphia by artist Stephen Powers. I came across his Love Letters Project on a JoyEngine post. He finished up the series last weekend - appropriately enough on V. Day. View more love here.
These bold and existential photomontages are by french photographer Gilbert Garcin. After retiring at 65 from his job at a lamp factory Garcin discovered a gift for photography and has been creating these intriguing images ever since. See more here.
What do you get when you take a Macbook and combine it with an old book?
Series of 1970's educational booklets that I picked up at a library book sale that describe a variety of everyday jobs. See more here.
