Archives for: 2007
12/27/07
12/25/07
Hi Retro Info readers. I hope you are all having a wonderful Holiday Season. Thanks for reading my blog this year. I hope to entertain you with more fun retro stuff next year.
Merry Christmas to all
And to all a good night
from Vanessa, Br… more »
12/23/07
I don't know if I am going to be one of those moms who speaks "Goo goo, ga ga" baby talk to my kid. I am hoping to teach him the proper pronunciation of words. This Dwink Juice Box Holder is just too cute.
Dwink Juice Box Holder
by Dwink
$4.76 B… more »
12/22/07
Looking for a hot pair of boots to warm you up this winter? Faux is the way to go. Check out cruelty-free fashions by Alternative Outfitters. All of their products are vegan. They only use man-made or plant derived materials in the production of these f… more »
12/21/07
I love this adorable Rocket Music Box. The rocket ship and astronaut spin around when the music plays. It is from a website called Funky Moose but they are in the UK and don't ship to the US. Does anyone know where I can find a cute rocket/space/robot t… more »
12/20/07
My photographer friend in Orlando, Iman Woods, has put together a fantastic calendar of her pin up art. This unique calendar benefits Women Playing for T.I.M.E. a breast cancer awareness foundation. The calendar features 15 beautiful and brave cancer su… more »
12/19/07
12/18/07
This looks like something I need to get for my rockin' baby boy, Grayson Danger Cain.
M Is For Metal. An awesome kiddy book by Paul McNeil and Barry Divola. It is published by Love Police, an independent record label in Australia.
$27.95 AU sho… more »
12/17/07
I love this London Table my MIDJ. It's the high end version of our vintage patio table we found at the thrift store. We sold it when we moved to NY. I thought I would never see one again, but here it is and much cooler with the tempered glass top and mo… more »
12/15/07
12/12/07
12/11/07
12/08/07
We are so thrilled to receive a surprise gift for our baby Grayson. This year, I have been corresponding with one of my Retro readers from Down Under. Her name is Michelle Glen, an amazing Aussie artist. She is Retroppo Design and creates incredible ret… more »
If you are smitten with the love bug this holiday season, why not propose to her with modern design?
This diamond engagement ring by Movado is oh so modern in design. A single diamond is suspended in the sleek, minimal setting. Wow!
Movado.com… more »
12/07/07
I am so excited! We are going to see an exhibition by our fave Brit bad boy graffiti artist Banksy. Now this is why we moved to NY!
Banksy Does New York
Thru Dec. 21. Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Vanina Holasek Gallery, 502… more »
12/06/07
Lookie what I found! Kitty will love this for Christmas. It's Shrimp Catnip toys! I love their bulging eyes. So cute! Your cat won't be able to resist playing with this!
$12.95 Wrapables.com more »
12/05/07
Looking for a unique and inexpensive stocking stuffer? Check out Paper Animations. They are self-operating paper models, machines or mechanisms that do a trick when turned. Paperanimations.com is a fun website for paper kits and models you can make. Cos… more »
12/03/07
12/02/07
My buddies Bret and Charissa have a fabulous 1950's home in Orlando Fl. It was featured in Atomic Ranch magazine. They are now selling their vintage sofa and chair set. It has that perfect retro look. Goes great with any 1940's, 1950's or tiki decor. Ch… more »
I don't know about you, but every week when my husband and I watch the ABC series Pushing Daisies, we have this craving for pie. I wonder what percentage the sales of pies have increased in America due to that show? It is one of my favorites this season… more »
11/30/07
One of my favorite websites for cool handmade stuff is etsy.com. I found this adorable 21st century folk art Capacitor Necklace. It is a robot charm made of parts salvaged from discarded TVs and VCRs. Neato!
$15 obviousfront.com or etsy.com more »
11/29/07
In the early 20th century, companies actually made products out of radioactive materials. This new technology was all the rage and radioactive materials like uranium were used in products ranging from face cream, to spark plugs and even condoms.
v… more »
11/28/07
Have you seen a modern home that is so cool you could eat it up? Well now is your chance. Check out this oh so yummy Mid Century Modern Gingerbread House. 100% edible and 100% fun.
