csneal:

Happy Holidays!

(Source: colourbomb)

stampdesigns:

Israel postage stamp: festivals 5737 dove

depicts Peace with dove and olive branch

from Festivals 5737 (1976) series

The inscription on tab reads: “By three things is the world preserved by Truth, by Judgment, and by Peace” (Ethics of the Fathers I, 18)

designed by Asher Kalderon

book cover design by Josef Čapek for Perch by Emil Vachek

(rediscovered via 50 Watts via Čapek’s Bookshelf)

Bird and Fish bath toys

Originally designed by Patrick Rylands in 1969, the timeless mid-century modern plastic toys are icons of British design history.

“Bird and Fish are the first two products to be re-launched by Selegiochi toys under the MasterToys brand and are included in many permanent museum collections including the V&A Museum, London…” —Webb & Webb Design Limited

(rediscovered via TheDieline.com)

Naaman white porcelain penguin from Israel

(via A La Modern)

tutorial on How to Draw a Penguin by Oliver Jeffers

book carvings by Kylie Stillman

(first discovered via Inhabitat)

vintage “Little Bill” light bulb box, c. 1950s
(via PopKulture)

cute & quirky Vintage Calico fabric covered buttons
(via howbeadyful on etsy)

The New York Times has a great slideshow for “Books as a Way to Grace a Room” in conjunction with a somewhat troubling article for book jacket designers, “Selling a Book by Its Cover.” The feature discusses assembling and designing custom libraries by Thatcher Wine of Juniper Books (which usually involves conforming the original cover designs to fit a theme). This is where I found the exceptional work of Federico Uribe who finds inspiration and materials from Wonder Book and discarded text books in Miami-Dade County schools. When I lived in Miami for most of my life, I didn’t have enough imagination…

I very recently spotted bestselling hardcover books (that were published less than a year ago) in the dollar bin at a flea market. It saddens me that in this digital age many regard printed books the same as other disposable paper ephemera.

birds in tree salt and pepper shakers designed by Koziol
(first discovered via reubenmiller)

round-up of Designer Christmas cards
(via Dezeen, above designed by d.studio)

detail of Hazel Tree book-cut sculpture by Su Blackwell

Amy Ruppel collaborates with Schoolhouse Electric adding her “folk birds” to decorative lighting  fixtures.

(via Design*Sponge)

I’m excited to finally discover the artist behind a decent handful of personal favorite stamp designs in my collection. Another scanning project to add to 2011.

stampdesigns:

Bulgaria postage stamp: hot air balloon

c. 1969, part of the “Means of Communication” series for the ‘69 SOFIA International Stamp Exhibition

art and design by Stefan Kanchev