tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70558843022961844222024-03-06T00:06:12.921+00:00The Curious EyeJosh van Gelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164847719967418808noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-49613538306255500352012-01-19T14:18:00.000+00:002012-01-19T16:46:50.352+00:00Illustrated book of the week "Tumbling Old Women"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This little gem of a book was a gift from dear friends, Sue, Matt, Molly and Thomas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Not much to say about the text, it was written by early soviet era Russian, surrealist absurdist writer and poet, Daniil Kharms.</span></div>
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Joanna Neborsky can be found through her <a href="http://joannaneborsky.com/Books.html" target="_blank">website </a></div>
</div>grahamhollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755262455261648053noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-81301589929718608522012-01-14T18:54:00.000+00:002012-01-14T18:54:43.999+00:00GOUDEMALION<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yes another trip down memory lane. This time a treat from the Musee d</span>es Arts Decoratifs in Paris. A sumptuous retrospective of the work of Jean Paul Goude. Famous world wide for his colaboration with (some would say, creation of) Grace Jones. </div>
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Above is Goudes spectacular post modernist maternity dress for Jones.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The steam locamotive that fills the main hall of the exhibition was a 'prop' that lead Goudes parade for the 200 year celebration of the french revolution. It looked amazingly real but is actually made from wood.</span></div>
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An automated head of Grace Jones that spirals as the mouth opens as if screaming. <br />
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Goude pionered a technique where he cut up slides to exagerate his subjects forms and expressions.</div>
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Here Jones' body is elongated and contorted into a physiclly impossible possition, for the cover of her 1985 album 'Island Life" </div>
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A costume from the 1989 Bastille day parade . </div>
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Page from Goudes' sketchbook. </div>
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These machnical dresses also glided down the Champs Elysees for the same celebration. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The show goes continues till 18th March so if you're in Paris it's well worth the detour.</span></div>
</div>grahamhollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755262455261648053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-17629642026241900552011-12-14T15:48:00.000+00:002011-12-14T15:48:37.002+00:00Methods of Dance (a small collection of 80's electro vinyl)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I was having a bit of a clear out a few days ago when I came across a large hefty envelope, further investigation revealed a collection of early 80's electro albums and 12 inches. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yes this seems to be all that remains of my vast collection, the rest of which has just disappeared. The selection is pretty eclectic and obscure but would almost certainly be considered gold dust to any number of my Dalston hipster neighbours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I thought I would share the art work . If you want to check out any of the tracks most of them can be dug up on youtube. The album above is a compilation including the likes of B.E.F, Devo, Heaven 17, Japan and Magazine. The back cover features a long and wordy sleeve note from Paul Morley.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Technodelic the 1981 album by Japanese hipsters Yellow Magic Orchestra.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">'Looking for St Tropez' by the obscure belgian trio Telex.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is so obscure I can't even remember anything about it . I think I probably only bought it for the cover, which used the incredibly desirable and oh so unobtainable for me at the time, Sony Walkman. (back cover below)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Riuichi Sakamoto previously member of YMO , then became famous for the music of the David Bowie film 'Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sparks a 12 inch from their fabulous 1979 'album no.1 in Heaven'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">this is actually made from yelow vinyl (see below)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and now for the rather large collection of Visage ephemera, here their 2nd album cover photographed by Helmut Newton dressed by Anthony Price and 'presentation' by Peter Saville. (below inside cover)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">12 inch 'Mind of a Toy' (back cover below)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">12 inch 'The Damned don't Cry' again Hemut Newton photography and Peter Saville design.</span></div>
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I discovered this cute little boutique whilst visiting Paris at the end of the summer. It is tucked away in one of those wonderful arcades known in France as Passages (of course must be pronounced with thick French accent) One often comes on them completely by accident when wandering the Sentier area, where traditionally all the rag traders are based. This one is grandly called the 'Passage des Panoramas' and contains a selection of inviting french bistros old jewellery shops, and and odd selection of dealers in themes varying from art to military mementos.</div>
