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: DESIGN
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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1960s psychedelic bib
Love the nuts pattern design on this 1960s bib, especially the policeman with the gigantic hands. Found in the back of a van at a car boot (default answer when I can’t remember)
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Romanian puppet postcard
Love everything about this chap and what he’s up to, especially his hastily penned on facial hair. Postcard found in Cluj Napoca, Romania probably dating back to the 1970’s / early 80’s
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Monkey postcard
Monkey chillaxing in a tree whilst possibly sporting corduroy on this postcard dating back to before the 1920’s, an era when such scenes were considered pretty normal. Find by my Dad, my chief oddball postcard finding contact
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1960’s Hungarian Dances record
Lovely illustrations on this record cover from the 1960’s. Found at an Essex car boot
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Christmas Greetings from 1905
Faintly unnerving Christmas cards from all the way back in 1905; coming well over a decade before the birth of Surrealism, yet undoubtedly some some kind of pre-cursor. There are a few more creepy scenes like this online too, this … Continue reading
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Studio Visit and Artist Interview: Jüri Arrak
I first came across the work of Estonian artist Jüri Arrak through friends of Kuriosas 50 Watts in the US who unearth all kinds of beautiful and crazed book illustrations from around the globe. These images of Arrak’s children book … Continue reading
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