John Lewis, they do the best tv ads – their current one which stars a snowman & woman & set to a cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s ‘Power of Love’, makes me well up each time it comes on!
1. Christmas card | 2. kimono decorations | 3. kokeshi doll decoration
4. paper plates | 5. home fragrance collection | 6. candle holder
image originally found at Randy’s Bamboo Room blog
What a fantastic character – so of the era! He’s ‘Uncle Torys’, a real good time guy, designed by Ryohei Yanagihara back in the 50s to advertise Suntory Whisky. This is his dapper gent persona, but he can also be found parading as a Wild West outlaw, bedecked in a loud Hawaiian shirt, golfing attire and even martial arts garb!
There are lots of different little Uncle Tory figures to collect. Here’s a Flickr group paying homage to the designer. And there are a few vintage TV ads staring Uncle Torys to be found on YouTube – here are a few!
London Ateliers | Stockholm’s Ateliers | Ateliers de Paris
Bureaux à la Maison | Paris Brocante | London Vintage
All at £20.50
I first spotted these recherché PAUMES books a couple of years ago on the Yvestown blog. They’re published in Japan and I couldn’t find anywhere that stocked them.
I’ve just found out that they’re now available right here in the UK from the wonderful Boudie & Fou. There are 31 titles in total available on their website – one for each day of the month!!
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