retro :: seventies m'orange

More orange! Awwww ...my sometimes favorite color. It was rampant in the late sixties / early seventies from shag carpet, cushioned danish modern sofas, burlap lampshades to neato furnishings such as this sweet little desk set duo -

Soooo JUST COOL!

via berting

interior :: casa orlandi's mod mix

The Casa Orlandi Guest House in Prato Italy is an 18th century Palazzo gone mod, compliments of architect Sabrina Bignami. With its plethera of patterns, paint and patina juxtiposed against its sleek retro 60's furnishings, this frescoed ruin has been brought back to life in a beautiful way. Here, old and new look JUST COOL together!

read more details about the restoration over at yatzer.com

photos behance

FLOWER POWER

It's back! My teen years were spent steeped in flower power. Mod fashion, pop art, mini skirts and brightly painted vw bugs. There were peace signs, Woodstock , bob dylan, andy warhol, timothy leary, sit-ins,vietnam,grungy bare feet and bellbottoms. Appliances were avocado green and coppertone brown, ceilings were low, and teenagers high. Sunshine wasn't only the warm yellow rays of the sun and a nickle wasnt just a coin that paid for a five cent stamp. (that was the going rate of a first class letter, a hershey bar, a bottle of coke and a phone home from the now extinct glass phone booth)
Luckily , parts of that 60's era got left behind.And fortunately there are ones that have come full circle and emerged today just as bright as ever. Like Flower Power. I love this resurge of abstract flower designs I am finding. What a statement these make in modern interiors today. A splashy pillow or a funky retro chair done in a mod floral design give any room a fresh new POW! Reprodepot has some prints that are JUST COOL!

Unikko from Marimekko

Breezy 2 at Make Me

Prints at Reprodepot.com

OWLS & O'S - Circles too

Lately I've been drawn to circles. Circles in art, in home design, clothes, yup, even food. Yesterday I found myself honing in on the circle things at the tag sales (unconsciously of course) . Here's a sampling of what I got, to prove the point. COOL Circular 1968 Mushrooms Puzzle.
(buy it here at my PopArtCafe Ebay Store)

An owl basket with round shiny eyes. Go for that one too

A big round wooden bowl - its old - it even has a crack but still the buyers love these dark antique primitive bowls.








And then I ate dinner. You guessed it. Something round again. Pasta topped with tomatoes, garlic butter and parmesan cheese.

"Little Tomatoes" Cool painting by

Elizabeth Graf . Check out her other paintings here in her etsy shop.

Aren't circles JUST COOL, wonderful and tasty? ;)