Flower Power

Belinda Lyon, linen tea towel For Oxfam, via Yuko Trading

Last week I gave a lecture about one of my favorite design periods,
the colorful era of the late '60s-early '70s, when hippie and psychedelic 

inspiration blossomed everywhere, from children's books and ads to fashion 
and decor. This is a period that I can really relate to, quite obviously since 

I was a child at the time, and that continues to inspire me to this day...

Arnold Varga, 1965 ad, thanks to Burning Settlers Cabin

Villeroy & Boch, Acapulco coffee pot, 1960s 

John Alcorn, The Fireside Book of Children's Songs, 1966

Heinz Edelmann, 1968 ca. thanks to Escape Into Life

Carlos Marchiori, Sally Go Round the Sun, 1969, thanks to deforgeo

Donald Brun, 1970 ca. 

Donna Sloan, 1971, and Jean-Paul Barthe, Kourako, 1972, 

both thanks to Angela Wyman and her Jump into my Trippy Hippy Eye Candy Pool

 Wilson wallpapers, 1973, thanks to letslookupandsmile

 Etienne Delessert, Being green, 1973, thanks to Ariel S. Winter

Brian Wildsmith, The lazy bear, 1973, thanks to Mallory McInnis'

my vintage book collection (in blog form), a wonderful resource of illustrated children's books

 Franca Capalbi, Pantera nera, 1975 

You can find more groovy pictures from the 1960s here