Sunday, November 27, 2011

Choo choo's


Cool screen printed Swedish wall hanging.

Comes with the wooden hanging bits too.

Very film noir!


Frances Butler turns out to be a very interesting individual.
She was the Professor of Environmental Design at Berkley, who having been taught to sew by her mum started up her own fabric printing company, Goodstuffs Handprinted Fabrics, in 1969, with the intention of making clothes. Instead she produced wallhangings and fabric sculpture and then started up an letter press/graphic design book publishing company-her books are in the collections of the V&A and MOMA.
These days she is apparently building a massive mosaic garden in France.

Stromma Sweden have been making textile blinds and wall panels since 1832.

(Ain't google wonderful!)

Keeping it just in case (wouldn't it look cool in a little boys room?)




Also on a train theme I found this down the church fair yesterday.

Googled it too. One sold at Christies for over $500 pounds!
(Ok ok, so now I won't cut it up to make pweety butterflies!)

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9 comments:

  1. Lakota [Faith Hope and Charity Shopping]November 27, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    Wow, if that's an original railway poster it's an amazing find - they are worth a fair bit. Definitely not one to get scissor happy on!

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  2. Gray_with_an_ANovember 27, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    Love the Swedish wall hanging - very very cool. The BR poster is a real find - well done.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 27, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    I so want to go out op-shopping with you one day - you get the best stuff ever. I adore the train print.

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  4. KylieNovember 27, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    Both absolutely wonderful Max, I love the British Rail poster, but it's that Frances Butler wall-hanging that really takes my breath
    away. Wow!

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  5. sueNovember 28, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    wowzers - great finds - I really love that screen print - reminds me of those Russian industrial type posters! Great finds!

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  6. Shortbread and GingerNovember 28, 2011 at 2:49 AM

    Love the British Railways poster - fab!
    Liz @ Shortbread & Ginger

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  7. Jem November 28, 2011 at 3:09 AM

    Ooh Max - I really like that British Railway poster, but the Swedish wall hanging is gorgeous :-)

    Jem xXx

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  8. lucy joyNovember 28, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    hose engines look like sinister ladies clad in leather. I love strong images like that, great finds.

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  9. LoulouNovember 28, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    I love that train wall hanging. Good find!

    Loulou Downtown

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