Archive for the ‘Collections’ Category

Graphic Junk Collector

March 2, 2009 • 4:17 pm • POSTED BY Adam Flanagan

About a month ago Adam Garcia turned me on to the book Antique Packaging. I picked up a copy at The Strand, and it’s been getting me all excited for summer to get here so I can begin hording other people’s graphic junk from flea markets. In anticipation of the warm weather (who knew it [...]

Collection Wednesday: Matchboxes from India

February 11, 2009 • 3:18 pm • POSTED BY stephen penning

In the last post I posed the question “Why do we collect things?” I proposed that one of the major reasons maybe to inspire recollection. This seems to be the case with artist and illustrator Matt Lee. Originally from London and now working at Srishti School of Art, Design & Technology in Bangalore, Matt’s matchboxes are [...]

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