EYE CANDY - marimekko

im having to go off out today, so dont have much time to post. but i thought i would put up some fabric eye candy with these nice pictures of marimekko prints. many of you will know & love these designs already, but it doesnt hurt to revisit old faves and be re-inspired.

FABRICS - boras

and just for fun, some more swedish eye candy from boras fabrics.

FABRICS - shinzi katoh

and finally today - we move from sweden to japan, with these fabrics from shinzi katoh.

CARDS - kelly hyatt

'isabella' is a gorgeous new range of cards from kelly hyatt (a design hero of mine), published by beaumonde.

EXHIBITION - san francisco

one of my fave illustrators susie ghahremani is exhibiting at giant robot in san francisco from november 10th through until december 5th.

ILLUSTRATION - cecille ellefsen

beautiful illustrations by cecille ellefsen at happymeat .

GIFT WRAP - caroline gardner

i bought a lovely sheet of gift wrap at the weekend - featuring a bold christmas bauble design in a stunning colour palette. from caroline gardner.

i forgot to say that the design also features colour co-ordinated glitter for extra glamour.

STATIONERY - paperchase

ive been into paperchase again, here are some snaps of notebooks and diaries. plus a few christmas cards.

TEXTILE DESIGNER - margaretha eriksson

if you like scandinavian style you will love margaretha eriksson, a textile designer based in stockholm, who produces some really stylish prints.

COLOUR - pocket tissues

spotted in the supermarket : a nice colour palette of teal and lime with a japanese floral, or baroque motif on packets of tissues.

STATIONERY & GRAPHICS - salvia

inspiring stationery from yurio seki's tokyo based collabrative salvia.i love a nice apple print especially when in repeat as per the notebooks below, and the dvd book covers at the top of the post from yurio's graphic work at ea are beautiful .

GRAPHICS - studio kanna

i love bright geometric patterns (just as much as i like apple motifs) , and these are some brilliant examples from studio kanna. they certainly brighten up this toyota aygo.

TEXTILES - japanese

these patterns are from a japanese textile company called quarter report. as with many of my japanese posts i know very little about the company itself, but it does make for good eye candy (and inspiration).

TEXTILES - heart art

something a bit diffrerent here on textiles from japanese website 'heartart'. designed by hiroshi awatsuji who graduated from kyoto university in 1950 !

STATIONERY - cath kidston

my last stationery purchase this week was a cath kidston mix 'n' match stationery set, and in this post ive snapped pictures of all the designs. in this great little pack from chronicle you get 16 sheets of notepaper with 16 patterned envelopes plus a little sheet of 14 stickers. available at amazon usa for $8.95 or amazon uk for £6.99.

ONLINE STORE - patina

i enjoyed having browse on the patina stores website, theres a whole variety of things to see and its a nice way to spend a lunch break online. this post is my pick of the patterns - especially cute were these wooden postcards, and the plates below featuring the designs 'early bird' and 'sweet pea'.

LABELS - angela adams

more lovely labels again today - this time from designer angela adams. its the same style as yesterday's 'sukie' set, over 100 labels of all sizes and designs neatly packaged in a lovely box by chronicle books. angela is well known for her fabulous colour combinations and geometric prints and you get is a nice variety in the set. priced at around $12 from amazon usa or £7 from amazon uk.

CHRISTMAS - john lewis

i thought this was a really smart and sophisticated christmas design from john lewis. they've made a great tree out of colourful dots and snowflakes. called 'starry night' its available on all manner of christmas products from cards to tableware.

VINTAGE - new online shop

hmm i wonder whats coming at white elephant vintage ? we wont know until it opens on the 29th october. i do love vintage pyrex though so i'll definately be taking a look at this new website from the girls at love it a lot.

LABELS - sukie

this week i'll be posting up some recent purchases, the first one being this box set of sukie labels made by chronicle books and sold by amazon. i had only seen these lables online and never in the flesh but i fancied them anyway. and wow, was i ever impressed. there are so many labels included all in different sizes and designs (about a 100). they can be used on correspondence or to organise storage, and come in a lovely decorated box with a hard plastic lid. brilliant value for money at around $11 or £7, you can get yours here at amazon usa or amazon uk.

STATIONERY - missprint

spotted this weekend a new stationery range at wh smith called 'blossom'. the range consists of lovely diaries plus notebooks, journals, files and storage.

and who is the range designed by ? well i believe its the lovely ladies at missprint whose own gorgeous designs are posted below.

DESIGNER - natasha coverdale

cool patterns by uk designer natasha coverdale .

ILLUSTRATION - lisa de john

an illustrator we looked at on wednesday, john coulter, introduced me to the lilla rogers agency, who had some more terrific illustrators on their books. you may already be familiar with lisa dejohn, a painter, designer and mixed media artist. she has created some amazing patterns for use in surface designs, and i really love her bird illustrations.

ILLUSTRATION - bonnie dain

another fab illustrator represented by lilla rogers is bonnie dain who has produced these lovely little gift cards for macy's.

ILLUSTRATION - helen dardik

finally from lilla rogers comes this gorgeous typography and illustration from helen dardik.

WALL DECALS - elly nelly

you can find some amazing things on etsy these days, not least lots of wonderful wall decals from elly nelly who's stategy is a good but simple one "pattern your life!".

WALL DECALS - bg shop japan

wall decals from atelier lzc (above) and maison georgette (below) as seen at japanese website bg shop.

CHRISTMAS - cath kidston

a new cath kidston christmas print has just arrived and is available on tea towels, aprons, tablecloth, oven mitts, plus a lovely mug and cake tin, so there is everything you'd need for a stylish table on the big day. featuring a holly leaf design but in fab cath kidston style colours its make a great alternative to traditional red and green. click here to see the whole christmas range.

DESIGNER - caroline till

caroline till is a royal college of art graduate who studied textile design, and now adds her contemporary surface prints to secondhand furniture and tableware. you can read an interview with caroline here at style will save us.

DESIGNER - john coulter