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Something Graphic This Way Comes
ONCE, COTTON WAS KING IN MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, peaking in 1913 with 82% of the world’s cotton fabric production. Companies marked each bolt for shipping with exuberant labels and decorative lettering, heavy on ethnic stereotypes and color, color, color. These fabric … Continue reading
Posted in ANTIQUES & COLLECTING, MANHATTAN, MISCELLANEOUS
Tagged 19th century, Adrian Wilson, Antiques Roadshow, cotton fabric, decorative, E. McKnight Kauffer, ENGLAND, Garment District, labels, Manchester, paper ephemera, photographer, stamps, textiles, type, Type Directors Club, typography, Typography Directors Club
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Little Boxes
AFTER HALF A CENTURY, LITTLE BOXES made of ticky-tacky do not look all the same. I remember noting how the Long Island development I grew up in evolved over the years, as homeowners made changes that gave their once-identical split … Continue reading
Posted in MISCELLANEOUS
Tagged 1950s, California, housing development, Julia Baum, photographer, Santa Clara, suburban, tract houses
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BROWNSTONE VOYEUR: In Prospect-Lefferts, the Unexpected
Brownstone Voyeur is a joint project of casaCARA and Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn. This is the third in a regular Thursday series walking you through brownstones, brick row houses, pre-war apartments, Victorians, carriage houses, lofts, and other Brooklyn abodes … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, BROWNSTONE VOYEUR, INTERIOR DESIGN
Tagged Arts and Crafts, bowfront, brownstone, built-in bookcases, Caroline Beaupere, coffered ceiling, exposed beams, farmhouse sink, interior designer, mantel, Matt Arnold, moldings, Philippe Starck, photographer, pool table, Pop Art, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, shoji screens, soaking tub, woodwork
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