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MoMA | Tangled Alphabets

Posted on April 23, 2009April 24, 2009 by Hijiri

I went to MoMA last week and saw a few exhibitions including this Tangled Alphabets byÂ LeÃ³n Ferrari and Mira Schendel â€“ the title itself was so intriguing to begin with and so I was really looking forward to this exhibition â€“ it was really interesting and cool, it was an art created by letters and hand-writing alphabets! It wasn’t design exhibition, it was a true art.

The exhibition starting area. I like the different fonts and words all played around with each other.

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The wall explaining who they are:

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another shot of the title of the exhibition â€“ it really shows how this exhibition is about.

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Some images from the exhibition that I liked:

*All the images from here down are from Tangled Alphabets website.

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If you are in NY area, I would recommend checking it out, it’s going on until June 15th this year!

Magnetic Alphabet Set

Posted on April 21, 2009April 24, 2009 by Hijiri

I spotted this magnetic aplhabet set when I was at MoMA last week â€“ it is so soft and colorful! It’s pretty big, too, each letter is 4 inches tall. I’d love to have some for my office area… or for our refrigerator.

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Adding it to my wish list…

Wood Type Letterpress Coasters

Posted on April 16, 2009April 25, 2009 by Hijiri

I never really bought letterpress coasters before because I always think they are too delicate and too pretty to use… but these wood type letterpress coasters from Marquand Ephemera are just too cool to pass! Plus, my coffee stains or drink stains will add a nice texture to this wood type texture, I’m sure. Nice to have it around your office area for morning coffee and afternoon tea, too.