i begin to play...

I went out with my dad and granddad today to the garden centre (lol) via St. Roccos shop in Warrington this afternoon. Pretty poor selection for me today, however i found this Polish piano book for 50p and i couldnt resist the illustrations and bought it. The songs are by Feliks Rybicki and the art is by Janusz Bruchnalski. I found a bit of information about him here and other examples of his work here and here. I think the book is from the 50's or 60's- the only dates are at the bottom of the songs and they're all late 50's. hope you like 'em.

1970's german textbook

best bits of a 70's german text book i found in oxfam, crewe, for 99p with excellent pictures - click to see them best..........

etsy treasure: vintage russian badges

i dont know anything about russian history or the ussr but i do know i like these badges a lot (i hope thats not offensive i just like the design)

polka dots, pinafores, and primary colours

are we over pastel colours yet??? i like bright ones

here are some photos and things i like at the moment

Dallam 12/02/12

slept over at ashleys in dallam with abi/sammie/emily/jean/hollie, went to get the bus with sammie in the morning and on a detour to find ourselves a creme egg for breakfast, we stumbled across some really cool empty buildings next to the corner shop. since i had my camera on me, it felt rude not to take some photos (and then mess around with them until they hurt your eyes)

I am an art lover, and a music lover, but mostly i'm an aesthetics

lover. At the Lisbon Design Museum, i nearly burst with joy. Literally. I was hyperventilating about perfect dresses and tables and chairs, everything was RIGHT. I think maybe this obsession with aesthetics is what makes Tumblr and Flickr so appealing because its like a constant stream of goodness. So, i thought i'd just do a trawl for some of the most aesthetically pleasing images and post them here, for when i next get Design Withdrawal Symptoms. 

These images are from this Flickr featuring lots of perfect scans and stuff. 1970s childrens interior design from a book called Sunset Children's Rooms & Play Yards.