$78 RedEnvelope.com more »
11/27/07
I love Robeez shoes for babies. They rock! Actually, they do have a new line of Robeez Rockz shoes with ultra cool devils, guitars, etc. The Holiday collection is quite sweet with Gingerbread and Snowmen on them. Their shoes are made of soft leather, th… more »
11/26/07
11/25/07
I found a plethora of funky Christmas trees at Treetopia. How about a white Christmas? Or an 80's pink Christmas tree? If thats too girly for ya, they also have a black Christmas tree. They have colors for every style and taste. Wow!
tuxedo black… more »
11/22/07
Happy Turkey Day to all!
Check out this cute onesise by Wrybaby featuring Liquified Turkey. Yum! They have a ton of hilarious onesies, outfits, bibs and other wacky accessories. Their motto is "Raise funny people".
$7.99 Wrybaby.com more »
11/21/07
My baby is 7 weeks old today and I am starting to discover his likes and dislikes. I tried to pick out all super cool mod stuff for him because I wanted Grayson to have a sense of design from the get go. He loves to stare at his Mobi Tyke Light. It is a… more »
11/19/07
My buddy Rich emailed me a cornucopia of photos of his chalkware fruit. He has quite an amusing collection of them in his retro 50s kitchen. These have a shiny glaze, a little different from the chalkware fish I recently wrote about.
more photos a… more »
11/18/07
I am just swimming over my friend Bret and Charissa's chalkware fish collection. They have the cutest retro 1950's pink bathroom decorated with fun fifties chalkware fish and Floridiana collectibles.
The Kane's home was featured in Atomic Ranch ma… more »
11/16/07
11/15/07
11/14/07
Ever since I got pregnant, I went mad for Method products. I got rid of all my regular household chemicals and bought Method products because they are all-natural and safe for my family and the environment. They are so mod in design too. I am a sucker f… more »
11/13/07
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is suing architect Frank Gehry. It appears he may have gone a little overboard with his unconventional designs. The architect designed the Stata Center, a building chock-full-of of funky angles and walls. The sc… more »
11/12/07
My baby has been a rocker since he was inside my tummy. While I was pregnant, my husband and I rocked out to Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II and Guitar Hero Rocks the 80's. I would rest the guitar on my big belly to play the game. Now that Grayson Danger Ca… more »
11/10/07
Shag (Josh Agle) sure has been a busy boy lately!
He has two new prints which will go on sale Monday, Nov 12. They are called Minotaur and Rum. You can purchase them on Shagmart.com
If you live near Laguna Beach California, you must check out the… more »
11/09/07
My mom always said to remember Daylight Savings Time, it's "Spring forward, fall back." Fall back to the mod 1970's with this vintage clock. It's the Big Ben Repeater XL alarm clock made by Westclox. The Scottish clock company has been making clocks for… more »
11/08/07
My favorite Pin Up artist is Iman Woods. She has a photography/artists studio in Orlando Fl. She uses talented hair and makeup artists and has a whole wardrobe of vintage clothing to transform any 21st century girl into a glamorous 1940's pin up queen.… more »
11/07/07
If you are looking for good clean fun, why not start collecting soakies? The Soaky was first introduced in the 1950s by Colgate-Palmolive. The Soaky is a bubble bath for kids with a cute cartoon character bottle. It made bath time fun! Vintage Soakies i… more »
11/05/07
I couldn't believe my eyes today! I was out walking in front of my Brooklyn brownstone and I heard a bird squawking above me in the tree. It didn't sound like any ordinary bird. I looked up and saw a bunch of green parrots feeding off berries in the tre… more »
11/01/07
My buddy Dan in Orlando, Fl. seems to have an obsession with all things Schlitz. Yes, as in Schlitz beer. He has a ton of Schlitz beer memorabilia in his home. I thought I would inquire about his fascination with this strange brew.
So Dan, wha… more »
10/31/07
If you have been reading my blog for awhile, you probably have discovered I am a huge Felix The Cat fan. One of my readers, Jessica emailed me this cute photo of her dressed in her Felix The Cat Halloween costume. She made the costume herself!
