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ecojot are currently showcasing their entire new spring 2012 ecojot collection at the new york international gift fair, at the javits center. especially exciting is a brand new baby collection which includes gift wrap, shower and notecards, babybooks, growth charts and wall prints. (these are already available now at ecojot online). there is also a new bag line which includes ipad holders,

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jodi broglio exhibited her designs at surtex in new york for the first time last may and she is now very excited to announce 5 new licensing partnerships have been signed as a result of her hard work, and late nights. in her new jersey studio 'brolio design' jodi has begun to work on multiple lines with new partners including papyrus, primary colors, and gina b. designs. primarily in the paper

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i love spotting mid century modern designs in stores at the moment and so was pleased to see these fifties inspired curtains from ashley wilde in a lovely shop in salisbury last week. the design is called 'emmerson' and features lots of texture just through the medium of the print alone. you can see more online here at ashley wilde.

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its lovely to see a designer whose work you love going from strength to strength in the wider marketplace. this is definitely true of ellen giggenbach who as well as stocking up her etsy shop has recently been creating a series of board books for templar publishing, and canvases for oopsy daisy. here are a selection of ellen's newest works...

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iza pearl is the design studio of melissa ybarra. last year melissa exhibited for the first time at surtex in new york where she met some great manufacturers - including windham fabrics who commissioned her to create a range of fabrics. the result is cabanna blooms which will be released this march.

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georgie strang is currently studying for an MA in textiles at the royal college of art after studying textiles and surface pattern design at leeds. georgie's screenprinting process recently became the subject matter of film maker todd mcdonald which you can view below.

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rita fürstenau is a freelance illustrator working in germany. this winter rita launched a collection of screen printed booklets. the covers have been hand-printed and the inside pages are made of plain, off-white paper, perfect for pencil or ink. rita also works as a publisher at rotopolpress, an independent publishing company she runs together with illustrators lisa röper and michael meier. the

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uk based designer liza lewis has a collection of new children's prints with oopsy daisy - the number 1 online source for children's wall art. liza has four prints currently in the set which can be found here.

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gloucester based illustrator fay martin was recently commissioned to create card designs for UK retailer next and has been working on her own card designs as well. fay decided to take the plunge and invest in printing her own range complete with embossing and foiling. look out for fay at the spring fair in birmingham next month and find her online here.

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jonathan adler has teamed up with a more affordable design company in 'wallpops' to create a new range of wall decals. the designs were unveiled this week at the california gift show and these are just a few of the designs that will be in the range.

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i love this floral print collection of fabrics designed by sparky & marie and manufactured by quilting treasures. sparky & marie is the studio name of michelle beilner who named the brand after her inspirational grandparents. the lovely graphic floral range is called "piccadilly" and was released last month so it should be in stores now. if you are outside of the usa you can get your hands on

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last week saw the opening of a new print shop by swedish designer rebecca elfast of rebelform. rebecca is based in gothernburg and has a selection of unframed digitals prints on show here.

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amy lee strachan is a qualified freelance textile designer working and living in scotland. amy works mainly for the fashion prints market creating hand drawn designs. she is currently looking for an agency or studio to help get her work to market. you can see more portfolio examples or get in touch with amy online here.

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did you know that foxy & winston, best known for greetings cards, now also sell textiles?. foxy & winston designer and founder jane buck has created a range of cushions, tea towels and aprons. jane is originally from norfolk in the UK but is now based in brooklyn, NY and can also be found on etsy.

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this is the time of year when card publishers launch lots of lovely new ranges which also coincides with shows like top drawer and the spring fair. these colourful new designs are from noi publishing's latest collection 'fizz' and also from their contemporary valentine's day range. check out the noi website and noi blog for more info.

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i was delighted to see this new easter range begin to appear in marks and spencers and recognised at once it was by the super talented jane ormes who features in the book print & pattern 2. well done to marks & spencer's i say for consistently working with great designers such as jane, sanna annukka and sandra isaksson, instead of just using 'in house' designers to create a watered down version

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rhiannon una williams is a freelance textile illustrator, recently graduated from university college falmouth. rhiannon's work uses illustration with mixed media textiles, especially the techniques appliqué, and embroidery. she is now looking for opportunities of all kinds such as freelance commissions, work experience, or internships.

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room39 is a UK company, founded in 2010 by petra green. last week they previewed a selection of new products at 'home' the new london show. one of those was their knit knit bedlinen range designed by petra and manufactured by room39. they are 100% Screen printed on cotton and comes in colours, ink, pink, banana, tangerine and sky.

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bristol based publishers betty & dupree specialise in quality cards and paper goods by contemporary illustrators. they have just launched their very first range of gift wrap, comprising of six designs by artist leah duncan from austin, texas. leah takes inspiration from the surrounding landscape, and also her native american roots to create a delicate folk-meets-modern world. see them online here.

