featuring a mid-century lamp design and several mid century chairs these are just in time for christmas. great retro modern posters, in yellow, red, sea foam and gray are available in the etsy studio shop now! want to buy them locally? email for a pick up or stop into reimagine furniture on elmwood and get one today!
now offering personalized stationery in the etsy studio shop! these great retro cards, feature a mid century, 1960s danish modern pattern. they make a wonderful gift or treat for yourself. have your name or names printed how you would like and choose your own color. perfect gift for a boss, co-worker, secretary, and anyone who loves to write notes! also makes a great stocking stuffer. cards are blank inside
this week’s “pack it up, baby!” features another vintage design. this one was a particularly unique find (thanks again to Tom). federal meats is a local butcher shop with several locations and has been around since 1930, making it a buffalo,ny staple. this insulated paper bag looks like it was from the late 40s or 50s. the illustration is so whimsical and charming in it’s simplicity. what is particulary exciting about this find, is that my father-in-law is a long time employee and manager of federal meats. so not only is it a great piece of local graphic design history but we have a personal connection to it, too! enjoy 
i love vintage ephemera, it is one of my favorite things to check out at estate sales and thrift stores. it’s so often the items that get tossed aside, that it is so exciting when you get to see some little bits here and there. my good friend, Tom Walton of Bossa Nova Bungalow came across a huge pile of mid-century decorating items. magazines, ads, paint swatches – all collected with the intention of a fabulously modern mid-century home re-do! we spent hours last night pouring through all of the fabulous goodies. i shot some photos of my favorite pieces and will be sharing them with you over the next few weeks.
i love the layout of these samples. it is so organized and easy to navigate. plus the swatches all running together have a great visual effect! from the type to the wonderfully organized layout this is a very nicely designed piece.
i really enjoy the texture in this irish linen swatches – might need to do something design with that soon!
a month or two ago i stumbled across these fabulous pyrex cruets, which are now happily at use in my kitchen. i had never seen them before so i wanted to do a little research on them. turns out, they were originally packaged in a pretty awesome way. i adore this packaging style, and can just picture these items on display in a department store in these boxes! simple 2 & 3 color design is very underrated in modern packaging – this box shows off the product perfectly. plus i am a sucker for mid-century design…
these photos were taken from joe’s addiction, a blog of many interesting vintage finds!
queen city market