JAPANESE WEEK - fabrics

im still continuing my look at japanese design, and today im focusing on fabrics. starting off with these lovely prints from japanese site shugale . the design above is by shinzi katoh, and below fairytale fabric, with gorgeous decole at the bottom. if you are looking to buy japanese fabrics then see the following posts for a list of where to shop online.

JAPANESE FABRICS - superbuzzy

and so we start our 'where to buy japanese fabrics online' guide with this cute mushroom design from the lovely superbuzzy who specialise in japanese cute .

JAPANESE FABRICS - nuno

zee homebug reminded me about nuno, and thank goodness they did because this website and all the prints on it are to die for. plus they ship all over the world.

JAPANESE FABRICS - kitty craft

or try kitty craft , another japanese cute supplier.

JAPANESE FABRICS - purl

heres a lovely site for fabric shopping japanese style at new york's purl soho.

JAPANESE FABRICS - reprodepot

there are a huge choice of japanese fabrics at reprodepot, and they also do a range of cram cream products.

PETIT PATTERN - japanese books

the last two petit pattern books, that i needed to complete my collection have finally arrived in the post. the two i was missing were 'simple & natural' ( featured above) and 'pop & modern' (below). both are really great, and im so thrilled to have the entire set. all are available from amazon.com now, and i have listed them in my amazon pattern store. for those of you new to petit pattern they are super cute little pattern books from tokyo and you can check out my earlier reviews of other titles in the series here.

WHERE TO BUY JAPANESE - spiralling

ive been putting together a little list of where to buy japanese cute, and one store i really enjoy browsing is spiralling. here you can buy lots of lovely decole pieces all set off with beautiful photography. the owner of the shop velda is also on flickr with lots more lovely drool worthy pics under the name glumpire. also see the spiralling blog here for more background info.

below in the next post ive listed some websites where you can buy online, either in the UK or the USA. of course ebay.com is another great international source, with many japanese sellers offering to send goodies abroad and you'll get the prices in either dollars,euros, pounds, etc depending where you are in the world. finally dont forget etsy, try typing in words like zakka, kawaii, and japanese whilst browsing on etsy to see what you can find.

JAPANESE CUTE - where to buy

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also on flickr - lots of lovely pics !

DESIGNER - m patrizio

i absolutely LOVE the work of m patrizio. these are her own brilliant designs, influenced by her love of japanese cute, and they are all available from her etsy shop. shes also very active on flickr and keeps an interesting and extremely cute blog too.

DECOLE -cutest of the cute

im posting a little bit of decole everyday during this japanese week - just for fun, something to cheer yourself up.

ICONIC - badges

today we move from japan and pop over to korea to look at the work of a design outfit over there called 'iconic'. i have found korean graphics to be incredibly inspirational, remember qmon, or millimeter milligram ?. i love these badges , and in the next post the kitchen wall decals are fantastic.

ICONIC - wall decals etc

i always enjoy looking at wall decals, and its nice to see how they are doing them in different countries. these cool kitchen designs above are by korean designers iconic. and if you scroll down there are some fun uses for deco tape.

DECOLE - kitchenware

what the hey, its japanese week so lets have a look at some more cute decole, just for fun ! this time its kitchenware. im working on a list of places to buy so will hopefully post tommorow.

JAPANESE WEEK

this week on print & pattern i'll be looking at designs and websites from japan and korea. so if you like all kinds of zakka & cute then this is for you. many of you will already be fans, but seeing as there may be some that are new to the style, we will start by looking at the familiar brands first. today we'll take a look at 3 big brands decole, cram cream, and shinzi katoh. these three companies have a big following here in the west and you can find them fairly easily online. i'll try to post a list of where to buy later in the week. but for now just scroll down for tons of japanese eye candy.....

DECOLE - eye candy

decole is the cutest of all the brands, and over time ive saved up lots of decole pictures, so many in fact that i will need to spread them over each day so as you dont get decole fatigue. my personal favourites are the stationery designs, but i thought i'd also post some more unusual pieces. decole is so popular that it has its own dedicated flickr group here, you can also browse around chocoa for yet more cuteness.

DECOLE - web graphics

super cute illustrations from the decole website.

CRAM CREAM - cute

next up its cram cream, a brand for which many of us think of deco tape, printed rolls of patterned tape that are another kawaii/zakka phenomenon. many of you love to collect and use these tapes, they make parcels and letters go with a swing, and how cute do they look on etsy parcels ?. just take look at this cram cream flickr group to see how popular it is.

SHINZI KATOH

finally today its shinzi katoh, one of japan's foremost zakka designers. i've featured shinzi quite a few times here on P+P, so in this post ive tried to show something new. plus there is a new flickr group for fans of shinzi recently started here.

ITS A HOLIDAY DAY

ooops, i forgot today is a bank holiday here in the UK, so japanese week will start in earnest tommorow.

IKEA PHOTO REPORT - bedlinen

today im posting part 2 of my ikea photo report, and if theres any store that unites us the world over it has to be IKEA, we can all see the same products at similar prices wherever we live. apologies to those that dont have ikea, but at least you can look at these photos for inspiration. so here goes for another little tour of ikea where i can save you the stress of walking around, kicking off with bedlinen.....

IKEA - curtains & blinds

IKEA - lampshades

IKEA - wall art

IKEA PHOTO REPORT - kids

today as promised im posting my ikea photo report. the store was unbearably crowded making it a pretty unpleasant experience for shopping, but great for taking photos. ive divided the pictures up into sections, and today im posting kids, kitchen, and cushions. and in part 2 tommorow curtains, bedlinen, lampshades, and wall art. so all you need to do is sit back and take a leisurely tour around ikea's various prints and patterns.

IKEA - kitchen

IKEA - cushions

APOLOGIES

im having a super busy week at work this week, so unfortunately didnt get a chance to post yesterday, and im struggling a bit to answer emails that have built up. i hope to be able to catch up soon so please dont think im ignoring you if you havent had a reply yet. by way of compensation i hope to share lots of