Found Artefacts- The Literary Edition

I'm a sucker for a interesting, or pretty print. And I've been lucky to find some great vintage books with the type of graphics that I love.

Peter Pauper Press has been around since 1928 and is still  in the biz today. But they made a series of small hardbacks with the coolest graphics in the 50s and 60s. I found these two together with their dust jackets still intact.

The first is Baudelaire's Flowers of Evil (1958) illustrated by Jeff Hill in a vibrant magenta and green with black.

Scary flowers!

Then Whitman's Leaves of Grass (1968) in teal and orange.

Now moving on to something a bit less cheerful. I practically got this books of plates for free. John Vassos Contempo, Phobia and Other Graphic Interpretations (1975) John Vassos was a graphic and industrial designer with his heyday in the late 1920s and 1930s.
These illustrations in shades of grey are from that time period.

Cover

I think these would look great framed and grouped together on a focal wall.

Thanks for stopping by and happy book hunting! ~Nik

Found Artefacts- Ben Seibel Informal Dinnerware

I love mid-century modern dinnerware. I will never eat from half of these plates, but look upon them for their sheer artistic value. Ben Seibel isn't quite as sought after as his contemporary Russel Wright, but his design aesthetic is still great IMO. I stopped by a local resale shop on a whim and was rewarded with 40 pieces, plus pitcher, of Ben's Informal Accent designed for Iroquois probably meant to coordinate with the Harvest Time pattern. Whole lot for less than $50. A STEAL. Independent shops are great because you can negotiate with the owner. I've got several more pieces to collect, but I'm halfway there already.

For two great posts about Ben Seibel dinnerware/designs visit two great blogs: Mid2Mod and Just a Modern Guy
~Nik