design category
An assortment
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.
William Dermont’s residence 1910
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.
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.
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.
To Hansje and Willem
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)