Animation: Zoologic

Zoologic by Nicole Mitchell

via DRAWN!
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Vintage: Danish 70s Interior Design Porno Style

Let's take a look what's beyond, behind and beneath the flesh in Danish porn magazines of the 70s. Behold and be amazed by the crazy wallpapers, the psychadelic posters, the colorful carpets, the furniture, lamps and crazy kitsch accessories.

Musselsoppans Vänner: Danish 70s Interior Design Porno Style

By the way, I'd say it's "safe for work".


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Illustration: Olle Eksell, part 5

Illustration by Olle Eksell, 1958. "Stickat för barn" or "Knitting for kids". How about that? Knitted swim wear.

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Olle Eksell, part 1 to...
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Book:
Olle Eksell: Swedish Graphic Designer (buy)
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Somewhat related:
"No-one told us there would be fish in the sea. The children were startled."
20 ridiculous complaints made by holidaymakers
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Architecture: Yesterday's Tomorrow

1, originally uploaded by Avi_Abrams.
found via, via, via
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Vintage Comics: "That Was Yesterday, Baby!"

From terr-bo's Flickr

Arts & Craft: "Let The Right One In"

"These are custom-ordered dolls that I just finished. They are based on the two kids in the Swedish horror movie "Let the Right One In" and they're a Valentine's present."
- Little Red Fox
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Magazine Cover: FART

Yep, that's kind of funny. Fart, though, means speed in Swedish. This is a motor magazine from 1963 and the cover shows a Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray, '63 in front of a Pan Am Boeing and of course in the car a couple of happy stewardesses.

The cover and the info came from motorman GrandPrix63! Pay him a visit.
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Vintage Comics: Tintin in Sweden!

"He was in Dalarna and visited Mora-Nisse..."

Sekvenskonst: Tintin!
Via The Ephemerist

Art: "How To Make An Abstract Mobile"

Dinosaurs and Robots: How To Make An Abstract Mobile
"From Popular Science Monthly, 1954"
Via Monoscope
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Geography: Old Map Detail

I just liked the look of this detail of a map of Regent's Park from 1859. Maps can be beautiful.
Found here via Things Magazine.

Illustration: David Stone Martin part 2

From LP CoverLover (slightly cropped)

In his article "For the Record" about David Stone Martin in Today's Inspiration Leif Peng says "From my research on the net, it appears that DSM went on to create approximately 400 album covers!". I've posted before about that great article where you'll find some fine examples of David Stone Martin's album cover art.

Peng has also written other articles on Stone Martin making it clear that though being a very productive album cover artist Stone Martin was not only that.

- Today's Inspiration: The Art of the Inked Line: DMS
- Today's Inspiration: David Stone Martin: Early Days
- Today's Inspiration: David Stone Martin: Modernism meets Traditionalism
- Today's Inspiration: David Stone Martin: "Bending a wire"


From Leif Peng's David Stone Martin Flickr set (slightly cropped)

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Below - a few other nice places to find his work, not only record covers:

- LP CoverLover's David Stone Martin category
- Birka Jazz shows a large collection of jazz covers by David Stone Martin
- Fox Music Company's Flickr: The Art of Jazz - David Stone Martin Record Cover Art
- ArtCyclopedia links to his Covers for Time Magazine and art work made during WW2
- Vinyl Culture Quarterly has more vinyl covers
- Dawger: DAVID STONE MARTIN
- Oscar Grillo Oscartoons: David Stone Martin (a few nice drawings and covers)
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Vintage Postcards: Popcards.fr

"Popcards.fr has changed its address. We moved to http://popcardsfr.blogspot.com" says Poupi. So note this update or else she might shoot you.

Comics: Keep On Truckin'

Robert Crumb


CW McCall - Convoy
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Svarta Serien

These are paperback covers belonging to a Swedish publication series of crime books from the 60s called "Svarta serien" - "The Black Series". What they also have in common is that they are all illustrated by one of my absolute favorites - Per Åhlin. I and his other fans are lucky because in the 60s he was very active as a book cover illustrator. Thus it is not hard to come by his works in antiquarian bookshops or thrift stores.

Book Covers: Badger Books

Lionel Fanthorpe Badger Books Cover Gallery
via Monster Brains

Art: "Another child left the nest "

"Panos" by TNBRG

TNBRG
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Vintage Postcards: "Dangerously Cute"

From the great wackystuff's Flickr.

Ephemera: Girly Decal

Girly Decal, originally uploaded by eggchairsteve.

Set: Vintage Scooter Art & Graphics
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Music: Heaven & Earth - "Refuge"

Three and a half years ago I posted about Heaven & Earth and their record Refuge. I hardly know anything about about the group, however the names of the two singer/songwriters are Pat Gefell and Jo D. Andrews and the record is from 1973. How to describe the music? Folkpop I guess. I'll let the experts give it a go in the comments if they like. If someone has additional information about the group and record it is most welcome. Anyway, I think it's a great record. Have a go!

UPDATE: The show is over.
Sorry for the inconvenience but if you are truly interested mail me (martinklasch AT gmail DOT com) and I'll consider making an exception to that rule.


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I managed to find the following production data, in case it means something to you:

Dick Schory - Producer

Jo D. Andrews - Arranger, Vocals
Samuel Magad - Strings
Arthur Lauer - Arp Echoplex, Flute, Flute (Alto)
Bobby Christian - Bongos, Percussion, Conga
Joseph Sciacchitano - Strings
Don Simmons - Drums
William Schoen - Strings
Joseph Golan - Violin
Phil Upchurch - Guitar (Bass)
George Andrews - Arranger, Producer, Organ, Conductor
Jorge Dalto - Clavinet, Piano
Charles Chittenden - Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Heaven & Earth Main Performer
Jerry Sabransky - Strings
Ron Steele - Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar
Fred Spector - Strings
Pat Gefell - Vocals, Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar

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Thanks to Magnus of Bellybongo (sleeps with the fishes now) who uploaded it originally!
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Book Cover: Olle Eksell, part 4

Swedish edition of "The Sheltering Sky". Cover by Olle Eksell, 1951.

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Book:
Olle Eksell: Swedish Graphic Designer (buy)
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Book Cover: Olle Eksell, part 3

Olle Eksell made this book cover in 1950.

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Olle Eksell, part 1 to...
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Magazine Covers: Olle Eksell, part 2

In 1948 Olle Eksell created this cover for a Swedish literary magazine called "utsikt". The style is very much like some you'll find in Alvin Lustig's works I think. I haven't found proof of it but could Eksell been a student of Lustig's? He studied in LA after the war and Lustig taught there at the time...
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Related posts:
Olle Eksell, part 1
Alvin Lustig
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Book:
Olle Eksell: Swedish Graphic Designer (buy)
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Illustration: Cute Hunter

Cute Hunter Longingly
by Scott C
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Illustration: Olle Eksell, part 1

Slussen, 1939 by Olle Eksell
"Slussen ("the lock" in Swedish) is an area of central Stockholm, named after the locks between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea, in Sweden."

Stureplan, Stockholm by Olle Eksell 1939
The royal Castle in Stockholm by Olle Eksell 1939

A short bio:
Olle Eksell: a diverse career

Book:
Olle Eksell: Swedish Graphic Designer (buy)
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Illustration: Sigrid and Hans Lammle

Hamburg (detail)

"...designed and illustrated by the German couple Sigrid and Hans Lammle. These illustrations were for a calendar published in 1957."

Grain edit: Sigrid + Hans Lammle
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