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Vintage Souvenir Mailbags

Written by Andrew Payne on June 25, 2010
NYC, Packaging, Travel, USA, Vintage

Evidently quite the popular item at American tourist spots during the early years of the last century, the souvenir mail pouch must have been a nice surprise for the recipient when opening the mailbox. The New York City and Yellowstone Old Faithful mail pouches were found at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, CA. [...]

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Le Labo | Perfume & Candles, Quality & Packaging

Written by Andrew Payne on March 29, 2010
Housewares, NYC, Packaging, USA

Le Labo Fragrances on New York’s Elizabeth St. combines beautiful packaging and presentation with top quality products.  Make sure to walk down Elizabeth slowly though, as the outside of the shop is so understated that you may stroll right on by.

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Kim Beck | Weeds on the High Line

Written by Andrew Payne on March 19, 2010
Art, Design, NYC, Printing, USA

When I first picked up Kim Beck’s A Field Guide To Weeds in the bookstore, only opening to the first couple pages, I thought I had a clever new sketchbook in hand. Going in a little further I started to see that what I had was more of a finely-tuned mini coffee table book or [...]

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13th Street

Written by Andrew Payne on January 14, 2010
Art, Design, NYC, Photos, USA

I LOVE city streets. Between the people-watching, architecture, street art and general goings-on, its a wonder how anyone can push themselves into the confines of an office building every day.

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Finishing Touches

Written by Andrew Payne on January 5, 2010
Fashion, NYC, Photos, USA

I started going to Tender Buttons back when I was in design school. It was the only sure bet for finding the most unique special buttons and trims that no one else was going to have. Evidently, the shop hasn’t lost any of its integrity since it opened doors in 1968, by co-founder Millicent Safro. [...]

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