Tuesday, 28 October 2014

Circling The Globe With The Mid-20th Century's Most Brilliant Matchbox Art

image credit: Marcus Böckmann

It only takes a few inches of paper to conjure entire worlds: A hike in the Polish countryside; a smoke-filled Japanese jazz club; or an astronaut's view of a Russian space station. Each of these scenes once adorned the sides of ordinary matchboxes, deftly illustrated with a few simple shapes and bright colors.

Jane McDevitt discovered the beauty of vintage matchboxes via eBay, where her obsession with beautiful typography and well-designed ephemera led her to the paper labels. McDevitt's collection now runs in the thousands.

(thanks Hunter)

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