Monday, November 23, 2009

sharing the wrap !

recently, i became the proud owner of kevin akers' book all wrapped up - groovy gift wrap of the 1960s.

it’s a fun and categorised compilation of 1960s gift wrap with a little bit of historical contect tucked in-between; as the author himself puts it: ‘far-out fads, visual vaudeville and transcendental trendiness helped make the sixties the most visually rich decade the world had ever seen…”

i love the ‘handy man’ section…and the baby wrapping papers are extremely cute too.

this book is definitely up my alley – and it’s a perfect little coffee table book!


3 comments:

  1. A very cool looking book.
    I love that your 'places to go, people to see' list is getting longer all the time. xx

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  2. "dandy, andy, where ya gonna run to?" [the kinks] always have a kind word to say about things rhyming with handy. the mushroom print looks exciting! i will have a tea and peruse it soon!

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