The Superb Retro Posters Designed by Eppo Doeve in the 1940s and ’50s
Eppo Doeve (1907–1981), a Dutch painter and cartoonist of Indo descent born in Bandung, Indonesia, moved to the Netherlands in 1927, was knighted in the Order of Orange Nassau in 1973, and is known for his cartoons in Elsevier Weekblad and magazine, as well as his newspaper comics “Mannetje Bagatel” and “Kleine Isar, de Vierde Koning” with texts by Bertus Aafjes. Continue reading »
Photos Of Time Before The Invention Of That Grossly Antisocial Device: The Smartphone
We’ve all heard our parents say it: “Look up from your phone every once in a while”, “Hey, talk to me don’t text”, “Why are you being so anti-social on your phone?” They claim that in the good old days everything was different… Continue reading »
This Is The Most Mind-Blowing Newspaper Ad You Have Ever Seen
If you are like most people I know, you don’t spend much time reading newspapers these days (and I do mean the ones of the actual paper variety) and even less time browsing through their ad sections. But you know what, once you’ve seen the images below, you will probably start wondering about the things you may be missing out on. I know I am. Continue reading »
This House Looks Normal But It’s Actually Made Entirely Of Newspaper
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In Rockport, Massachusetts there is a two room cabin made entirely out of newspapers, glue and varnish. The house was built by Elis Stenman in 1922, and he lived there with his family for six years. Everything inside the paper house is also made of paper. Stenman built chairs, tables, bookshelves and even curtains and a clock out of newspaper and magazine pages. Only the piano is made of wood and covered with paper to maintain uniformity, and the fireplace is made of bricks, for obvious reason. After Stenman passed away the house was then turned into a museum. Continue reading »
