Thursday, January 14, 2010

50 Matchbook Masterpieces

Designer, writer and cultural archaeologist Jim Heimann has a fascination with collecting and documenting the trends in design culture. Here are just a few of the matchbook covers he has collected through the years.

It's people like Mr. Heimann whom we can thank for bringing us such unique and original artifacts to re-discover and appreciate from flea markets across L.A. View all 50 matchbooks here

2 comments:

  1. hi ladies,

    congrats on getting the blog up and running! i'm loving the content thus far and as you know, i've been collecting matches for a loooong time. i'm always fascinated by the creativity involved in these tiny pieces of promotion.

    look forward to reading more!
    joyce

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  2. Thanks Joyce!

    Aren't the matchbooks great!? I'd love to take a look at your collection one day.

    Larisa

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