the image that i use on the home page of my website is from a slide i found at an antique mall. it's a picture of the display window of a gift shop located on sunset boulevard taken in 1966. whenever i run across (thanks ebay!) one of the items i try to pick it up. the one thing that has proved to be most elusive are those paper flowers (or "baby-dazy" as it says on the package).
well i finally found some! i had really wanted to track these down because i remember being kind of obsessed with them when i was little. i just took a peek at an old photo album and found 2 pictures with them featured in my pink bedroom and also in the later lavender color scheme - which means i liked them for at least 5 years, which is forever in kid years.
the packaging indicates that they are "an original design by takahashi" of san francisco. we had relatives in san francisco so my family might very well have shopped at takahashi. they had a location in ghirardelli square and carried inexpensive imported home decor items - kind of like a groovy cost plus.
they're great. i love the packaging! i don't remember the takahashi store in san francisco. i wonder if i ever went as a kid... or was it closed by the late 70s? i'll have to ask my mom. now i'm curious!
Posted by: lena | October 18, 2008 at 03:12 AM
Truly fabulous!
Posted by: Samantha | October 20, 2008 at 03:19 PM
I love that you're tracking everything down. Is your collection complete?
Posted by: Katie | November 11, 2008 at 09:52 PM