Is this kitsch or just butt ugly?

[sudsmaster]

It sort of makes my skin crawl to imagine the type of person who bought such a thing, originally.

How dreadful must the rest of their home look to think that this would have made it look better.

 

[jetcone]

fugly

It looks like a television set gone bad in 3D! But it is damned collectible for sure. Artificial 1950's life imitations were everywhere. I have a lamp that has plastic pathos climbing forever upwards!

All this furniture was designed to survive nuclear attack and let you know what the world looked like before.

 

[panthera]

Words fail me

I think it is really quite something.

Vaguely recollect seeing such things in those three-color inserts they used to have in the Sunday papers - all those wonderful things you could send off for by mail-order, back in the 1960's.

And that is where I think I'd place it, early 1960's.

And then leave it.

(Of course, I did have a boyfriend who actually liked Elvis on velvet and the clowns, weeping in bas-relief and those gawd-awful poodles on ceramic mugs, well, least said, soonst, mended. He had a big heart and was otherwise a sweet guy).

 

[ptcruiser51]

Thanx, friends!

I asked my OL and she seems to think it was called a "water rose" (???) Now that I have a possible source I'm going to try to send for one, just for the novelty of it. I have a depression glass bowl in the shape of a green apple, it would be perfect for display.

BTW, I think the footstool is a keeper! I recall someone in our neighborhood had something similar. Remember, the only thing worse than bad taste is no taste!

 

[mixergal]

WANT!

I passed one of these up at an antique store last year, and have regretted it ever since! If you ever want to give it a good home, let me know - I'll be glad to take it off your hands

Definately Kitsch - good score!

-Sherri

 

[xraytech]

I must say that it is fugly, but if I found one I would have to have one to place in my living room because I just love that thing, my great grandmother used to have oneof these and I always found it intriguing

 

[panthera]

what is good design?

Interesting article about that in the NY-Times today.

http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/exhibitions-define-design/?hpw