1940s Retro Japanese Gansai Watercolor Set Pins & Patches Paraffin Wax in glass container

Paraffin Wax in glass container

Chiyogami paper box

the Fry family has been creating beautiful wooden plate racks for the past 45 years

embodies the simple sophistication of design from around the world

1940s Retro Japanese Gansai Watercolor Set Pins & Patches Paraffin Wax in glass containerThe 1940s Wartime rages on in this set, beginning with a punchy blood red amongst luscious jewel tones. Decadent emerald greens together with burnt yellow and tangerine recall Picassos paintings of seated women. Vivid blues and a rich purple represent the patriotic sentiments of life on the home front. These colours are symbolic of a tumultuous decade full of revolution: the wartime inventions, the end of Modernism, the bold motifs of wartime