On Franny and Zooey
I like books. I like illustration. When they come together it can be very pleasing indeed. I seem to follow...
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From A to B
What does the slightly stylish traveller, city explorer or cultural person-about-town carry for orientation purposes these days? Wallpaper* City Guides...
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Cordially invited
It’s London fashion week. Again. So here is a bit of ephemera from my pile of donated fashion tat. From...
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On the choosing of shelves
At risk of sounding like a 18th century scientific treatise (I wish) the choice of shelf is difficult thing. You...
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Edward McKnight Kauffer and the 38 bus
I know it looks as though I have expensive taste. And I do, I suppose. But a lot of things...
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Vogue knitting
Shelf Appeal is having a fashion moment. Due (perhaps) to spending last Saturday night with 3 veritable pinks of fashion...
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Cover girl
I first found out about Mademoiselle magazine through a book on Cipe Pineless. Apart from having a lovely name, she...
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Oshkosh man
I find this picture and the Flickr set it came from rather awe-inspiring. The art of sign writing has pretty...
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Two faces
How far will you go to get what you want? The internet has brought all sorts of things to our...
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Happy Christmas from Shelf Appeal
This here design is my personal posted out christmas card from last year. The image was purloined (what a good...
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Presents for particular children
I don’t often do follow-up posts. But someone asked me if the Heal’s catalogue had anything in it for children? ...
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Presents for Particular People
I was prompted to write this post by a Tweet on Twitter about a small exhibition of Heal’s posters. More...