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This little gem of a store specialises in job lots of flea market ephemera, the kind of thing we would call dead-stock, and evidently the owners manage to source plenty of these small treasures as they have 3 shops in Paris, one of which can be found in that mecca of all flea markets the 'Marché de Puces de Clignancourt'</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Earlier this year The Curious Eye paid a visit to Conrwall , we stayed with our dear friends the Johnstone-Clarkes' (<a href="http://thecuriouseye.blogspot.com/2010/07/chez-johnstone-clarke-creative-chaos-in.html">see last year post on their fabulous house</a>) Being fellow junk enthusiasts the trip included some visits of second hand and junk shops, but nothing prepared us for this gem, as Sue nonchalantley proposed a visit to some crazy place a little futher up the coast. The day was as can only be expected from an early summers one in the UK, rather grimm with a chilly breeze and the wet mizzle that seems to personify Cornwall was blowing in from the sea. After a few wrong turns and and rather fruitless visit to a midweek car boot sale we drew up out side 'Shiver Me Timbers' . Well fellow enthusiasts you can see why we hesitated and procastinated before posting this treasure, the simple fact is we weren't sure we wanted to share it. It is however a long drive from the grimey streets of London so if you're prepared to hit the road you're welcome to visit. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The whole place has a rather bizarre atmosphere, a mix of the usual architectural salvedge like old fire places, banister rails and the suchlike, then a selection of oddities that look like they come from stage or film sets, and even stranger some constructions seem to suggest at one point the place was a kind of home made pirate theme park !</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This hoard of pirated treasures can be located at Long Rock , just a stones throw down the coast from Penzance. </span></span> </div>
<br /></div>grahamhollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755262455261648053noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-69420793811537055822011-10-29T12:00:00.000+01:002011-10-29T12:00:18.297+01:00And Stret-c-h<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Some domestic problems are hard to solve. How often have you wondered how to get those pesky Chateau Lafite stains out of your white cashmere carpet? Or the most efficient way to clean your priceless antique crystal chandelier? </span></span><br />
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</span></span>Josh van Gelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164847719967418808noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-16302122520124678132011-10-22T14:11:00.001+01:002011-10-22T22:16:31.523+01:00The Knitterati<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We at The Curious Eye have always considered ourselves above discussing celebrities to boost our exposure. However in this case we feel we must make an exception. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After all, how are we supposed to resist this?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yes, your eyes do not deceive you - it's a knitted Bette Davis as "Baby Jane" doll. You have to admit, the resemblance is uncanny.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Baby Jane is not alone, she is part of a cache of fabulous celebrity knitted dolls from the 60s and 70s found by our dear friend Sean Barnett (and currently for sale at his stall at Ezra St Market, just off Columbia Rd).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here we see Frank and Peggy Spencer, the ballroom superstars of their era.</span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">No. After a lot of research, I've come to the conclusion that it's Phyllis Diller.</span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(If it isn't the resemblance is uncanny)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Last but not least - everyone's favorite musical genius (and comedy straight man) Mr André Previn.</span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Which gives me the perfect excuse for us all the enjoy this...</span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The best part of this whole thing is that Sean not only has the dolls - he has the pattern books for them too - the creator of these little gems (the aptly named Dolly Robertson) actually wrote down how she came up with her designs, presumably so that future generations could knit obscure characters from the 70's too. So if you ever feel the urge to knit yourself a miniature Molly Sugden, or a tiny Windsor Davies, or even a Pam Ayres of your very own - now's your chance.</span><br />
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grahamhollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755262455261648053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-43753115176166085592011-09-18T10:32:00.000+01:002011-09-18T10:32:12.067+01:00Lille installations<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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grahamhollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755262455261648053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-7014326252982557142011-09-17T21:04:00.000+01:002011-09-17T21:04:41.273+01:00Lille Accumulations<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well it has to be said Lille was a bit of a washout ! after a huge storm on Saturday night I arrived on the train from Paris to a sodden rainy flea market on Sunday morning. Despite not making a single purchase, I did manage to take some nice photos. In this first post proof</span> to the notion that you can't beat a nice collection of something to make a top display.</div>
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grahamhollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755262455261648053noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-8789867085448353052011-08-26T10:38:00.002+01:002011-08-26T10:44:53.880+01:00Lille next weekend<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5552724104/" title="yellow3 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5296/5552724104_9edb2fef5e_b.jpg" alt="yellow3" height="600" width="800" /></a>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you put all my favorite things into a pot, stirred them up and made them into a book. You might well get this.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The use of colour is particularly inspiring - just look at the tones suggested for a supermarket (Much as I love Waitrose, this is far more alluring, isn't it?)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the illustrations are incredibly stylish - even the sweetshops have a hint of 30's pulp fiction..</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Others are straight out of classic film noir. I could swear that this woman is about to pull a revolver out of her purse and shoot the other chick dead. I've watched enough Joan Crawford films to know, eyebrows like that can only mean one thing...</span><br />
