This morning I brought in a copy of a 1962 National Geographic for a coworker to use as a reference. It was such a nice thing to read through on the way to work. I learned all about these birds in Guinea called Hoatzin which have claws at the ends of their wings when they are young and then I read about early american naive painters. I really think I enjoy magazines from the past more than the ones that are current because you see the world frozen in another time. Another amazing resource are the archives of L’Officiel de la Mode. Back when I was a student at FIT I could spend hours on here pulling images and one time I even scored back issues the library was throwing away from the 1980s.

I totally love the randomness that I come across on pinterest. this morning, i learned about this textile museum in greenpoint, brooklyn which specializes in antique Japanese folk textiles. Most of the collection is available for purchase. They have an exhibit up in portland right now at the japanese garden and it explores the japanese concept of mottainai which means waste nothing.

i love how these satellite images are made to look like persian rugs.