print & pattern: June 2007

CARDS - social circle

summers here, and its holiday time for print & pattern as im off on a 2 week break. hence todays posts will be last few until i return on july 2nd. thanks to everyone who's been reading, and i promise to return with lots more great patterns, refreshed after my break. meanwhile back to today, and these lovely round coaster invitation cards from aliroo. the range is called 'social circle' and has an amazing 52 different designs with great use of colour and really unique style. click here to see more.

TEXTILES - kirin & co

lara cameron, the talented designer behind kirin & co has a great new fabric print, bonsai, up on her etsy shop. click here to see all her latest designs on etsy or go behind the scenes here at her blog kirin notebook, where i read about the designer in the next post...

TEXTILE DESIGNER - kristen doran

i found out about kristen doran through the blog kirin notebook. kristen is based in sydney australia, and this striking bird design fabric seems to have been a big sucess as its sold out ! click here for kristen's blog cheeky beaks to find out more.

CARDS - bare creative

staying in australia, how about these cards from perth based designer cally browning, art director at bare creative. check their website to see the full range of cards available.

STICKERS - gemma correll

i love these 'stickers are fun' designs from bettyjoy. illustrated by gemma correll.

PULSE - isak

sandra isaksson is one of my very favourite print designers, and with her brand isak she was exhibiting at pulse 2007. sandra designs the most fantastic plates, trays, books & prints. new since we last looked is the addition of wallpaper, in these great designs shown above and below.

PULSE - absolute zero degrees

absolute zero degrees were showing their brilliant mini moderns products at pulse, including a new range of cushions and fabrics. available by the metre in two prints - 'dozen o dots' and 'town square' in either plastic coated or cotton fabric. check the mini moderns site to see more great designs including wallpaper and tableware.

PULSE - petra boase

respected designer petra boase is a pulse regular, new lines at this years show included gift wrap and lampshades. ive featured petra's amazing cards before, she has great style and here in the UK she has proved to be pretty influential.

PULSE - present time

netherlands based company present time were showing a new range of canvas prints (below),

and i loved the design on these cups and their packaging (above).

PULSE - domestic

best free catalogue at the show goes to domestic, the french vinyl decals company, who had produced a 218 page book filled with stylish full page photographs, fantastic sticker designs, and an amazing reference guide to modern graphics. if you're visiting any shows where domestic are exhibiting be sure to try and bag a copy. but dont worry if you cant - most images are online here.

PULSE - people will always need plates

people will always need plates ..... and now it seems people will always need tea towels to dry them with, especially when they look as good as this.

PULSE - grace & go

more links today from the pulse design and gift show. lovely graphic prints by east london based grace & go.

PULSE - clarissa hulse

floral patterns on cushions and lampshade from clarissa hulse.

PULSE - butterfly blue

there were lots of patterns to admire on the butterfly blue stand. designed to be worn long, these pendants add a small spash of pattern to your outfit, and with so many colours to choose from theres something for all tastes.

PULSE - show details

this week im going to be posting exhibitors from the pulse show, which takes place each may at earls court in london. i attended the show last tuesday and picked up various cards and brochures, so over the next few days i'll be posting them here...

PULSE - bitter & twisted

first up bitter & twisted who were showing their range of cards, wrap and gift bags.

PULSE - bomaby duck

i liked this fun range of picnicware from bombay duck.

PULSE - michelle mason

not many pictures on this one but i love the prints of michelle mason.

SHOP - family tree

i found these lovely books by liz loveless online at the family tree shop , in clerkenwell london. since then ive tried to do a bit more research, but only managed to find various bookshop listings around the world. i'd love to know more about liz ?!. the family tree shop looks great, and is nice website to browse. i liked these patterns on tote bags and lampshades.

SHOP - frank

another great online store (and a real store) is frank, down in whistable, kent. this lovely seaside design and craft shop stocks names such as sukie, black rabbit, angie lewin, and so many more. i loved these screenprints by robert ryan. click here to view the online store which is fantastic.

CERAMICS - mel robson

brisbane based ceramic artist mel robson produces the most beautiful little tiles featuring lovley little birds. other patterns in her hand made collection include the use of old maps and text in striking black & white designs. mel is currently setting up her website, but has recently opened an etsy shop where you can pick up one of these lovely porcelain wall pieces (left) for $35.00/ approx £17.50. up to date news and behind the scenes info can be found on her blog.

GIFT WRAP - jenny wren paperie

the jenny wren paperie have just launched a brand new collection of gift wrap. designed by jennifer playford and called furochic they are an eco-friendly alternative to disposable paper gift wrap and based on traditional Japanese furoshiki cloth. and because they are made of cloth it means they are reusable! . the furochic range was shortlisted as a finalist in the national stationery show best new product awards last month in new york. click here to visit the website where you can now buy great cards and wrap online.

JAPANESE DESIGN - salvia

there are some new patterns up on salvia's website. i last looked at these great japanese designers back in may and october last year.

KOREAN DESIGN - qmon

this super cute items are from korean company qmon - there always seem to be lots of cool graphics coming from korea. on this website there are lots to see, stickers, bags, mugs, postcards, and more. and great photography too, lots of details. plus, it seems as though they have the enviroment at heart with their slogan "save the world, save the earth !".click here to enjoy a browse around qmon.

KOREAN WEBSITE - stamps

stamps from another korean website babosarang, with sweet bird motif.

KIDS PRINTS - zutano

zutano have some truly inspirational kids prints in fun colours. i saw them in london at shoon on marylebone high street.

SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN

today is the last day of my scandinavian design review, and tommorow i'll be out at the london design show 'pulse'. as usual i'll post anything i find there up on P+P. meanwhile these two snaps were taken in skandium on marylebone high street, london. above moomin plates from iittala, and below, matchboxes with traditional horse design. see you all on wednesday.

TABLELINEN - karkelden

im loving these prints on table linens from kardelen.

PATTERNS - liebling

swedish company liebling have some great geometric patterns on trays, cushions, and bags.

TEXTILES - from finland

nice designs on linens and blankets from finnish firm lapuan kankurit.

DESIGNER - linda lo

ive really fallen in love with this print from swedish designer linda sjodin. the solstra collection was produced by linda for ahlens, for whom she regularly freelances. it appears in different forms on wallpaper, fabrics, ceramics, kitchen linens, and even mousemats. take a look at linda's website here to contact her, or to view her portfolios of patterns and graphics.