Toys

Minka Podhajska (1881-1963) from a wonderful book called 'Toys of the avant-garde'.
I found more great images from the book here

Last post on the books from my trip to Basel.
I was lucky enough to find an amazing secondhand bookshop

full of children's books which suit my taste.
The book above is a collection of children's drawings,

each displayed with a name of the 'artist' and his/her age.

It's one of the most beautiful books I've ever seen.

Playful and unconventional textile art & sculpture
1. Lizzie Olsson-arle, 1974, Appliqué
2. Aganeta Goes, 1974, Appliqué
3. Marie Louise de Geerbergenstrahle. Fish balls in lobster sauce, 1968, appliqué with stuffing
4. Margareta Hallek, Varied Wrinkles, 1968, Variable seam-embroidery with elastic
5. Inga Brand, 1975, Woven forms
All from Svensk textilkonst

So often people are working hard at the wrong thing.
Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.
working hard is overrated

Funny faces and creatures very well composed,
found in 'Ancient Peruvian textile design in modern stitchery'

TEXTILWERKEN





Found this fantastic german craft book in a library.

Full of exciting images that i dont know which ones to choose for this post.

Sadly my german is hopeless to understand the text

although I studied it for some time..

I should have been more serious in school.
(The book is called Textilwerken grundlagen und lehrwege.)

+Go read this heartwarming short story.

++Makoto Kagashima's awesome.

BAUHAUS TEXTILES






Some of my favorites from bauhaus textiles.(the book)

I'm supposed to be doing something else but I'm browsing utrecht (a bookshop in Tokyo)'s webshop again.
On the way, I (re-)discovered some images of beautiful spoon collection;
1. Jasper Morrison:: A book of spoons

2.3.4. Some spread from Hermann Junger's book
( would love to own this!)

P.S. himaa's bag on sale!

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//Reading Akira Minagawa's book

Just a little note:
There is an exhibition of Mina perhonen

starting from 24/october in Tilburg, Holland.

A must see if you are around.

More info in English translated version here

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My current fascination-  bauhaus textiles

(images above from here)

Speaking of bauhaus textiles, I found this great link definitely worth a visit:
Gunta Stölzl 

Have a look at her designs for fabrics for example.