What’s the difference between Vintage and Retro?
We’ve recently been asked what the difference is between vintage and retro and so we thought we would write a post on the subject and welcome anyone reading to make their comments too. In this picture you will see a vintage 1952 Yonezawa toy car, currently worth nearly £7000! The Blue Wooden Race Car is retro and from one of our Brands, Candylab Toys, who are inspired by 60's Americana Modernist style but with a modern twist. And currently only worth £32! Lets take it back a little further….. According to Wikipedia ………..An antique (Latin: antiquus; “old”, “ancient”) is an...
Artist Spotlight – Ingela P Arrhenius
We are very excited to share our interview with one of our favourite illustrators Ingela P Arrhenius and very grateful to her for taking the time out of her busy schedule to be a part of this blog post dedicated to her amazing talents. Can you tell me about your work studio and where it’s based? I share a studio with around 10 other people. We are illustrators, graphic designers, photographers, journalists amongst others. It´s quite big so I have a big space which is necessary since I have a lot of stuff around me. It is situated right outside...
Miffy & Dick Bruna - A Retro Fave
We have a soft spot for Dick Bruna and for those of you who don’t know, he is the Dutch man (author, artist, illustrator and graphic designer) behind the wonderful and charming Miffy creation. Miffy (Dutch: Nijntje, pronounced [ˈnɛɪ̯ncə]), is a small rabbit drawn with heavy graphic lines, simple shapes and primary colours. The original Dutch name, Nijntje, is a shortening of the diminutive konijntje, “little rabbit”. The first Miffy book was produced in 1955 and almost 30 others have followed. In total they have sold over 85 million copies. He's one of our fave characters here at Retro Kids...