Jes… more »
Happy Halloween everyone! If you want to have a spooktacular Halloween, go see The Nightmare Before Christmas in Disney Digital 3-D. I saw it last year. It was a fun way to see one of my all time favorite movies and we got to wear those retro cool 3-D g… more »
10/29/07
I love this Scoop TV stand by Eurway. It has a retro mod pedestal base that reminds me of the Saarinen Tulip series. We bought this mod tv stand for the bedroom so Grayson and I can zone out watching Baby Einstein dvd's. My pal Susan gave us a bunch of… more »
10/28/07
How about some creepy hand soap to freak out your guests at your Halloween party? What's so scary about hand soap? Well this soap is actually shaped like little hands. Weird!
Hand Soap Vitamin D(esign) $20.00 more »
10/27/07
I can't wait to join the Maclaren Mama stroller brigade of Park Slope. Over the past 2 months I have been scoping out the strollers I see on the streets of Brooklyn. I have seen many Bugaboos, Quinnys, and Maclarens. The Maclaren Quest Mod Stroller seem… more »
10/25/07
Please don't eat the spaghetti poodles. These oh so cute vintage ceramic dog figurines were primarily made in Japan back in the 1950's. These collectible ceramics were all the rage and are called Spaghetti Art Ware because of the "spaghetti-like" textur… more »
10/22/07
These mod ABS plastic elephant banks were designed by in the 1970's by Luigi Colani for the German bank Dresdner Bank. They were given to customers as gifts for opening an account at the bank. They came in bold primary colors and three different sizes r… more »
10/21/07
Does anyone know the story behind this retro thingamajig? I like to call it champagne kinetic art sculpture because it reminds me of the bubbles when you open a bottle of champagne. We actually have two of these. One we found at a thrift store and anoth… more »
10/20/07
We are on a Space Invaders kick at the Cain household. We recently purchased Blik Space Invaders Wall Decals and now I found this oh so retro 80's Space Invaders Gift Wrapping Paper. It is part of the Dude Wrapping Paper Collection from X-treme-geek.com… more »
10/19/07
10/17/07
10/13/07
Whats this? A drive in movie in Manhattan? Why yes it is. It is DRV-IN, a retro style drive in cinema located at Grand Opening in the Lower East side of Manhattan. You and up to 5 other friends can watch classic films in a 1965 Ford Falcon convertible.… more »
10/12/07
Oct. 11, Grayson is 8 days old and we took him for his first doctor visit. He had an excellent checkup. He now weighs 9 pounds 2 ounces. Wow! Doc says we are doing a great job!
Going past the pumpkin patch to the doctor
Huh? What's going on? more »
10/09/07
10/01/07
Last weekend I had a huge pregnancy craving for my favorite food in the whole world- Macaroni and Cheese. Brian and I went to the East Village to check out this fun restaurant called S'MAC. They specialize in serving various mac n' cheese recipes. My me… more »
09/30/07
09/28/07
09/27/07
09/25/07
I love this house plan for this awesome mid century modern vacation home. It has a funky folded-plate roof, post and beam design, large glass walls and a deck that stretches across the back for indoor/outdoor living. Perhaps we will build a house like t… more »
09/24/07
We are getting down to the knitty gritty. Baby Grayson will be born within the next week or so and we are still decorating his room. We are doing a retro mod, rocket ship, robot, space theme. My friend Michelle from Australia emailed me this photo of re… more »
09/23/07
Today I am 38 weeks pregnant now and I have got a HUGE craving for my favorite food in the whole world. Macaroni and Cheese! I discovered this restaurant called S'MAC that claims to serve New York City's best macaroni and cheese. That's all they serve t… more »
09/22/07
My buddy Bret emailed me a link to this cool chair but I think its got a bad name. Its the Placentero lounge chair by Argentinean designer Batti. The fiberglass Placentero chair got its name from combination of two words linked to the pregnancy period,… more »
09/21/07
If you are a runner and an Elvis fan, join my friend Joe in the Las Vegas Marathon. He and a bunch of runners are going to dress as Elvis and run in the marathon to set a world record for the largest number of running Elvi. Start training now by eating… more »
09/20/07
We still have a few more accents and whatnot to buy for the apartment. I am looking to buy some art to put above our platform bed. I came across this mod mirror by designer Karim Rashid. It is called the Links Mirror because you can hang them in multipl… more »
09/19/07
One of my new favorite artists is Eleanor Grosch from Pushmepullyou Design. She is a talented, young artist from Philadelphia, PA. who's style has that animal magnetism! Her fresh designs are popping up at hip stores and brands like Keds, Urban Outfitte… more »
09/18/07
Baby will love to dine al fresco in this oh so mod Fresco High Chair by Bloom. The Fresco High Chair can be converted from a bassinet for 0-6 months to a high chair for 6-36 months and to a kids chair for 36 months and up. The $400 price tag isn't so ba… more »
09/17/07
Greetings from Prospect Park.
