Studio visit: Jurri Arrak
Lithuanian Children’s Books
Surreal 1970’s Hungarian Book Covers
1960’s psychedelic illustration
East German 1970’s geometry book
Lviv Book Market: Soviet children’s books
1950’s Swedish songbook
Lviv Book Market, Ukraine – Soviet Book Covers
Soviet graphic design
Soviet building postcards
Latvian puppet postcards
East German cat brooches
Soviet pin badges / Tallinn Russian market
1930’s Portugese illustration
1920’s German silent film making book
Schminke Modernist House, Germany
1940’s Jumping Gnome illustration
Soviet Christmas postcards
1960’s Latvian illustration
1950’s interior design article
1915 Czech pig riding postcard
Estonian Abstract Art
1960’s psychedelic poetry books
Romanian puppet postcard
Early 20th century surreal postcards
1970’s czech greetings card
1960’s Japanese plastic dog brooch
Lviv Book Market, Ukraine – More Soviet book covers
Soviet illustration postcards
1960’s psychedelic bib
Category Archives: ILLUSTRATION
1960s Soviet pin badges
Was so thrilled to find these stunning psychedelic pin badges from the USSR on a recent trip back to Tallinn, Estonia. Found at a Russian market there, the colour schemes and design look so contemporary. I love the folk tale … Continue reading
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1950s – 1970s Folk Festival posters & 1970s Folklore book covers
I was interested to find myself at Cecil Sharp House for a meeting recently in Camden, London. The only dedicated folk arts centre in the world, Cecil Sharp House is the home of English Folk Dance and Song Society and opened in … Continue reading
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1970s Gaelic Book cover illustration
Beautiful book cover illustration from 1970 ‘Gaelic without Groans’ by John Mackechnie. Love these strong purples, magenta and turquoise, the late 60s / early 70s had the best colour schemes. Found in a second hand bookshop in Edinburgh, visiting lovely … Continue reading
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Romanian 1970s Christmas postcards
Picked up these superb and wonderfully Eastern Bloc Christmas postcards in Romania a while back, all dating back to the 1970s. This festive Brutalist block one is particularly spectacular
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Vintage Finnish book illustration – Outi Markkanen
During my time in Finland, scouring charity shops or ‘kirpiis’ I was hoping to find some odd publications to blog about so was thrilled to come across this beautiful children’s book ‘Kurnau ja Kamaluu.’ Typing that into a translation tool … Continue reading
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Helsinki & Kauniste design shop
A few snapshots from Helsinki here, which I sailed into from Tallinn. I was given a ‘traditional’ Estonian send off which meant I was rolled onto the ferry at 7am, after no sleep and surrounded by a curious scent of … Continue reading
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Tagged design, finland, helsinki, illustration, markets, vintage
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1970s Cook Book – Lots of Fun to Cook
I found this wee artifact of 1970’s insanity in a junk shop in Victoria Park, Hackney in London, many moons ago now. It reminded me of a similarly nutty retro cookbook I actually had as a kid, with all sorts … Continue reading
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