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Loving my new #retro #frames !! #turainc #vintage #midcenturydesign

A person with short, wavy, light-colored hair wears a soft lavender shirt, the neckline slightly loose. They are wearing vintage aluminum eyeglass frames. A delicate tattoo peeks out from the side of their neck. They are positioned near a framed artwork hanging on the wall, which features a vibrant illustration of a woman with flowing hair, surrounded by intricate, swirling patterns. Above the artwork, a light fixture casts a gentle glow, accentuating the intricate lines and colors within the illustration. The mood of the scene feels contemplative and personal, blending individual style with artistic expression.

Did some antiquing last week.

#midcenturymodern #midcentury #midcenturydesign

Photo of a variety of mid mod antiques including a light blue manual typewriter, various dishware and Corning ware.

AEG Megaquarz Tableclock from the 70‘s. It embodies the whole nature of space-age and the futuristic lines from almost 60 years ago.
14 x 12 x 6cm

#vintage #luxemburg #luxembourg #furniture #vintagefurniture #art #fineart
#spaceage #design #midcentury #style #midcenturymodern #interiordesign #interior #seventies #fifties #eighties #sixties #50ies #60ies #70ies #80ies #90ies #characterdesign #midcenturydesign #vintagefinds #aegclock

Anyone looking to brew their coffee with a touch of orange?This piece brings warmth and nostalgia to our hearts. It’s not just a coffee maker—it’s a little ray of sunshine for the grey mornings!
Krups 1970‘s

#vintage #luxemburg #luxembourg #art #fineart
#spaceage #design #midcentury #midcenturymodern #interiordesign #interior #seventies #fifties #eighties #sixties #50ies #60ies #70ies #80ies #characterdesign #designfurniture #midcenturydesign #art #retrodesign #designer #vintagefinds #krups

A vintage Krups coffee maker in bright yellow with a glass pot, reflecting a mid-century modern design.

New in our shop: 24 charming holiday cards from Paul Rand!🎅🏻
https://letterformarchive.org/shop/rand-holiday-cards/?source=Mastodon

While known for his minimalist logos (IBM, UPS, ABC), Rand’s whimsical side came out to play in these cards we’re fortunate to hold at the Archive. Now they’re reproduced in print for the first time.

#PaulRand #ChristmasCards #MidcenturyDesign #SeasonsGreetings #Ad

Mid Century Blue Etruscan Porcelain ‘Cushion’ Stool
Inventory Number: 30576

20th Century porcelain seat fashioned as a stack of three cushions with rope twist borders, blue glazed with etruscan neo-classical motifs and a central goddess picked out in white.
Height: 39.5 cms (15.5 ins)
Width: 58 cms (22.8 ins)
Depth: 51 cms (20 ins)

#MidCenturyDesign #EtruscanStyle #PorcelainStool #LuxuryInteriors #NicholasWellsAntiques #DecorativeArts #TimelessDesign #AntiqueFurniture

Donald Deskey (design), the Official Souvenir Book for the New York World’s Fair 1939, Exposition Publications, Inc., New York, 1939.

#LetterformArchive #DonaldDeskey #WorldsFair #GraphicDesign #MidcenturyDesign

Photo of a book cover. The book is bound in a blue comb binding. The cover is red and blue with black and white photos of spaceage architecture overprinted. The title is “Official Souvenir Book” in large condensed type with “New York World’s Fair 1939” in small type.

Interior page of the book with the headline “Amusements” and a photo collage of diving people, a horse, and fireworks.

Interior page of the book. Headline is “Community Interests” and photo collage includes a statue combined with a skeleton and an aerial photo of the world’s fair site.

Interior page of the book. Title is “Food”. Image is similar to a pie chart, what each segment a different photo of food production or retail.

Chat + Rade = Charade ;) Nouvelle série d'illustrations pour l'été, avec plein de jeux de mots félins #cat #chat #gato #illustration #feline #pun #jeudemots #french #frenchlanguage #midcentury #midcenturydesign #minimalist #charade #rade

A black, blue and white digital illustration of a rade (French for harbour) in the shape of a cat, with little boats all around, one of the boats makes the face of the cat (the sail is the nose and the bridge is the mouth).

Alexander Girard, dinner menu mailer for La Fonda del Sol restaurant, New York, ca. 1960.

Thanks to Martin Pedersen for the donation!

#LetterformArchive #AlexanderGirard #LaFondaDelSol #MidCenturyIllustration #MidCenturyDesign #SunArt #ChillSun

Simple illustration of a sun with a face. Encircling the sun are the words “La Fonda del Sol / 123 West 50th St Plaza 7 8800”

Four illustrations of suns with faces in a similar style tp the first image but with different color schemes and burst schemes. The same words surround each sun.

Four more illustrations of suns with faces in a similar style tp the first image but with different color schemes and burst schemes. The same words surround each sun.

An unfolded brochure with the illustrations shown in the previous images and a blank panel for mailing info (with space for address and stamp).

Marget Larsen, ad for Du Pont’s Color Council. As seen in Art Direction: The Magazine of Creative Advertising, vol. 11, no. 8, November 1959.

Larsen was super inventive in many ways – and, like most women in design history, criminally under-appreciated. We can’t wait to share more of her work.

#MargetLarsen #DuPont #NeonColors #DayGlo #GraphicDesign #Lettering #Typography #MidCenturyDesign #MidCenturyModernism #Pink

Cropped detail from a scan of a graphic on fluorescent pink paper with “COLOR ON COLORED STOCK” in green and red lettering.

This ship has some SERIOUS throwback style. 🚢 ⚛️ #BackToTheFuture

Climb aboard the Nuclear Ship Savannah in Baltimore, built in 1959

#NPR #NSSavannah #AtomsForPeace #NuclearPower #MidCenturyDesign #Uranium #CircumNavigation #Baltimore #CruiseShip #MadMen

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/23/1182973358/step-aboard-the-nuclear-powered-passenger-ship-of-tomorrow-from-1959

A fine example of the graphic arts that should have a few more eyeballs on it before it disappears.

Found deep inside a toolbox I picked up at a pretty fantastic estate sale in Montavilla today. A box of matches from The Village Green in Cottage Grove Oregon. (Up until recently an old school resort motor hotel, now apartments apparently.)

#ephemera #graphicdesign #vintagegraphics #vintagegraphicdesign #midcenturydesign