I am 37 weeks preggers now and we went to Prospect Park to take some cute photos. It is a huge park, 585 acres to be exact, located in the heart of Brooklyn. It is just a few blocks away from our apartment. We got s… more »
09/16/07
My pals from Orlando came to apartment hunt in Brooklyn. They plan on joining us up here in the big city. I showed them around Park Slope and Carroll Gardens. We popped into a few baby stores and I fell in love with the Quinny Buzz Stroller. I hear its… more »
09/15/07
09/14/07
Check out mod*mom for a free pass code to the Dwell on Design exhibition in San Francisco this Sunday Sept 16. If I lived in San Fran, I would go, especially if its free!
use promo code: expoexh
activate pass at dwellondesign.com
click on register… more »
If you have an Eichler or Streng home or want your home to look like one, check out the Eichler/Streng Homes Collection at Lumens.com. The fine folks at Lumens have picked out cool, hip lighting and home living accessories that will give any home that m… more »
09/13/07
Hey Eichler fanatics! Be sure to check out the Eichler Home Tour in Marin this weekend September 15-16.
photo via marinmodern.com
The tour will feature two dozen Eichlers in the Lucas Valley and Terra Linda neighborhoods of San Rafael, CA. Th… more »
If you are a modernist, then I know you are a person who pays attention to the fine details. Check out these ultra mod Paragon House Numbers by Atlas Homewares. You can give your home a modern feel simply by updating your house numbers. You know its th… more »
09/12/07
Thursday September 13, 2007 from 6-9pm, Sven Kirsten will be signing his new book Tiki Modern at the Taschen Bookstore in Hollywood, CA. There will be music, a tiki bar and food. Sven will bring along some pieces from his Witco collection too.
$… more »
09/11/07
If you ever wondered how the word Populuxe came to be, we have Thomas Hine to thank. He is the author Populuxe, of one of my favorite books of all time. This word he invented inspired our retro store in Orlando Fl. which turned into our ebay business an… more »
09/10/07
09/09/07
We sold our Murano. We have been living in Brooklyn for 3 weeks now and we only drove our car once. We either walk or take the subway to wherever we need to go. I had to move my car once a week so the sanitation dept. could clean the street. I am terri… more »
09/07/07
09/06/07
I would like to clear up a little confusion from my last posting. We got our IKEA shelves from the Park Slope Parents Classifieds List which is “the Craigs List for Park Slope and Kids’ Stuff.” If you live in Brooklyn or the surrounding areas, you shoul… more »
09/05/07
Craig, you are my new best buddy! Since we moved to Brooklyn, my husband and I have discovered Craigslist. We got some amazing stuff for the apartment.
Check out my vintage mod electronics collection displayed on the IKEA Lack shelves we got for $7.… more »
09/04/07
Trader Vic's is coming to Las Vegas baby! I am so excited. The legendary tiki bar Polynesian restaurant is to open on Las Vegas Boulevard this October! My baby is due Oct. 8 and I haven't had a mai tai or any alcoholic beverage whatsoever in over a year… more »
09/03/07
Happy Labor Day! I hope you enjoy your day off. We are gonna grill! Yesterday we went to Lowe's just to buy a cheapie charcoal grill for our little apartment backyard. My husband spotted this droidlike silver cutie that spoke to him. "Buy me, beep, beep… more »
09/01/07
Coochicoos has a spotlight on artist Julie Frith.
