Janet and Iris Laing, 1910 to 1915

These autochromes were taken between 1910 and 1915. They show Janet and Iris Laing in their parents’ house and garden in Headington, Oxford.

The pictures were taken by the girls’ mother, Etheldreda Laing, an artist and photographer. Etheldreda died in 1960. In about 1930, Janet became the second wife of Howard Montagu Bulmer de Sales La Terriere. In 1958, Iris, aged 55, married Sir John Randolph Leslie, 3rd Baronet of Glaslough, becoming Lady Shane Leslie. She died in 1995.

Bury Knowle House is now a library, and the gardens are a park. The images are held by the Science Museum, through the Science and Society Library.

Janet in Japanese costume c.1914

1912

1910

Iris c.1911

Janet c.1914

Iris c.1910

Iris c. 1910

Janet c. 1915

Janet aged 12 and Iris aged 7, c.1910

Janet c.1912

Disastro Ecologica by Alberto Seveso

I totally love this fluid movement Alberto has captured on those images where ink is mixed with water.

You can download full series as desktop wallpapers from here.

Happy Mouse Vintage

We in Happy Mouse Vintage had an amazing photo shoot day in autumn colored park which included vintage inspired breakfast with plenty of pastries and coffee.

Which made our day though was meeting little Otto who had his daily walk in the park. So cute and friendly!

Soviet fabric designs 1920's - 1930's

Some great design samples from 1920's and 1930's Soviet fabric designs. I totally adore those chunky prints!

Anita Quansah London

Anita Quansah is UK based jewelry designer. Her pieces are strong statements, which are a fusion of modern bohemian tribal mixed with her cultural background which is Africa.

Photos are taken by Ms Sylvia Holden. Here is a little part of an interview with her where she talk about this specific shoot.

Let's talk about this shoot. What was the inspiration?

This shoot was really inspired by Anita Quansah's neck-pieces. I wanted to feature her work but still have the shoot feel very stylized. Not just a girl in a necklace with pretty hair. I wanted her skin to be translucent as if it could disappear into the backdrop, and also to exaggerate the neck-pieces against her translucence. I wanted the look to conjure Marie Antoinette but not be relevant to only that period. The alternative use of materials really helps achieve that effect. The use of Saran Wrap and Erica Carr our hair and makeup artist and homemade wigs with felt and poly fill are unique and not-period specific. It's these materials that bring this story into the present.

Murray Fredericks

Fredericks's project at salt flats of Lake Eyre in Australia creating series of photographs out of infinite space. The colors reflecting by rare rain puddle in highly saline lake are just unbelievable! They blend into each other like perfectly painted watercolors or silk painting.