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im a great admirer of the work of dan stiles so its great to see this forthcoming collection from birch fabrics. mod squad and next stop will be available later this spring. as spotted on the birch fabrics blog.

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lisa martin is currently a 3rd year student (in her final year) on BA (hons) printed textiles & surface pattern design at leeds college of art. lisa specialises in digital design as well as colour separation screen prints within children's design. she recently did a work placement at lemon ribbon and this confirmed her love for children's design and illustration.

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kim anderson is a freelance designer living in brighton, UK where she has created artwork for a variety of card publishers. kim's designs are well known for their use of paint, pen, ink and paper collage work and have also been nominated for the prestigious henry awards.

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these are just a few of the latest cards from belly button designs. i had hoped to see them for myself this week at the top drawer and home show in london. on the monday i set off for the station and my car bettery was totally flat from the cold frost, and then on the tuesday thieves stole cables from the railway line cancelling the morning trains and if that wasnt enough a hairline crack was

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coni della vedova is a graphic designer living and working in barcelona, spain. after working for many years with different designers coni decided to follow a personal path by creating and printing her own designs. her chosen technique was to work with 100% handmade serigraphy, i.e silkscreen printing. here are a few prints from in her etsy shop conilab.

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kimberley shaw from milton keynes, UK, is the designer behind latoya's playhouse a collection of handmade cards, stationery and gifts for children. kimberley has a degree in printed textiles from buckingham chilterns university and besides her handmade paper goods she also works with photography.

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sarah green is a designer maker based in winchester, UK. sarah makes jewellery from resin and reused plastic and also does print work. sarah completed an art foundation course at central st. martin’s before gaining a degree in graphic design at portsmouth university. sarah then worked in the commercial design area for many years and occassionally lectures at the winchester school of art. her most

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philippa rice is an illustrator who also makes pattern designs, and is the creator of my cardboard life. for the last three years she has been cutting and pasting characters from paper and card, making comics, diorama, etc. philippa works from her home studio in nottingham, UK and has a blog and shop online.

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designer florencia (aka opy) recently started a blog project where for 1 year she will design 1 surface pattern per week. opy is originally from argentina but is now based in new zealand. she would welcome constructive criticism or suggestions for themes at opy's pattern project online here.

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designer adrienne looman has a very heartwarming tale tell to accompany her cute designs and products. adrienne and her husband are newlyweds and he is a trucker who drives across country for weeks at a time, coming home for just two days and then gone again for a couple weeks. the routine began to take a wear on their relationship and so she had to make a really big decision, which adrienne

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becky lim is a textile designer based in southwold, suffolk who has created a collection of tea towels. the prints have been designed using original paper-cuts, doodles, and photographs and can be seen online at her label patternista or on etsy.

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this is the latest work from designer paula pappenheim garrigues from madrid in spain. paula loves to work with kaliedoscopic designs, baroque motifs, and spirographic lines in her highly ornate designs. see more here on her pappenpop blog or website.

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i absolutely love these new fabrics by maude asbury called 'kitchy kitchen'. they have been released by blend fabrics which is an anna griffin company that launched last october in order to release more contemporary ranges.

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'the art and business of surface design' is an online e-course run by rachael taylor at 'do what you love'. the course attracted a global audience with 5 continents represented & students from 28 countries. module 1 has now been completed and today we are lucky enough to be able see some of the students work. the results look great - especially when you consider they have only done part of the

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designer macrina busato who is based in madrid spain has now joined the prestigious lilla rogers agency making it easy for US clients to find her lovely work. macrina recently designed lots of items for the thyssen-bornemisza museum in madrid and she kindly sent me a few samples to look at. macrina's design (below) shows how a modern print had to be created using one of the museum's paintings "

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paperchase have just launched three new ranges to kick start the spring season. the first is a lovely design featuring hand drawn birds, the second is a geometric pttern that reminds me of london transport weaves, and the third is a floral with spring tulips featuring hand print style textures. you can find them in stores and online here.

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new house textiles have some great new products on show at the top drawer show today in london. there are fun new additions to their charlotte farmer range featuring ice creams, sweets, and pick and mix all on printed cotton linen tea towels. they also have a new selection of housewares featuring a 1950's floral print by marianne westman called belle amie.

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illustrator kate sutton wanted to share some of her recent work with us. one of my favourites has to be her dog in a fairisle sweater (above). kate has also been creating christmas cards, wooden cuckoo clocks, and wrapping paper for both clients and for her etsy shop. kate is well known for her posters and branding for the renegade craft fair and you see her portolio online here or follow her

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there is currently a chance to win this donna wilson print (above) courtesy of heals. all you need to do to be in with a chance to win is sign up for the heals newsletter online here. below are a few more prints from donna's range with a fox and owl and also included in the collection is the work of another artist kate becketts.

