A most excellent pairing—Sight Unseen curates a pop up shop – SHAPE SHOP – inside Creatures of Comfort. Opens tomorrow, April 10th – May 6th. New Friends (Alex Segreti & I) will...
I saw Girlfriends directed by Claudia Weill at BAM last night. One in the series of girl centric films curated by Lena Dunham. Can’t stop thinking about it. 1970s NYC art girls rule!! Highlight...
…we were nowheresville… Thurston looking through old issues of his fan zine ‘Killer’. And here’s Madonna on the cover, taken by Richard Kern, before she was a well known...
Part fashion catalog, part psychedelic (hot gradients!) —posters and point of purchase artwork designed by the Indian firework firm Sri Kaliswari Fireworks, 5-A, Chairman A, Shunmuga Nadar Road, Siva...
Objects I need in my home. Especially the bust and basket. Faux weave! 1. A set of eight beetle ware gelatin cups. 1930s 2. Multi- colored paper weight. light bulb shapes. 3. Pink mother of pearl pla...
Hi! New Friends weavings are here! Our new collection – Best Woof – is inspired by dogs and shapes. We made our first ever silkscreen print of a weaving in an edition of 25 of each color ...
Pretty design for an ugly message. These stamps represent anti-suffrage for women sentiment. The stamps were produced by the Maine Association Opposed to Suffrage for Women, circe 1918. Not cool Main...
I’ve got weaving on my mind. Wooden weaving combs made by Hopi (most gorgeous tool ever), assorted commercial dyed cotton, jar of goat hair for weaving, grass overshoe-twined weaving made by Un...
RIP Whitney Houston. Before Whitney was famous for her voice, she was a fashion model. I Wanna Dance With Somebody was maybe my favorite video ever on MTV. The color palette–so striking, the vignette...
Big time find by LY yesterday during work hours - Museum der Dinge (Museum of Things) in Berlin, also on the net. Scroll through a giant grid of things! Anything—from Leaning Tower of Pisa to a hand ...
Textiles for beds, bodies and floors. Made in Mexico, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, Canada, Ohio. via Textile Museum of Canada
Time to celebrate 4 Years of Nothing is New! Except I’m too busy working the #NYIGF (come see me at booth 3862!) to blog. Yesterday I met up with net friends Walter (in from Vancouver), Alex, A...
I spotted the second image (the jug) at a restaurant in Saratoga Springs, NY over the holidays. The oozing, puffy graphic was so bizarre and contemporary, I loved it! My DP did a little research and ...
‘Black wings’, circle carpet, fringe trim. Made in China, ca. 1936. via V&A
Clarice so nice!! Swirling, twirling, flowing colors. Cone shaped sugar sifter?! This is the work of Clarice Cliff, made in the 1930s. via V&A
Yesterdays ESPRIT come back to me. Kids shoe box, 1986 – where shoes shine, promotional cards – knockout colors, Esprit Sport Fall ’84 – lively girl in shades, ‘Don̵...
Silkscreen prints from La Raza community center, San Diego. via OAC
Watch it Now: Echoes of Home. Directed by Stefan Schwietert. Follow the enchanting Swiss sounds of yodeling through the Alps and through the woods. The yodelers wear towering masks, intricate and fan...
Yesterday I was reminiscing about ESLEEP brand pajamas—oversized, jersey style sleep shirts accompanied with boxer shorts. Huge in the late 80s – early 90s. Remember? via Ebay I found the most ...
Work hard, study hard, weave hard, frolic hard at Black Mountain College, Black Mountain, North Carolina. via North Carolina State Archives
I nearly tumbled over when I saw these illustrations today. Bunnies are my spirit animal, mountains are my spirit terrain, and everything else pictured are some of my favorite things—winter time, woo...
The moon is right. Spirits Up! Spiritual energy orbs & good time partying with the McCartney’s. Simply having a wonderful Christmas Time.
One pastel hued Memphis-styled pattern applied to various shaped & sized vessels. Brilliant idea Rosamonde Nairac! 1985. via V&A
POSTRS ! POSTRS! POSTRS ! $ 25 $ 25 $ 25 CASH ! This FRIDAY in WBURG above Marlow & Sons. 1 – 7pm I’ll be selling select postrs, Italian Sweater & Red River Valley . Let me know i...
Seasame Street True Blue Miracle, 1978. Christmas trees, singing songs, subway rides—keepin’ it real! via John Gambino
Take a trip back in time to Cuba, 1997. Photographs by Kenneth Treister. via Digital Library of the Caribbean
Men heads as flower containers, 1685 London. Mans best friend, doggies, as money banks, by George Adium, 1717 London. via University of Wisconsin – Decorative Arts & Material Culture
Gay Pride Rally, Madison, WI. Late 1990s. Imagery highlights: Floating parade of balloons, A-OK smiles, Neck wallet style! (as seen on Lisa). Maybe the best protest sign: Queers Are Dears inside hula...
New goods in the ◄ ∩ i s ∩ ► shop! Just in time for all the holidays. Gaze onto two new POSTRs—Italian Sweater and Ceramic Sun. Ogle two more New Friends weavings. CO-OL! For holiday shopping: I will...
Lisa Bonet—every weird girls fashion icon of the 80s and 90s. I’m pretty sure she’s sporting a neck wallet in these pics. This holiday season, neck wallets and armpit hair for all! If you...
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