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<br /></span></i><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">It's been nearly eighteen months since I saw the van Doesburg exhibition at the Tate Modern (I've already written about it </span><a href="http://thecuriouseye.blogspot.com/2010/05/stijl-style.html"target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">) - but I'm still feeling the after effects today. A couple of new acquisitions have brought it back to mind.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">
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<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Which really makes me think about some of the less well known artists that were shown. I'd never heard of Ilya Bolotowsky before, but his use of colour is very exciting. Paintings like this one take the classic forms of 'De Stijl', but elevate them with a very sensual ,stimulating palette</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This blanket has an equally compelling colour range. Lilac, yellow and two tones of brown? Very unusual. The man I bought it from claimed it was Scandinavian, but I think it's probably a classic American camp blanket. Wherever it's from, it's a beauty.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Then there's this little darling.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Which totally reminds me of some of van Doesburgs archectural projects, like his design for the cinema and dance hall at, L'Aubette in Strasbourg.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">It's actually a card table that has had lino inset into it. I've never been much of a fan of lino - as it has too many bad connotations of damp loos and shabby kitchens circa 1974 - but I may have to rethink that. The work on this table makes me want to start creating 30's inspiring patchwork lino floors in my bathroom, cubist lino-covered furniture, linoleum light fittings...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/6041797280/" title="linotable2 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6133/6041797280_020dd481be_b.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="linotable2" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Stop! I'm getting carried away. I need to calm down and have a cup of tea.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hurry if you want to catch this delightful show. It has been extended till the end of August.</span>
<br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.paris.fr/loisirs/musees-expos/musee-bourdelle/votre-visite/rub_6408_stand_20389_port_15829">Musee Bourdelle</a>
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<br />grahamhollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755262455261648053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-42070244400407935362011-08-10T15:23:00.004+01:002011-08-10T15:54:49.801+01:00A Malarky on Redchurch Street<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5994780518/" title="malarky1 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6007/5994780518_898778e0c3_b.jpg" alt="malarky1" height="600" width="800" /></a>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">A Sunday stroll in the east end now obliges a swagger down Redchurch Street, especially when, as was the case a few weeks ago this provides an opportunity to dip into the last days of the sales. Although there was not much remaining a few super-discounted items were purchased, but far more exciting was the discovery of this sumptuous piece of wall are signed Malarky .</span>
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<br /><a href="http://malark.blogspot.com/">Malarks' blog</a>
<br />grahamhollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755262455261648053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-11113044152670539542011-08-05T21:55:00.004+01:002011-08-05T22:17:19.642+01:00Bloglefields<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">As devoted readers of this blog will know, if there's one place in London that regularly inspires us at The Curious Eye, it's Spitalfield's Antique Market. For a unique mixture of eccentric junk, unlikely treasures and interesting characters, it just can't be beat.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Are you one of those unfortunate people who cannot make it to the market every week- perhaps through misplaced priorities (work commitments, demanding small children, lack of geographic proximity, etc)? </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">If so - do not fear. All is not lost. The magic of the internet can provide you with a soupcon of the Spitalfields experience - as an increasing number of the traders at the market have their own blogs.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">'Little' Jo Waterhouse is an excellent example. An unashamed lover of decorative junk of the finest sort (and sometimes of the crudest sort), her blog celebrates her fancies in a thoroughly charming and engaging way. From strange festivals in sheds to peculiar characters she comes across - </span><a href="http://tootasinfoot.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"Toot as in Foot"</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> chronicles them all. We particularly enjoyed seeing her extensive collection of Constance Spry style vases, and were rather jealous of them.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/6006018943/" title="tootasinfoot by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6021/6006018943_487651922a_b.jpg" width="800" height="804" alt="tootasinfoot" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Jo also gets full marks for living on a narrowboat while sporting the surname 'Waterhouse'. Well played, young lady.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Another envy inducing blog comes from the ever excellent David White - whose business </span><a href="http://ragtopvintage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">'Ragtop Vintage'</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">, is probably the best place in London to source antique American menswear. His blog of the same name is full of inspiring pictures of people looking cooler than you ever will, wearing clothes you can only dream of. Interspersed with this celebration of American style are some great shots of Dave's star finds. A very hard blog to look at without wanting to throw all your existing clothes away and wear only classic US workwear from now on.