Kitsch – Moata Tamaira

Decorative quackers

Pop CultureMoata1 February, 20154

One of the first things we acquired in anticipation of buying our first home was a set of three flying ducks from Pepin Design. That instantly recognisable silhouette was so appealing possibly because I grew up in the era of Hilda Ogden on Coronation St, the unofficial patron saint of ceramic ducks.

Know your kitsch: Three flying ducks

HistoryMoata10 January, 20157

Is there anything you can hang on a living room wall that screams mid-century, middle class suburbia more than a trio of ceramic ducks? I’d argue no. But how did this come to be? Where did these mysterious waterfowl originate and why do they still hold such appeal? Kitsch History It all begins in the…