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Wendy O'Rourke
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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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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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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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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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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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A tear-off calendar by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens for Roma Publications, Amsterdam. Each day features a unique composition, originally created as a letterpress monoprint from found metal forms, then digitized into 365 arrangements.
Monday November 30, 2026
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 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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"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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Delphine - La Fermeture Éclair (1967)

French adaptation of In The Past by We The People
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Decca – 26.129 Belgium green single sleeve
November 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Piet Mondrian inspired beach fashions from Burda Moden, Summer 1966
Two 60s models wearing color blocked De Stijl patterned bathing suits with coordinated hats and sunglasses
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Lemon Drops Necklace by Judith Hendler (1984)
Strands of yellow and clear glass-coated acrylic discs hang from an acrylic choker. In the late 1970s, Los Angeles designer Judith Hendler began making her Acri-Gems jewelry from a large supply of surplus acrylic that had been left over from the manufacture of windshields, cockpit canopies and other elements of commercial and military airplanes.
November 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Bolle Bottles by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini, 1966-67
A variety of handblown Murano glass bottles from Tapio Wirkkala's Bolle series for Venini. The image shows the bulbous organic designs in colors red, blue, amber, and green in two tones. One bottle is burgundy and green with a yellow band.
November 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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London by Harold Chapman (1968) #SaturdayVibes
A black and white street photo of a young man biting his thumb nail wearing metallic sunglasses and a fedora.
November 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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SAS Scandinavian Airlines System Lamps By Tapio Wirkkala (1967)
Modernist pendant lamps in smoked glass, each lamp has an individual white, yellow and blue globe
November 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Flame of Jewels #6 by Simon (KEF!) Röhlen
KEF! is an artist born in 1989, he is originally from Übach-Palenberg, Germany. He describes his style as abstract graffiti and he gives special attention to the balance and harmony of the patterns and compositions he creates. For KEF! the most important facet of his work is that people enjoy looking at it. "People should always try to feel and not think about my compositions."
November 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Happy #Caturday
Julemærkefonden Christmas Seals Denmark. Cinderellas Stamps 1973 showing two styles, a fluffy black cat with a blue background and a fluffy white cat with a red background.
November 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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The Sculpture House (1962) by Jacques Couëlle
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A fresco titled “Le Route de la Castellaras” in the livingroom
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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The Blizzards - I'm Your Guy (1965) youtu.be/BOu57wavtSU?...
Fontana – 885 424 TY cover shows hands emerging from a manhole in a cobblestone street. The Blizzards were a German 1960s Beat group from Stade, Lower Saxony.
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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The MultiForma Stereo Console/Table by Andrè Morin for RCA Canada (1973)
A cube shaped stereo console and coffee table combination from the Forma series by designer André Morin
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Air France (1959)
Photographic travel poster showing a brightly colored Air France kiosk in Paris with a flower vendor and local customers. The kiosk promotes air travel with a $52 down payment for economy flights to Paris—equivalent to about $550 today—emphasizing "no lower economy fare" with French meals included.
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Strawberry Point, Iowa
Photo by Cathrina D. Flynn Strawberry Point is a town in Clayton County, Iowa, known for its World's Largest Strawberry fiberglass statue (above) near Backbone State Park. The city was founded in 1853 and named for the wild strawberries found in the area.
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM