Tales

Vintage maps are so beautiful.  The fact that they were hand-drawn makes them more decorative.  Definitely inspirational, and would make wonderful prints someday… Hussah (Images courtesy of ecru)

Baya Mahieddine’s primitive and surreal art was quite radical for its time.  A prodigy of her time, she had her first exhibition in Paris at 16 years old.  She gained the attention of Picasso, later [...]

It’s that time of the year where the fireplace or staircase decorated by Christmas stockings.  Here are a few playful vintage illustrations of families hanging stockings.

Emilie Louis Fölge is known for being Gustav Klimt’s muse and companion.  However, in addition to being Klimt’s lover and collaborator, she was a successful fashion designer and businesswoman.  She preceded Coco Channel as a [...]

The beautiful cuffs we worked on for the 2018 Gift Collection were highly inspired by Ancient Jewelry.  There is something mesmerizing and mysterious about these ancient splendors.  Here are a few favorite styles.  Clockwise: Scythian [...]

Happy Halloween!  Here are some little kids in some haunting costumes from the mid-century.  Something always felt eerie about these photos… (Images courtesy of Pinterest) 

I am always mesmerized by Madame Grès’ draping and pleating.  She was called the “queen of drapery” and influenced many designers after her.  Her beautiful Grecian goddess gowns made by minimalistic draping techniques showed great attention [...]

Flower markets are always a beautiful source of inspiration.  Especially the bustling Calcutta flower market.  With a rich array of bright colored flowers that smell heavenly.  The colors in the flower market influenced the latest colors [...]

Summer is almost over, even though the temperature is so high it does not feel like the summer is leaving us anytime soon.  However, it’s the concept of summer and that vacation time is over.  [...]

I recently stumbled on Holiday magazine covers and fell in love with the graphic images.  Holiday magazine was an American travel magazine that was published between 1946 and 1977.  The magazine published prolific writers of the [...]