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Wendy O'Rourke
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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · Oct 15
I cherish these photos taken by my dad in the early 1970s
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Arabesque by Gill Pemberton for Denby Pottery (1962)
Hand thrown ergonomic dinnerware. Brown with lighter colored medallions in gold glaze.
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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I just wanted to share this photo of the little punkin. Baby Mac - our latest rescue - is finally free from quarantine! She gets along great with all of the other kitties & has taken an immediate liking to the Plycraft. 🧡🤍
November 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Armstrong Vinyl Floors (1962)
"Sophistication: one of the many moods of this new vinyl floor-Montina Corlon. Here's a smart setting for the finest furnishings a distinctive floor made of individual vinyl chips, forming intricate patterns, like pebbles on a garden path. Each chip is delicately veined with color. No two are alike. Set in translucent vinyl, the chips give Montina a gently textured surface. You can use this new sheet vinyl floor in any room in your home-even in a downstairs playroom directly over the concrete."
November 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Tamales for Thanksgiving this year 🫔
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Tomorrow Never Knows: How The Beatles Invented the Future With Studio Magic, Tape Loops & LSD
Tomorrow Never Knows: How The Beatles Invented the Future With Studio Magic, Tape Loops & LSD
Never Knows' couldn't be made today, and not just because the Beatles already made it in 1966. Marking perhaps the single biggest step in the group's artistic evolution, that song is in every sense a ...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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The Beatles ~ Tomorrow Never Knows
(Revolver, 1966)
#NowPlaying #TheBeatles #MusicSky

youtu.be/pHNbHn3i9S4 via @YouTube
Tomorrow Never Knows (Remastered 2009)
YouTube video by The Beatles - Topic
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November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Marlo Thomas (1966)

Photo: Everett Collection
Marlo Thomas with a pet turkey in a promo pic for That Girl
November 28, 2024 at 3:07 AM
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Seventeen Magazine, August 1965 #FallFashion
Smashero stockings and suede loafers in multiple colors
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Josef Hospodka for Prácheň (1970) #CzechArtGlass
Amber glass vase with green bubbles and circles
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Craft Horizons Magazine, December 1954
Published by the Council, Craft Horizons magazine was a tool for reaching an audience - primarily made up of artists, craftspeople, students and educators - who wanted to stay informed about the craft world. First published in November 1941, Craft Horizons became a major voice and leading professional publication. In June 1979 the title was changed to American Craft. Image source: American Craft Council
November 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Dusty Springfield – Where Am I Going (1967) youtu.be/KPTcECmpRrg?...
Philips LP Recorded on Oct 27, 1967
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Australian Home Decorating by Babette Hayes (1970)
Room setting features a chaise lounge in pink, Yki Nummi 'Kupoli' mushroom lamp for Innolux, Spider Chairs by Gordon Andrews in pink, Waechtersbach number mugs, and on the wall is a Bear poster by Enzo Mari.
January 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Bear by Enzo Mari (1965)
Graphic illustration of a bear going into hibernation
January 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Sarah Gillespie, Black Rabbit
Mezzotint Engraving
August 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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The Chromcraft Pacemaker Series (1973)
Chromcraft's 1973 Pacemaker Series, space age modular sofa and pod chairs in houndstooth, yellow, and orange upholstery on white pedestals. Glass top round tables with tulip bases also featured.
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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'Ronald Shakespear was born in 1941 in Rosario, an industrial city about 6 hours from Buenos Aires, and was one of the youngest representatives of Argentinian commercial art.'
Images scanned from Gebrauchsgraphik, 11, 1963 designreviewed.com/artefacts/ge...
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now Jimmy Cliff, the singer and actor whose mellifluous voice helped to turn reggae into a global phenomenon, has died aged 81. A message from his wife Latifa Chambers on Instagram reads: “It’s with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia. I am thankful for his family, friends, fellow artists and coworkers who have shared his journey with him. To all his fans around the world, please know that your support was his strength throughout his whole career … Jimmy, my darling, may you rest in peace. I will follow your wishes.” Her message was also signed by their children, Lilty and Aken. Continue reading...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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RIP Jimmy Cliff 💔

Wonderful World Beautiful People LIVE Midem 1970
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Jimmy Cliff 'Wonderful World Beautiful People' LIVE Midem 1970
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November 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Columbia Minerva (1968)
Columbia Minerva Leaflet 2515 Hats Scarfs & Mittens to Crochet or Knit. One of the models is a young Cheryl Tiegs.
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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The Rumors - Without Her (1965) youtu.be/JKIG6C69X6w?...
December 12, 2024 at 8:54 PM
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Karel Martens: Every Day Is a New Day Calendar for 2026
Cover of calendar with multicolored squares creating "2026"
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Charles Sheeler
Cactus and Photographer's Lamp, New York. 1931
August 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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I immediately need one, so I went looking. Guess I’m getting back to the pottery studio? design-milk.com/deconstructi...
Cocoon by Måns Salomonsen
Måns Salomonsen is a 24-year-old Swedish design student at the university Stenebyskolan. He is studying wood oriented furniture design and will take his
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November 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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"So you've got some tiny plants and you've got a few bananas and orange you need stored somewhere in your kitchen but you just can't find the space, right? It's called Cocoon and it's made for kitchen storage."

Designer: Mans Salomonsen
Space age style hanging ceramic herb planter/ fruit storage.
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Plants of the Past: Popular 1970s House Plants
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October 30, 2023 at 2:29 AM