Dutch One-Woman Campaign HEY, HEY, HEY: COME ON, VOTE!

Posted on 10/03/2017 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Dutch One-Woman Campaign HEY, HEY, HEY: COME ON, VOTE!

In The Netherlands it’s almost time to vote; to be precise on the15th of March 2017. Four days ago Ms Roosje Klap, graphic designer by trade, decided to start a “one-woman campaign” trying to reach as much people as possible to go and vote.

This one-woman campaign soon became a more-people-campaign, not only did Ms Klap designed slogan sweatshirts (made in a very limited edition) but also posters and stickers. You can also join the campaign, we suggest you do… Read on to see how, it’s easy>> Continue reading →

Fabulous People Playing Backgammon

Posted on 15/09/2015 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Fabulous People Playing Backgammon

Tina Turner on the cover of the September 1979 Las Vegas Backgammon Magazine

CONNIE STEVENS, an avid backgammon player on the cover of the June 1979 Las Vegas Backgammon Magazine.

LIBERACE on the cover of the March 1980 Las Vegas Backgammon Magazine.

03 Jun 1980, California, USA — Jermaine and Hazel Jackson Playing Backgammon — Image by © Neal Preston/CORBIS

MADONNA playing backgammon against a dog in a Versace ad photographed by Steven Meisel in 1995

American Celebrities posing, smiling and “playing” backgammon in the previous century…..(images via chicagopoint)

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Shocking perfume bottle by Schiaparelli

Posted on 01/07/2015 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Shocking perfume bottle by Schiaparelli

Vintage perfume bottle

1936, patent for a bottle design

Ad from 1937

1936, patent for a bottle design

Elsa Schiapparelli had the perfume bottle for Shoking patented in December 1936. The perfume was launched In1937 and with that also the color shocking pink was invented. The bottle was designed by Léonor Fini and represented a dressmaker dummy following the curves of Mae West, a velvet measuring tape and was decorated with porcelain flowers (inspired by Dalí ‘s paintings of flower-sellers so says wikipedia) The bottle came with a black leather carry-on case lined with fabric in shocking pink.
Needless to say, but we will; Jean Paul Gaultier took the bottle design to the next level; In 1993, he launched his first fragrance for women “JEAN-PAUL GAULTIER” (which is now called “CLASSIQUE”), in a bottle representing a female torso based on both Madonna and the bottle of Shocking de Schiaparelli. Variations on the JPG Torso Bottles come in maybe millions and were (are?) highly collectable….

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