design category

Vintage Find: Woven Roadrunner Tapestry

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Found last week at the Salvation Army.  Now hanging in my office!

An assortment

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1. Stand up Comedy– Crumley Necklace  2.  CL Archives– Hopi Men  3. Tinsel & Trinkets- Vintage Postcard  4. Katharine Fengler (via here)  5. Monkey on Goat (via Allison)

Navajo life

More from the Cline Library archive that I mentioned here. Absolutely in love with all the weaving photos.

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cline library, navajo, weaving, archive, history, photography, thelooksee

cline library, navajo, weaving, archive, history, photography, thelooksee

cline library, navajo, weaving, archive, history, photography, thelooksee

William Dermont’s residence 1910

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willam dermont, house, design, interior, historic, cline library, the look see

From this amazing archive.  Spend some time here.  Seriously- such a rich resource.  I found this site via An Ambitious Project Collapsing and stumbled my way to some amazing photos.

Etsy Picks: And O Design

This is a very sweet little ceramic jewelry line out of Australia.

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and o design, etsy, shop, jewelry, ceramic, thelooksee

and o design, etsy, shop, jewelry, ceramic, thelooksee

and o design, etsy, shop, jewelry, ceramic, thelooksee

The Art of Hermann Zapf

Here’s a great video presented by Hallmark about Hermann Zapf’s work and the importance of letter form and the “purpose and techniques of calligraphy”. He is enchanting, let alone his incredible talent. The film is perhaps a little slow for a modern audience, but it’s lovely… watch it.

(via nicethat.com/”>here)

Alexander McQueen Spring 2011

Though I can only imagine how difficult it must have been to design this collection so soon after the tragic death of Alexander McQueen, I think that Sarah Burton deserves much respect for this collection, as it is most definitely in keeping with the progressive McQueen aesthetic.  Truly beautiful.

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spring 2011, alexander mcqueen, runway,  sarah burton, fashion, couture, thelooksee

spring 2011, alexander mcqueen, runway,  sarah burton, fashion, couture, thelooksee

Geodesic Home model (c. 1960)

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This salesman sample is up for auction here.  The model in a suitcase is just so sexy.

(via here)

Vintage Finds: Crazy quilt pillow & Little Friend jacket

The pillow I’m keeping, but this amazing child’s coat by “Little Friend” is in my shop.  The tag in this coat is almost as rad as the coat itself.

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coat, childrens, bird, found, vintage, thelooksee, etsy

To Hansje and Willem

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Ancient Man: The Beginning of Civilizations

Written and Drawn and Done into Color by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
New York. Boni and Liveright, 1920

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Perhaps the lovliest thing I’ve read all week.

(via here)