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Tom Schifanella is Senior VP/Executive Creative Director for Shepherd Agency and a passionate collector of hotel luggage labels. I highly recommend his Flickr stream which is filled with amazing examples of these labels and other travel-related ephemera. Many of the labels from his collection are available for purchase here.
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10.20.10 | Dave | Found design | 
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Label from Bardola Hoyfjellshotel in Geilo, Norway – c1960s?
I think I’m obsessed with modern Scandinavian design from the 1950s- 1960s. First it was furniture and kids books, then Ceramics and now luggage labels! Where does it end? What’s in that Nordic water?
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Swiss Modern luggage label
Modern luggage label from Portugal
05.14.08 | Dave | Off Our Bookshelves | 5 comments
This is one of my favorite luggage labels out of portugal. Most likely from the late 1950s. I love the colors. Who wouldn’t want to stay in a hotel with bright orange panels as part of the facade? This hotel still exists and it really does have orange panels. At openline Portugal you can see a photo of the Hotel Infante Santo as it exists today (scroll halfway down the site).
11.30.07 | Dave | Off Our Bookshelves | 3 comments
The Everywhere Project is a collaborative design project that pays tribute to the classic folk song “I’ve Been Everywhere”.
The song was written in 1959 by Australian songwriter Geoff Mack using Australian place names. It was later adapted to North American (and a few South American) locations by Hank Snow in 1962 and it hit number one on the country music charts. It has since been recorded by many artists including Johnny Cash and Willy Nelson.
10.15.12 | Dave | Found design | 8 comments
Truly lovely typographic work from Mr. Alonzo Felix. He has a remarkable grasp of these letterforms and can pair them nicely with wit and whimsy. The flourishes on the piece below as well as the L, further down, feel especially balanced and help add to the tight compositions.
02.02.11 | Ethan | Found design | 18 comments
A timeless master of lettering, Michael Doret has been a source of inspiration for young letterers and typographers for decades. He began his career in the 1970’s, creating some now ubiquitous typography, like the Knicks, Fuddruckers & the Graphic Artist’s Guild logos. While those are his more famous logotypes, Michael has a vast portfolio of beautiful & interestingly composed original works.
01.28.11 | Liz Meyer | Found design | 10 comments
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Dear Santa, Hanukkah Harry, and Kwanzaa Ken:
Searching high and low across the vast realm of the interwebs, we’ve collectively compiled probably one of the hugest lists imaginable with some of our favorite artists! We’ve all been on our best behavior, assisting elderly ladies and gents across the street and working our fannies off. Please take a moment to give this list a good read, and say you’ll bring some of these things our way!
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12.16.09 | Grace Danico | Uncategorized | 8 comments
Boac Timetable Jan1,1969-Mar 31,1969
I’m a sucker for vintage airline ephemera and this BOAC timetable doesn’t disappoint. Huge thanks to Stuart Hobday and Stephanie for sending in these pictures.
05.11.09 | Dave | Found design | 10 comments
Hotel Aranyhomok – Kecskemet, Hungary
Beautiful luggage label for Hotel Aranyhomok. The hotel still exists. Read the rest of this entry »
04.13.09 | Dave | Off Our Bookshelves | 5 comments
Hotel deutschland, Leipzig, Germany luggage label
Check the bird in the logo. Very similar to the Braniff Airlines logo designed by Alexander Girard.
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02.02.09 | Dave | Off Our Bookshelves | 5 comments
Rad luggage label for Hotel Filser which is located in Oberstdorf, Germany. The mountains in the back would be the Bavarian Alps. Anyone know what typeface “Filser” is set in? Is it Hand-drawn?
12.16.08 | Dave | Found design | 8 comments
Athens Hotel door hanger + El Al Airlines hanger for sleepy time
Woah, Michael Lebowitz just posted an awesome collection of hotel door hangers.
08.13.08 | Dave | Found design | 12 comments
Sabena label from the late 1950s/ early 1960s
Wow, amazing luggage label from Belgian airlines Sabena. This label is promoting travel to Africa. Look at those colors! I love how the illustrator portrays the faceted shades of the girl’s face in bold “Fauvist” hues.
This is part of Art of the Luggage label’s amazing collection of luggage labels on flickr. Please check them out. They were nice enough to add the label to grain edit’s mid century modern sticker, label and stamp club as well.
Be sure to check these luggage labels we’ve posted in the past.
Modern Swiss label
Portuguese modern label
04.28.08 | Dave | Found design | 3 comments
Grain Edit is proud to introduce the Mid Century Modern Sticker, Label and Stamp club.
This group features Stickers, Labels and Stamps from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.
This would include: vintage matchbox labels, buvards / blotters, luggage Labels, airline labels and stickers, first day covers and stamps.
We are particularly interested in Eastern European match box labels ( czech republic, hungary, yugoslavia, russia etc.) Airline labels + stickers from Swiss Air, Boac, Braniff, Air France, Air India, SAS, CSA , Sabena and Varig and French Buvards ( especially ones by Herve Morvan, Raymond Savignac and Lefor Openo).
Special thanks go out to David McFarline for submitting the stamps shown above.
01.10.08 | Dave | Seen Elsewhere | 5 comments
Just found this great polish blog called pantuniestal. They put together a small collection of polish maps from the 1950s, 60s and 70s. You can see a preview above. Check out the fish that guy in the yellow rain suit caught. That thing has some crazy sharp triangle teeth. Do they have Piranha in Poland or something?
Besides the maps they have some great examples of mid century modern ephemera. Browsing the site I found Czech matchbox labels, vintage cameras, hotel luggage labels etc. In addition to the Polish, there is an English version of the site so you can follow the conversation. Tons of eye candy here.
(via FFFFound!)
01.03.08 | Dave | Found design | 7 comments
Luggage label for hotel de l’ours – Geneva, Switzerland c1950s ?
This is exactly how I wanted to be greeted if I ever make it to some fancy Swiss hotel. I want freshly shaven polar bears with bow ties grabbing my luggage!
12.07.07 | Dave | Off Our Bookshelves | Comments closed
While I was researching information on the Hotel Infante Santo, I came across the mural seen above. It is entitled Paredao da Avenida Santo and was completed in 1958. It took artist Maria Keil two years to complete this piece and boy was it worth it. I’m not sure why, but the way she painted the main figure slightly reminds me of the work of Doze Green.
12.05.07 | Dave | Found design | 5 comments
