The Finishing School

Posted by Diane Faye Zerr on August 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Amazing craft and design by Sophie Williams for a stationery brand created using end-of-line sketchbooks as writing paper, and envelopes from the pages of donated books from the National History Museum. ‘The Finishing School’ was devised as my stationary brand with a conscious focus of reusing paper and other materials already in circulation.  Read More

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Vintage Maps

Posted by Diane Faye Zerr on April 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

I decided to take a very imprompu trip to an antiques store today, and came across these maps for a second time. This time I had to get them. The smaller maps have a lovely black/aqua/orange color palette and the large one was printed in 1936 and is in fabulous condition. Most of them are of Canada but I also bought one of New York with a great illustrated map (upper right on the last photo), but I have no clue when it was printed. I’m not... Read More

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Philadelphia Maps

Posted by Diane Faye Zerr on March 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Loving Philebrity.com for allowing folks to submit their very own hand drawn maps of their Philadelphia neighborhoods. View them all here.  Read More

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