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/6006561066/" title="ragtopvintage by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6128/6006561066_1c507e58fd_b.jpg" width="800" height="803" alt="ragtopvintage" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">If the allure of 1950's Americana is not your thing - perhaps we can interest you in a more idyllic, throughly British lifestyle? If you buy something from </span><a href="http://andrewsofarcadiascrapbook.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Andrews of Arcadia</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">, you're not just buying some vintage fishing gear, you're buying a quiet morning by a dawn lit river or a calm moment of contemplation deep in our great countryside. The blog itself reflects everything that is good and proper in this nation of ours. Makes us want to eat a Ploughman's lunch just looking at it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/6006019533/" title="andrewsofarcadia by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/6006019533_997a911244_b.jpg" width="800" height="899" alt="andrewsofarcadia" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Barry 7 - (No relation to Joe 90, apparently) - is a scholar and a gentleman, who manages to find objects that are interesting, confusing, bemusing - or ideally all three. His tumblr feed,</span><a href="http://sevensyard.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> "Seven's Yard" </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> shows a good selection of the strange and wonderful things he regularly comes across.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/6006019195/" title="sevensyard by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6004/6006019195_22f6f16ff8_b.jpg" width="799" height="712" alt="sevensyard" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">And finally - talking about strange and wonderful - our dear friend Stephen Sorrell indulges his absurdist streak on a regular basis as the founder,publisher, editor, copywriter, cub photographer and tea lady of </span><a href="http://thebognorbugle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"The Bognor Bugle"</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">. A man of excellent taste, profound knowledge, good character and great wisdom, Steve displays absolutely none of these qualities on his blog, which takes whimsy to a whole new level. Recommended for when you just want to read something really silly (and see the odd bit of fabulous junk, when he pulls himself together).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/6006018171/" title="bognorbugle by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6126/6006018171_9a478a8a4d_b.jpg" width="800" height="753" alt="bognorbugle" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Spitalfields Antiques Market runs every Thursday from 10am - 4pm</i></span></div></div></span>Josh van Gelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164847719967418808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-81833355641505349612011-08-02T12:12:00.003+01:002011-08-02T12:49:17.704+01:00Monastic Fantastic<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The other day, a good friend of mine described some of my recent purchases as 'monastic' - and I was delighted. As every good modernist knows, if form follows function, then monks are probably the most modern thinkers in the world. These guys make the Shakers look like they're overdoing it a little. If it weren't for those ridiculous haircuts, they would be the last word in chic.<br /><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/6001098125/" title="spartan1 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6013/6001098125_005d6aa288_b.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="spartan1" /></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Minimalism is something of a dirty word right now - a throwback to the Nineties when it suddenly seemed like a great idea to live in a grey concrete box, with just a futon mattress and a single perfect feather suspended from the ceiling as decoration. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />Still, there's still something very appealing about a spartan aesthetic, and a simple white vessel never loses it's poetic charm. I'm not going to start writing a haiku any time soon, but I'm sure you know what I mean. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/6001098659/" title="spartan2 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6134/6001098659_fbe7640692_b.jpg" width="500" height="667" alt="spartan2" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This enamel coffee cup is a great example. Simple design, elegant use of material and perfect proportions.<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/6001098449/" title="spartan3 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6018/6001098449_0a1d9c229d_b.jpg" width="500" height="667" alt="spartan3" /></a></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As is this cutlery drainer. A little more soulful than something plastic from Ikea.<br /><br />And the ceramic bowl at the top of this post? Well, if it seems a little sparse for your liking - a few nectarines take it from Norman Monastery, to Provencal Farmhouse in no time at all.<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/6001646482/" title="spartan4 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6128/6001646482_ef4c3739a4_b.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="spartan4" /></a></span></span></span></div>Josh van Gelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164847719967418808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-18553353799160773442011-07-12T14:38:00.003+01:002011-07-12T15:17:41.152+01:00A Clean Sweep<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5929711039/" title="Cleaning1 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6134/5929711039_c39232f9a5_b.jpg" width="500" height="667" alt="Cleaning1" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I have friends who claim that they love to clean. They talk about the 'meditative quality' of washing dishes and the 'profound satisfaction' that they gain while thoroughly scouring the inside of their ovens.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5930268734/" title="Cleaning3 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6007/5930268734_c1452675c9_b.jpg" width="500" height="667" alt="Cleaning3" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I am not one of those people</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">If it's up to me, I'll take the meditative quality of watching something lowbrow on television, and the profound satisfaction of a large roast dinner. Cleaning, for me, is a necessary evil.