Wendy O'Rourke

"Only Beauty Tone bulbs give you GLAMOUR. Soft tinted light...not harsh gaudy color!" The three shades featured in ad clipping... BEAUTY TONE PINK- flatters everything about the house-including you! BEAUTY TONE AQUA -"opens up" small areas. Glare-free for reading. BEAUTY TONE CANDLELIGHT- makes woodwork richer, brings out cheery colors in fabrics... even makes food look better

Westinghouse Beauty Tone Light Bulbs (1958)

The best poster designs from Die besten Plakate des Jahres 1957 with a translated foreword by Walter Kern. designreviewed.com/swiss-poster...

Rolling Stones tour program from the autumn of 1966 promoting the Aftermath LP. A multiple exposure portrait of the band.

The Rolling Stones - Out Of Time youtu.be/pXP1MSFwMnc?...

Italian actress and model Elsa Martinelli, seated cross-legged on a red sofa in a minimalist room with abstract wall art by Charles Matton

Elsa Martinelli by Willy Rizzo, 1970 #mood

Stereo Commander C-105, a 1968 Italian hi-fi console by artist-photographer Willy Rizzo, featuring a sleek aluminum pedestal base, open purple acrylic lid, and integrated components like a turntable, cassette recorder, and 8-track player.

Stereo Commander C-105 design by Willy Rizzo (1968)

French photographer Franck Bohbot

The Joyce Theater: Eighth Avenue at West 19th Street (Chelsea, NYC)

#NYC #Photography

Four black cats are covered in different pink and red flowers and pink polka dots.

Jan Pieńkowski Sticky Seals for Gallery Five, London 1970s #Caturday

Typografia, ročník 66, 05, 1963. Cover design by Antonín Ernest designreviewed.com/artefacts/ty... #typography #typedesign

Hiroko Matsumoto in Pierre Cardin (1966)

Pierre Cardin Nattier Coat, photo by Roland Bianchini for L'Officiel, October 1968

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The Pierre Cardin Satellite cape was a revolutionary piece from his 1960s Space Age collections. Glossy scarlet vinyl lined with synthetic fleece, fitted with heavy brass zipper, 2 white bull's eye pockets. Also known as the Target cape.

Pierre Cardin Satellite Cape (1967)

De Stijl (Dutch for "the style") is characterized by geometrical shapes, particularly rectangles, grids, and straight horizontal and vertical lines, along with a limited color palette. This painting is white with red, blue and yellow within black lines.

Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow by Piet Mondrian (1929)

The dress is part of Yves Saint Laurent's Fall/Winter 1965 collection, which was inspired by the work of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. The cover photo was shot by photographer David Bailey.

YSL’s ‘Mondrian’ dress on the cover of Vogue Paris, September 1965

Yves Saint Laurent with his dog Hazel, Marrakech (1974) by Helmut Newton #mood

The Star of This 968-Square-Foot Milan Apartment Is a Disappearing Bed Proving that when space is tight, unexpected solutions can flourish

The Star of This 968-Square-Foot Milan Apartment Is a Disappearing Bed
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The Osta Triennale in harvest gold "Οsta of Europe proudly introduce a superb range of 'Continental Dream Kitchens'. Although entirely new to the United Kingdom, Osta are recognised throughout Western Europe as the premier designers and manufacturers of luxury, fitted kitchens. Our designs will adapt to the smallest flat or town house and will grace the most spectacular home. Available in a wide variety of laminates or wood stained to almost any colour you desire..."

Osta Continental Dream Kitchens, from House & Garden, October 1975

New Fabrics for 1964

Designers: Joyce Mattock, Howard Carter, Natalie Gibson, Grace Selvanayagam, Gillian Farr, Ann Sutton, Barbara Payze, Anna Potworowska, Margaret Bonito, Sheila Yale and Joan McFetrich

Source: House & Garden

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Photographer Dirk Alvermann, Sheffield 1964.

“In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything was possible and that nothing was true.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
#BookSky

Ericsson began work on the videophone in the mid-1960s, using a connection to a monitor and camera with the company's Ericovox loudspeaker phone. Although it was a functional prototype, Ericsson abandoned the project when users found it unimpressive and saw no significant need for the technology at the time.

Ericsson Videophone (1971)

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The opening of the sock is the mouth of the knit crocodile (the toe is the tail) with white felt teeth and yellow button. The sock appears to be eating the leg.

Crocodile Socks 🐊

Geometric abstract design featuring interlocking cubes in primary colors against a shaded white background.

The Canadian Architect magazine, October 1966

Cover by László Buday

Packaging designed scanned from Pubblicità in Italia 1962-63
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#italiandesign #packaging

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Folke Ohlsson (1919-2002) is a widely recognised Swedish designer known for his MCM furniture. He received training at the School of Industrial Design Society of Gothenburg before joining the renowned Swedish furniture manufacturer, Dux Incorporated.

Reclining Teak Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Folke Ohlsson for Dux, Sweden (1960)

Livingroom setting decorated predominantly in blue and green. Most of the teak Scandinavian furniture pieces were designed by Folke Olsen for Dux, Sweden

Better Homes and Gardens (1967) #FolkeOhlsson #Dux