by marymaru | Aug 10, 2011 | Design
Some wonderful examples of Japanese textile design discovered during a recent visit to the Picture Collection at the Mid-Manhattan Library. Enjoy! Mary Maru
by marymaru | Jun 7, 2011 | Design
A few weekends ago my sisters and I met in Philadelphia to enjoy some quality sister time. Our hotel was located just around the block from a little slice of local market heaven that is the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. Full of a colorful assortment of...
by marymaru | May 25, 2011 | Design
I normally don’t think much about doors. More often on my mind is whether or not I can find my keys. But when I was in Italy last month I have to confess. I kind of obsessed on their doors…and door ornaments. There were heavy duty wooden doors with iron...
by marymaru | Mar 25, 2011 | Design
In a previous post I’d mentioned the book How to Wrap 5 More Eggs: Traditional Japanese Packaging by Hideyuki Oka. And I’d promised to post more images of Japanese packaging in an upcoming post. So here I’ve picked out several of my favorite images...
by marymaru | Feb 15, 2011 | Design
A very quick look at traditional Japanese packaging design. I was inspired after seeing a copy of Hideyuki Oka’s book How to Wrap 5 More Eggs: Traditional Japanese Packaging. Some of the items I saw in Oka’s book brought back memories of things my Japanese...
by marymaru | Feb 2, 2011 | Design
I couldn’t believe my good fortune when during a research session at the Mid-Manhattan Library’s Picture Collection I ran across these lovely examples of Russian movie posters from the 1920s. I was so drawn to the bold colors, images and typography that I...
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