The Taft Hotel

Favourite illustrations, objects & design from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

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Vintage Snap! cards by Abbatt Toys.

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From the Moviestars Playing Cards pack (made by Offason AB of Sweden).

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Manhattan Island by May Garelick, woodcut illustrations by John Ross and Clare Romano Ross (Thomas Y Crowell, 1957)

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The Day Jean-Pierre Joined the Circus by Paul Gallico, illustrations by Gioia Fiammenghi (William Heinemann Ltd, 1969)

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The Little Bird – Dick Bruna (Methuen,1962)

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Jeu des 7 Familles (that’s Happy Families, in English) – a card game from the 70s. 

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Unfortunately I did “miss the boat” by not buying this 1965 board game from Waddington’s. 

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Who cares what the present looks like when the retro wrap is this good?

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Pickled herring design from the 1960s Clupea range by Figgjo Flint, Norway. Designer: Turi Gramstad Oliver. Bought this at The Den, North Berwick. 

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Birds of a feather? 

Victor Reinganum and Mel Calman were both British, but their avian illustrations could hardly be more different. Reinganum’s ‘angry’ birds wouldn’t look out of place on the shelves of Skandium – adorning a cushion or curtain design.