Back to School. 1956 19.09.2021
An incredible Soviet era catalogue of school supplies. More here.
Make waves. 19.06.2021
Three incredible books, in full, from 1903. Japanese wave motifs, designs & sketches.
Bog standard. 10.05.2021
A new book documenting the toilets of the Alps. Incredible.
Brick tease. 09.05.2021
An ornamental brick catalogue, in full. 1904
Ikebana. 12.03.2021
The Japanese art of flower arranging, taken from this 1960 book. Pics from Sight Unseen.
Categories: Art & craft. Books
World Book Day. 04.03.2021
Mary Ellen Bartley’s medium of choice is books, stacked in beautiful, satisfying layers.
Categories: Art & craft. Books
Castles of Japan (1945) 02.02.2021
A woodcut collection of Japanese castles, created by Hashimoto Oki’ie. Via the Gerhard Pulverer Collection.
Categories: Art & craft. Books