She creates modern kinetic sculpture art mobiles inspired by the mid century designs of Alexander Calder. All of her designs can be custom colored and are handmade. Check out her website for fant… more »
08/31/07
Well the lazy days of summer are almost at an end. Imagine basking in the warm sunshine in the Dune Daybed from Barlow Tyrie. Its curvy, modern design is a creation of Vladimir Kagan. It is hand woven from natural looking resin and the cushions are Sunb… more »
08/30/07
The IAC headquarters (InterActive Corp.) in New York City is an astounding superstructure of glass and light. It is located along the West Side Highway in Chelsea. It is designed by one of my favorite superheroes of architecture, Frank Gehry.… more »
08/29/07
A bunch of us Tri-State tiki fans are meeting at New York City's Marion's on the Bowery tonight. Every year Marion's transforms for the month of August into the Kahiki with tiki decor, eats and drinks.
Don't miss it!
6:30pm Wed. 8/29 at Marion's… more »
08/28/07
This looks groovy! Its the Summer of Love man! The Whitney Museum in NYC has a far out exhibition featuring the Art of the Psychedelic Era. Includes 60s art, music, film, architecture, graphic design, and fashion. Designs by Richard Avedon, Jimi Hendrix… more »
08/26/07
mod*mom is at it again, in full force! She's got a bunch of new giveaways on her blog. You can win fun stuff like a Pink Dyson Vaccuum for Breast Cancer research, a Kaboost mod chair booster, Botticelli bike storage rack, Whole Foods gift card, and my h… more »
The artist Shag has teamed up with the Ennis House Foundation to raise funds to restore the Ennis house. The "textile block" house was built in 1924 by world famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It was severely damaged by the Northridge earthquake, heav… more »
08/24/07
Shag alert, Shag alert! There are new Shag items available at Shagmart. Get em while the gettins good.
Shag’s newest print, An Extraordinary Evening, goes on sale Monday 8/27 at 12 PM PST, if you sign up for their newsletter mailing list you can pur… more »
Lookee what I found, a Twinkies Cookbook. I don't know how nutritious the recipes may be but those little golden goodies sure do have a long shelf life. The Wonderbread Cookbook and Marshmallow Fluff cookbook look interesting as well. With these fun ret… more »
08/23/07
My friend who works for Walt Disney World scored big time at the Mousesurplus in Orlando Fl.
What is the Mousesurplus you might ask? It is a huge warehouse in Orlando that carries Disney memorabilia, phased out items and one of a kind treasures from… more »
Last night I woke up around 4 am with swollen fingers due to pregnancy. I take such good care of myself, I drink lots of water, eat healthy, etc. and I thought it wouldn't happen to me, but it did. My fingers swelled up like fat sausages.
I tri… more »
08/22/07
I discovered this incredible designer named Andy Davis from Hollywood Florida. Her Fashion Tramp fashions were featured in the Sarong-o-Rama fashion show at Hukilau 2007. A particluar design of hers really caught my eye. It was a gorgeous black skirt wi… more »
Join all the hipsters down in South Florida for Labor Day Weekend. It's the Jetsetfest IV at the oh so swank Jetsetter Lounge in beautiful Lake Worth Fl.
VERY LIMITED SPACE STILL AVAILABLE!
CALLING ALL ARTISTS, CRAFTS PERSONS, VINTAGE CLOTHING… more »
08/21/07
I am lucky to have encountered John Campbell, not to be confused with John Campbell the science fiction author, or John Campbell the singer/songwriter, or John Campbell whom the cocktail lounge in Grand Central Terminal is named for. This is John Campbe… more »
08/20/07
Mod Livin' is the place to go for retro and modern furniture and accessories.
The store is based in Denver CO. but they also have an online shop and blog. They specialize in mid century modern furnishings and new reissues. They carry BluDot, Aar… more »
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