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5929711241/" title="Cleaning2 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6125/5929711241_5bc2f615b1_b.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="Cleaning2" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">However, it must be done. So, In an attempt to build up my enthusiasm, my solution is to make it as aesthetically pleasing a task as possible. If I need to sweep up rubbish then I'd prefer to do it with a beautiful vintage brush, with a classic maroon/cream colourway. If I have to dust the shelves, then at least I can enjoy the look of my classic ostrich feather duster while I'm doing it.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5929711743/" title="Cleaning4 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6029/5929711743_b96293a20d_b.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="Cleaning4" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Now if only I could find a way to make doing my tax return a more beautiful experience...</span></span></span></span></div>Josh van Gelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164847719967418808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-59572388072620545672011-07-07T14:58:00.003+01:002011-07-07T15:08:29.897+01:00Garden Nets<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">My Mum always says you can judge the quality of a restaurant on the cleanliness of it's curtains</span>, judging on the condition of these I would eat at this gardeners table any day. I spotted them on a visit to some open gardens in Hampshire a few weekends ago. These folks had the thrifty idea to use their old net curtains to protect their fruit bushes from greedy birds, I think they were blissfully unaware of the art installation they had created .<br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5911768969/" title="net4 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/5911768969_10519256a6_b.jpg" alt="net4" height="600" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5911768873/" title="net3 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5320/5911768873_669f33ee14_b.jpg" alt="net3" height="600" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5911768775/" title="net2 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5120/5911768775_6aa899e626_b.jpg" alt="net2" height="600" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5912327546/" title="nets1 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6043/5912327546_f98bc86b9e_b.jpg" alt="nets1" height="600" width="800" /></a>grahamhollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755262455261648053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-67859132466288550652011-04-27T08:56:00.004+01:002011-06-17T10:55:17.287+01:00Between Art and Functionality : Corso Como<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5660152093/" title="corsocomo4 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5069/5660152093_795bb43b3d_b.jpg" alt="corsocomo4" height="600" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I was charmed by this collaged wall in the exhibit of Kris Rhus' work at the Galleria Carla Sozzani, situated as part of her famous shop 10 Corso Como. It displays working sketches along with black and white photos of the work in progress.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5660721438/" title="corsocomo3 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5183/5660721438_bd1907798d_b.jpg" alt="corsocomo3" height="600" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5660151693/" title="corsocomo1 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5660151693_381baa632e_b.jpg" alt="corsocomo1" height="600" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.galleriacarlasozzani.org/">Galleria Carla Sozzani</a><br /></span></div>grahamhollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755262455261648053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-30700729357620063032011-04-22T12:52:00.005+01:002011-06-17T10:56:10.534+01:00Aspesi Window<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5642659369/" title="aspesi3 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5642659369_f86bfbbc90_b.jpg" alt="aspesi3" height="600" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This cardboard Milanese street scene graced the window of the Aspesi Clothing store in the world famous Via Montenapoleone, It is wonderfully naive and hand made and I wish I had made it myself !<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5643228362/" title="aspesi2 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5307/5643228362_f13bbcdbf3_b.jpg" alt="aspesi2" height="600" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5643228688/" title="aspesi4 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5301/5643228688_35ddf7be12_b.jpg" alt="aspesi4" height="600" width="800" /></a><br /></span></div>grahamhollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755262455261648053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-60470780557983536102011-04-17T18:36:00.004+01:002011-04-17T18:51:15.803+01:00Pallet Masks<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5624272144/" title="israelimask5 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5302/5624272144_416a5cfd41_b.jpg" alt="israelimask5" height="600" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">These charming masks were exhibited at Promise Design , an exhibition of over 40 Israeli designer in the Ventura Lambrate area. They are made from bits and pieces of of packaging pallets, and are created by Yaacov Kaufman.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5623683131/" title="israelimask4 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/5623683131_a42f1ba207_b.jpg" alt="israelimask4" height="600" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5624271984/" title="israelimask2 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5066/5624271984_f41ee92ea0_b.jpg" alt="israelimask2" height="600" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5624271872/" title="israelimask1 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5188/5624271872_c128ffe5e4_b.jpg" alt="israelimask1" height="600" width="800" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.yaacovkaufman.com/index.php">www.yaacovkaufman.com</a><br /></span></div>grahamhollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755262455261648053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-348189510918788942011-04-15T11:49:00.003+01:002011-04-15T12:08:19.268+01:00Flip Flop Story<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5621665026/" title="flipflop2 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5182/5621665026_6d830efc1a_b.jpg" alt="flipflop2" height="600" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is the first of a few posts on the exciting things I've seen this week at the Milan furniture Fair, all loosely based around craft and hand made.