The right ski-wear
Snow is a funny thing. It looks pretty but it doesn’t play pretty. Unless you sport. Then it has a...
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Made in Japan
The Shelf Appeal xmas image this year is of one of those incomprehensible pieces of decorative tat made somewhere in...
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Portrait of a woman
Shelf Appeal isn’t so much all about the art. There are much more interesting things on the shelf. Like design,...
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Man in the kitchen
In 1961 man was in the kitchen at the Good Housekeeping Institute. And doesn’t he look sharp. Not a spot...
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Design trolley dash
A lot of the things on these shelves are of Finnish origin. So a long weekend in Helsinki was always...
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Lasts and patterns
Shelf Appeal doesn’t contain a lot of American graphics and design. It’s a world of nice things I know very...
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Clackity clack
You wouldn’t have to click far through Shelf Appeal to spot the toys. Toys r us. The arrival of a...
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Photography allowed
I like a museum stuffed to the gunnels. Independent museums are often displayed that way. None of your curated cases...
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Small ones
It has been stamp week here at Shelf Appeal. I’ve been ogling the suggestive stamps that have been released to...
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Rosie’s walk
Books from one’s childhood are incredibly evocative. At least they are for me. My mother was a primary school teacher,...
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Perfect for sensitive skins
The ‘smooth to the sensitive skin’ promise of this Meridian underwear booklet is borne out in a small sample of...
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Houses
Houses by Margaret and Alexander Potter is a lovely book. The cover isn’t really a seller, too detailed and worthy...