Vintage Furniture Catalogs + A Family Detour: My Uncle, the Model

1971 Higbees Colonial Williamsburg Interior Design Furniture Catalog Rare 1970s Book - Etsy

There's a lot to appreciate from both an industrial design, and graphic design perspective. Yas - Print Media - come through!

I find the Restoration Hardware catalog to be oversized, and that may or may not be irritating to me for assorted reasons. Nevertheless, should I start keeping the Restoration Hardware catalogs instead of depositing them into the recycle bin?

Here's another great find from the iconic brand - Roche-Bobois

Roche-bobois Catalogue Price List, Canadian Edition, Published in 1977 - Etsy

🚗 Ready for an Unrelated / Actually Related Detour? 🚗

Other, vintage, non-furniture catalogs came up in the search results. And then, I remembered my uncle was a model in Canada in the 70s. Totally bragging here, but thanks to his appearance on the 1976 cover of the Sears Spring catalog, it didn't take too long until I found his work. Thanks to the Etsy shop manager, I am pretty sure I found one of the covers he graced. Confirmation pending 🤔😊

I believe we have confirmation - Looks like him 😄🎉

I can't recall if it's ever occurred to me to search the internet for images from my uncle's modeling career, but here we are...

I impulse bought these loose pages below from VintagePaperJoy - Etsy

Then a Pinterest post led me to a blog about nostalgia. Relatable.

Thanks to @ Plaid Stallions : Rambling and Reflections on '70s pop culture: Woolen Gods for another catalog pic. For the record, that blue sweater is dope, and I'd buy it in a heartbeat. $39.98, What a deal!