Denmark, 1955
England, c. 1969
Sweden, c.1950s
Living: The postage stamp. Invented by
Rowland Hill, an English school master
in 1837. Via Vintage Postage Stamps,
which in turn is via Words + Eggs.
29.4.10
Extinct: Covent Garden, as it was. Once a Medieval
convent kitchen garden, it flourished as a market until 1974.
Photographed from 1968-1974 by Clive Boursnell.
Filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1972.
28.4.10
Living: Lobmeyr crystal chandeliers at Lincoln Center.
Designed by Hans Harald Rath in 1966, and restored in
2009. Further details at Apartment Therapy and Moss.
27.4.10
Piëch-Porsche family crest
Archived monograms
'Muslin' glass, designed by Ludwig Lobmeyr, 1856
Living: Lobmeyr crystal. Timeless shapes created by
a family run business since 1823. Available at Moss.
Exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY.
26.4.10
Living: Louis Vuitton, since 1854. Appointedby Napoleon III as chief layetier, he flattened the
domed trunk for easy stacking, and created the
monogram for less easy counterfeiting. Bof.
Top photograph by Desiree Dolron.
23.4.10
1933
1936
1937
Living in print: Clifford Ellis. Having trained
at St Martins, he married Rosemary in 1931 and
together they worked for London Transport,
Shell Oil, and The New Naturalists.
22.4.10
Living: The book, which inspired the
film, which was inspired by the paintings
of Otto Dix, now at the Neue Galerie.
Poster design by Wiktor Górka.
21.4.10
Skytop Lounge, Hiawatha train, 1947
Olympian Hiawathas, 1947
Roadmaster bicycle, 1948
Willys Jeep Wagon, 1948
Modern Hygeine, 1948
In memory of the future : Brooks Stevens, 1911-1995,
who shaped the post-war optimism of American design.
20.4.10
Skylark, 1950s, designed by Brooks Stevens
Virrvarr, 1958, Swedish design
Living: Formica. Created in Ohio in 1913,
it didn't invad the kitchen after WWII.
Selected classic patterns now available,
embedded sparkles to follow?
19.4.10
Two Trees, East Hampton, c. 1964
Landscape with Pond, 1966
The Sea, East Hampton, c. 1964
Extinct: Albert York, 1928-2009.
"The most highly admired unknown artist in America."
—Calvin Tompkins, The New Yorker
16.4.10
Living: Fleet Air Arm Zig Zag Stripe
tie, and its cousin the Royal Regiment
of Artillery ("Gunners") bow tie. HRH,
as featured in Gentlemen's Quarterly.
15.4.10
Scientific humidifying process at Neal's Yard
Living: Montgomery's cheddar.
Unpasteurized Somerset cheese made by 3
generations of Montgomerys. Aged in linen for
over a year, it is "sometimes reminiscent of
the caramelized edge of a Sunday roast",
according to Neal's Yard.
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