August 2009
1 post
moved
the html-side of building on tumblr wasn’t really working, so i moved to http://jokemijn.blogspot.com/
June 2009
2 posts
apple containers
Apples. So simple, so delicious. Ever since i fell in love with a 70s-era apple jar at a friend’s place i’ve been looking for the perfect one to match my kitchen. I’ve found apple canisters in different materials, from plastic to wood and metal.
The typical bright red apple container found at ModishVintage’s.
A small wooden apple container in my etsy shop.
The brass...
May 2009
6 posts
belgian vintage advertising
On Atom-A you’ll find a large set of advertising on belgian brands from the fifties. Below is a poster i loved, for the Expo 58 world fair, with the Atomium as centrepiece.
expo ‘58 logo designed by Lucien de Roeck.
Tomado shelves
Tomado started in 1923 as a small company in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. In origin they produced small hooks to hang paintings on your wall. After World War II they started producing a broad range of kitchenware and thus became a symbol for modern household. Everyone had something-Tomado in his house. The Tomado-wire-rack was extremely popular. It reffered to the modernist work by Piet Mondrian...
Fears and Kahn
from top to bottom: Lane Sideboard. Steel Line Desk. Form Seat. Fears and Kahn sells modern antique hybrids, customised pieces of post-war design. Wooden furniture is fully restored and updated, often with a coloured lacquered panel. I would love to fill my house with these.
This is the greatest vintage photo-series ever. Douglas Campbell (1912-2007) was an amateur photographer and observer of life. His family has undertaken to digitize his collection of 35mm slides (30,000+ spanning a period of 50 years). This “Show” is the family’s tribute to his ability, energy and enthusiasm. I’m fond of the pictures of his wife, standing in the loveliest...
The name Pat Albeck was brought to me on a flowery metal tray, and now i found a second one with this lovely drawing of a lion, which appears to be part of a series. There’s hardly any information about these trays, how many exist in this series, but these are the three i managed to trace on the internet. Bright pink cat-tray from electricbluebird. The cutest tiger from Winter’s...