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Archive for the ‘1960s’ Category

  • The 1966 Swildens Desk

    • 13005 Views • 1960s, Architecture • • Comments Off on The 1966 Swildens Desk

    Fancy a new desk and chair at work? Thought so, well, you can either check out our recent IKEA post for something at the, shall we say, less-expensive end of the market or alternatively if you’re feeling a bit flush you could do a lot worse than look at...

  • Swedish House Mafia – Ikea Catalogues

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    Now to Sweden and everybody’s favourite / most hated (delete as appropriate) Scandinavian, flat-pack, bargain-basement, meat-ball serving furniture store and of course, the world’s largest furniture retailer – who else could it be but Ikea or should...

  • Swinging Sixties Japanese Film Posters

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    When it comes to reinterpreting ideas and still coming up with something seemingly new and original the Japanese take a lot of beating and here for your perusal is a great case in point. Western movie posters from the 1960s repackaged for the Japanese market...

  • Lana Wood and The Leopard

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    Hot on the paws of of our Black Leopard book covers post, we bring you some more big cat shenanigans from the sixties as we take a look at some shots of actress Lana Wood and a Leopard. In this latest feline feature we have Natalie Wood’s younger...

  • Life of Luxury – Cruising in the past

    • 17005 Views • 1960s, Retro Advertising • • Comments Off on Life of Luxury – Cruising in the past

    Many people swear by cruising on the open seas as the last word in luxurious, relaxing, all mod cons supplied, eat-and-drink-all-you-can-on-the-high-seas holidays. Here at VoEA we wouldn’t necessarily know about such things but we’re saving our pennies...

  • On The Reels of Steel

    • 14848 Views • 1960s, 1970s, Music, Retro Advertising • • Comments Off on On The Reels of Steel

    While reel-to-reel tapes have now been consigned to the sizeable bin in the vaults of recording history marked ‘Obsolete’, there was a time when they were king and prior to the introduction of the Philips Compact Cassette in 1963 stood astride the world...

  • Look and Learn – Exhibition Postcards

    • 25072 Views • 1960s, 1970s, Ephemera • • Comments Off on Look and Learn – Exhibition Postcards

    Now it’s time to blind you with science as we take a look at the future in the past. Here we have an assortment of groovy postcards from various exhibitions and displays that were held in museums throughout America and Canada. In this scientific...

  • Streetlife in Sixty Eight

    • 8871 Views • 1960s, Everyday People • • Comments Off on Streetlife in Sixty Eight

    It’s been a while since we’ve rummaged through Nick Dewolf’s huge photo archive, so for this post we’ve had a good dig around the photographer’s collection to bring you a cool selection of candid black and white snaps capturing...

  • Turning Japanese – 1960s Young Woman Magazine

    • 85812 Views • 1960s, Fashion, Magazine • • Comments Off on Turning Japanese – 1960s Young Woman Magazine

    Now we head East, bypass Lowestoft and jet over to the land of the rising sun to check out some great images from this groovy 1969 Japanese fashion magazine – Young Woman...

  • Rock in Trade – Musicians in Adverts

    • 23766 Views • 1960s, 1970s, Music, Retro Advertising • • Comments Off on Rock in Trade – Musicians in Adverts

    One of the many perks of stardom is the opportunity to use your fame to increase your fortune through lending products extra gravitas merely using your own personal endorsement. This has been going on since the year dot and continues to this day mainly...