Logo of the Aldine Press
“Whoever you are, Aldus asks you again and again what it is you want from him, state your business briefly, and then immediately go away.”
This was the “inviting” text above the Venetian shop of the printer Aldus Manutius in the late 1400’s. The scholar and humanist Aldus Manutius (1449 –1515) was perhaps the greatest printer and publisher of the Italian Renaissance.
Perhaps the world’s first “brand” logo from the first century AD
Glass is one my all-consuming passions, I collect it from all over the world, but ancient glass is perhaps the most fascinating of all. Despite its fragility, beautiful glass objects have survived the ravages of time and none are more compelling than these signed pieces by Ennion.
The Lure of all things Liberty of London!
On a recent visit to London I made my “pilgrimage” to Liberty, the iconic department store. Part “sentimental journey”, part “thrill of discovery”, I came across this charming Liberty print in the famous “Tana Lawn” crisp cotton that responded to my love for all things “wild”:
“Queue For The Zoo”
Where are the days when traveling required dressing up and great luggage?
Is there anything more depressing than the huddled masses you encounter shuffling through airports and train stations? What happened to dressing smartly when traveling? Have we given in to comfort over style all together? Here a few reminders what we could look like when on the move:
Jane Fonda and Roger Vadim in the 1960’s, Jane is wearing Chanel
Sleek, sexy and happening, this blood orange portable typewriter in its custom case embodies the epitome of cool as the accessory of the on-the-go jet setting people of the early seventies. These happening folks needed to be ready anywhere in the world to write letters and notes using Olivetti’s distinct neat type font.
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