January 19th, 2012

Zeiss Ikon: Ikomatic CF


The wood grain motif was commonly used in electronic products or cars in the 60-70′s. I was never really attracted to classic station wagons with faux wood panels, but as soon as I saw this image on a tumblr page, I had a change of heart. The “Zeiss Ikon” camera was a little hard to find for me but I finally got one.

“Ikomatic is a series of compact, point & shot cameras from Zeiss Ikon (manufactured by Bilora), that is easy to carry around and with simple control.” The camera was made in 1964 and the body was produced in 2 finishes, either black leather that can be seen a lot on ebay or wood grain that uses laminated synthetic materials. I don’t consider myself a vintage camera collector but they look great on the shelf next to my polaroid sx-70.

 

May 25th, 2011

Gustavsberg Bersa Collection

I’ve been slowly collecting Gustavsberg Bersa dishwares since my last entry a year ago which I use for special occasions. The vintage tea cups in the first photo are ones that I recently purchased via ebay. Luckily the seller didn’t put the manufacturer’s name on the title, so I could score them for an amazing price! The vintage tea cups are slightly smaller compared to their reissued coffee cups as you can see on the second photo. The cups and plates are available here.

May 6th, 2011

Collection of Boxes

Tose vintage boxes are a part of illustrator Jen Renninger‘s personal collection that you can see on her Flickr page. It reminds me of Lisa Congdon’s collection a day but more directed towards boxes.

I love to see those personal collection. The ones I recognize and can relate to brings back some nostalgia. I also love how she color coordinate her collection as well. “I was raised by people who collected things, and who taught me early on to look for the small details in objects — not only to appreciate what you find in something, but to use it as a jumping-off point for something else. My mother would often find some thing and tell me a story about it, giving an object a life, anchoring it in time and place and giving it a value that, to me at lease, went well beyond its surface.”

You can see more box collections here.

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