Five Good Things: From Coal Towers to Everyday Patterns

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Tropical Milk & Peaches & GreenCourtesy of Lisa Madigan

Present & Correct blasts away mid-week ennui with his favourite creative discoveries from the last seven days

March 18, 2015

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Call us old fashioned but sometimes we just want to look at nice coal towers, even though we don’t really understand what they are for.

Pin It — Coaling TowersCourtesy of Jeff Brouws

Coaling Towers — Coaling TowersCourtesy of Jeff Brouws

Pin It — Coaling TowersCourtesy of Jeff Brouws

Coaling Towers — Coaling TowersCourtesy of Jeff Brouws

Pin It — Coaling TowersCourtesy of Jeff Brouws

Courtesy of Jeff Brouws — Coaling TowersCourtesy of Jeff Brouws

Pin It — Coaling TowersCourtesy of Jeff Brouws

Coaling Towers — Coaling TowersCourtesy of Jeff Brouws

Pin It — Coaling TowersCourtesy of Jeff Brouws

Coaling Towers — Coaling TowersCourtesy of Jeff Brouws

Pin It — Coaling TowersCourtesy of Jeff Brouws

Coaling Towers — Coaling TowersCourtesy of Jeff Brouws

More Memphis this week, or is it? This book was published in 1928, very much before the Memphis era. Check it out, it’s amazing!

Pin It — Album no.1, 1928Courtesy of The Wolfsonian

Album no.1, 1928 — Album no.1, 1928Courtesy of The Wolfsonian

Pin It — Album no.1, 1928Courtesy of The Wolfsonian

Album no.1, 1928 — Album no.1, 1928Courtesy of The Wolfsonian

Pin It — Album no.1, 1928Courtesy of The Wolfsonian

Album no.1, 1928 — Album no.1, 1928Courtesy of The Wolfsonian

Pin It — Album no.1, 1928Courtesy of The Wolfsonian

Album no.1, 1928 — Album no.1, 1928Courtesy of The Wolfsonian

Pin It — Album no.1, 1928Courtesy of The Wolfsonian

Album no.1, 1928 — Album no.1, 1928Courtesy of The Wolfsonian

Readers of this feature will know we like a gradient. This tumblr generates 48 gradients a day, just enough to keep you going.

Pin It — Courtesy of Colorful Gradients

Courtesy of Colorful Gradients

Pin It — Courtesy of Colorful Gradients

Courtesy of Colorful Gradients

Pin It — Courtesy of Colorful Gradients

Courtesy of Colorful Gradients

Pin It — Courtesy of Colorful Gradients

Courtesy of Colorful Gradients

Pin It — Courtesy of Colorful Gradients

Courtesy of Colorful Gradients

Repeatx3 is one of those book marks we always go back to. Patterns from daily life!

Pin It — Voodoo Ray’s Tiles, LondonCourtesy of RepeatRepeatRepeat

Voodoo Ray’s Tiles, London — Voodoo Ray’s Tiles, LondonCourtesy of RepeatRepeatRepeat

Pin It — Wall, V&ACourtesy of RepeatRepeatRepeat

Wall, V&A — Wall, V&ACourtesy of RepeatRepeatRepeat

Pin It — Foam Wall, ICA exhibition, LondonCourtesy of RepeatRepeatRepeat

Foam Wall, ICA exhibition, London — Foam Wall, ICA exhibition, LondonCourtesy of RepeatRepeatRepeat

Pin It — Boxes, MunichCourtesy of RepeatRepeatRepeat

Boxes, Munich — Boxes, MunichCourtesy of RepeatRepeatRepeat

Pin It — Seat, La Braderie de Lille, FranceCourtesy of RepeatRepeatRepeat

Seat, La Braderie de Lille, France — Seat, La Braderie de Lille, FranceCourtesy of RepeatRepeatRepeat

Lisa Madigan picks the best colours for her impasto paint works. Somehow reminiscent of cake mix and sorbet.

Pin It — Tropical MilkCourtesy of Lisa Madigan

Tropical Milk — Tropical MilkCourtesy of Lisa Madigan

Pin It — Sea FoamCourtesy of Lisa Madigan

Sea Foam — Sea FoamCourtesy of Lisa Madigan

Pin It — Peaches & GreenCourtesy of Lisa Madigan

Peaches & Green — Peaches & GreenCourtesy of Lisa Madigan

Pin It — Morning GloryCourtesy of Lisa Madigan

Morning Glory — Morning GloryCourtesy of Lisa Madigan

Pin It — MyriadCourtesy of Lisa Madigan

Myriad — MyriadCourtesy of Lisa Madigan

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