Philip Taaffe,
Big Iris, 1985
(Source: theincompletenesstheorem, via largerloves)
Pattern! Color! Pure gorgeousness. Via fuckyeahvintageillustration:
‘The Kingdom of the Pearl’ by Léonard Rosenthal; illustrated by Edmund Dulac. Published 1920 by Brentano’s, New York.
A history and study of the pearl first published in 1919 and vividly enhanced by Dulac’s illustrations in 1920. The ten delightful water colours are in the artist’s characteristic decorative Oriental style.
Pattern! Color! One year Aniversary - Eyjafjallajökull eruption. By Jokull
(via largerloves)
Pattern! The Deco-echo Fireplace Screen, a one-of-a-kind, hand made fireplace screen by Jenna Wainwright. Available at Fair Folks & a Goat.
As always, I love a Moser. Via fuckyeahvintageillustration:
Koloman Moser, Die Tausend Raben, Vorsatzpapier aus die Quelle 1901
‘A thousand ravens’, endpaper design by Koloman Moser, 1901.
I may need to visit this page once a day. A little perspective never hurt anyone.
Here is today, (via Flowing Data).
(via prettyclever)
Stockholm’s Subway
The most beautifully designed subway tunnels in the world are found in Stockholm, Sweden. The grand architecture reminds its travelers that they are deep underground. Featuring painted cave walls and ceilings, the design is more like an art gallery than a subway. Via odditiesoflife.
Love it. Via artruby:
Dianna Molzan, Untitled (2012).
On view at the Overduin and Kite booth at Frieze New York.
That Highly Intelligent Clam: one of our new wallpaper patterns for Spring 2013.
Designed for a bout of comical turn-of-the-century bar banter, That Highly Intelligent Clam has the feel of scrimshaw-meets-wallpaper. Click through for the full story!