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5621077085/" title="flipflop3 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5065/5621077085_6e0e1c9a8c_b.jpg" alt="flipflop3" height="600" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This project by Diederick Schneemann of Studio Schneemann, presents designs made from from recycled Flip Flops, they have been washed up on the shores of Eastern Africa, many drifting in on currents from the far east, Diederick has them shipped over to his studio in Rotterdam where he sands, them cuts them into squared pieces and glues them together to create these bold patchwork designs<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5621076435/" title="flipflop1 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5070/5621076435_1360d94d0a_b.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="flipflop1"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.studioschneemann.com/">www.studioschneemann.com</a><br /><br /><br /></span></span></div>grahamhollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755262455261648053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-71012401641860877062011-04-11T13:04:00.004+01:002011-04-11T13:19:04.951+01:00Emma Newton - True Romance<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5609201023/" title="emmanewton1 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5309/5609201023_de6313f391_b.jpg" width="500" height="667" alt="emmanewton1" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: normal; font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Spitalfields never ceases to impress us, here at the Curious Eye.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5609781174/" title="emmanewton2 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5062/5609781174_dc6afa820c_b.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="emmanewton2" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5609781328/" title="emmanewton3 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5609781328_eaa7034fb0_b.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="emmanewton3" /></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Our latest romance is with the delightful stall of Emma Newton - and 'romance' is the key word here. There is a delicacy and femininity in Emma's offerings that is extremely romantic. Not in a soppy way - there is nothing cloying or naff about Emma's taste. It's just that her wares are always so simple, beautiful and well chosen, that you get the feeling that she finds everything she sells at dawn on a sunlit beach, as she steps out of her driftwood shack, wearing a muslin shift. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5609781514/" title="emmanewton4 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5307/5609781514_13d7148d16_b.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="emmanewton4" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5609781782/" title="emmanewton5 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5026/5609781782_d2b3162d8d_b.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="emmanewton5" /></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5609781954/" title="emmanewton6 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5110/5609781954_3e2edd50f0_b.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="emmanewton6" /></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">We haven't asked her if that's true, but we are almost sure that it is...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5609201977/" title="emmanewton7 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5609201977_e9f24a7768_b.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="emmanewton7" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5609202149/" title="emmanewton8 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5304/5609202149_b1a1583785_b.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="emmanewton8" /></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5609202307/" title="emmanewton9 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5061/5609202307_8b582d65c2_b.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="emmanewton9" /></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Emma's stall can be found every Thursday at Spitalfields Antiques Market.</span></i></div></span></span></span></div>Josh van Gelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164847719967418808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055884302296184422.post-24983802033502686902011-03-11T13:35:00.000+00:002011-03-11T11:19:37.214+00:00Illustrated book of the Week : Le Vodou un art de vivre<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5457921993/" title="vodou1 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/5457921993_35bfc67b5b_z.jpg" alt="vodou1" height="533" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I discovered this amazing catalogue </span>at a brocante in Paris. It comes from a swiss exhibition of Haitian voodoo objects, the pieces are arresting, alarming, intriguing, and full of dark creativity.<br /><br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5457922311/" title="vodou3 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5138/5457922311_6977d5330b_b.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5457922181/" title="vodou2 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5260/5457922181_ffd9cc1698_b.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5457922519/" title="vodou4 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5135/5457922519_e5d1914031_b.jpg" alt="vodou4" height="600" width="800" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34320774@N08/5457922655/" title="vodou5 by thecuriouseye, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5457922655_6049f99049_b.jpg" alt="vodou5" height="600" width="800" /></a>grahamhollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755262455261648053noreply@blogger.com0