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