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marimekko are celebrating the fact that helsinki will be the world design capital in 2012 with a new commemorative collection of products and gifts. "moments of life in helsinki" consists of bags, trays, tea towels, mugs, cushions and of course fabrics. the first one showcased is a print by per-olof nyström called 'helsinki-helsingfors'. also featured below are two co-ordinating prints "puistotie

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megan elsa parry, graduated with first class honours from staffordshire university this year after studying surface pattern design. she is particularly influenced by the fresh colours and clean lines of scandinavian design. after exhibiting at ‘new designers’ in london megan was very lucky to get offers for work placements and freelance work with a woodmansterne, where she has published a

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these are just a few snapshots taken before christmas that i never had chance to post. they show gift packaging from boots from their fearne cotton beauty range and also items from celia birtwell.

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it has been 3 years since we last followed michelle romo of crowded teeth. in 2008 michelle embarked on a year long project called '25' and now during 2012 she will spend the year working towards an exhibition called 'super mini universe'. the art project will involve 6 months of illustration, and 6 months of building using paper, wood, plush, stained glass, etc. throughout the year michelle will

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one of my fave illustrators suzy ultman has created a new journal for chronicle books entitled 'turtles and toadstools'. every page has a cute suzy design with space for your notes within the image. it will be released in february in the usa, or in march in the uk.

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british fabric company villa nova have two beautiful new print collections. sarawak and indienne. sarawak is a bold patterned range featuring painterly florals and colourful geometrics and stripes. indienne focuses on hand block printing and emboidery on linens and silks. see villa nova for more details and colourways.

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i mentioned yesterday how mobile phones and gadgets have been a great avenue for designers who can really add personality and style. take these lovely examples from designer tad carpenter. tad teamed up with case-mate to become one of their featured designers. so far there are 6 designs in the series, my fave being the bold flowers (above and below). you can see lots more of tad's projects online

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lilesadi is the label of emerging german textile and surface designer dinah smutny and her twin sister sarah smutny. their studio was formed in february 2011 and is based in rotterdam in the netherlands where they have collaborated with photowall to create a wallpaper collection. the girls also have an etsy shop featuring cushions, prints, and accessories.

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i know its the new year, but these beautiful holiday card images arrived too late for lasts years christmas showcase so i couldnt resist posting them now and admiring the work of their designer toby seadler. toby is an arizona based designer who graduated from rhode island school of design with a BFA in graphic design but has a passion for surface design. see more from toby online here.

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sarah bagshaw is a lecturer in art and design at newman university college in birmingham and is also in the process of developing her surface design portfolio. sarah has a degree in fine art from falmouth and an MA in surface design from birmingham city university. after several breaks for maternity leave sarah is now raring to go on freelance projects and has created a website for her work here.

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print & pattern is back from the christmas break and im so pleased to be starting the new year with some news of a fabric collection produced in collaboration with robert kaufman. the first in a series of prints designed here at P+P will be out next month and several more collections will follow throughout the year. here are a few samples, or you can see more online here at robert kaufman and my

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swedish fabric company mairo are about to launch a new children's collection designed by sandra isaksson. the 'woodland' collection featuring a cute character print co-ordinated with a geometric leaf pattern will be available from next month on bedlinen, bibs, aprons, and more.

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i enjoyed seeing this geometric pattern of bold colours standing out on the shelves in sainsbury's recently. im glad to see kleenex using pattern design to good effect.

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its amazing how gadget skins and cases have opened up a whole new product line for surface pattern designers over the last couple of years. these new designs from amanda dilworth at society 6 arrived in my inbox recently featuring her colourful bees print and geometric striped patterns.

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there are plenty of trade shows happening this month for those in the design field. printsource new york opened yesterday and here are two flyers i've received from paper & cloth and ana romero who are exhibiting at the show. also opening today is the heimtext show in frankfurt where the jane mosse studio will be showcasing a fabulous portfolio of designs for sale. coming up next week in london

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print & pattern is signing off today for the christmas break. thank you so much for reading and supporting P+P throughout 2011. i'll be back on january 10th 2012 with lots more design to showcase. have a great holiday everyone - see you next year !

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with christmas fast approaching any day now i wanted to leave print & pattern with an outlook towards next year. these are some of my favourite 2012 calendar designs that were spotted whilst browsing on etsy. i just loved the big colourful numbers above on this calendar poster from yumalum above. below is a perpetual calendar of printable blocks from project 44.below : a 70's retro scandinavian

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and dont forget to check out the diaries for 2012. here are a few snapped in paperchase ...and below a few of the colourful diaries seen in wh smith...

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these are just a few of the fab christmas cards designed by carolyn gavin at ecojot for 2011.

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i am a big admirer of the work of patrick hruby (who features in the book print & pattern 2) and so i was really pleased to be able to see his take on christmas design. patrick has created a "wrap pack" for wrap magazine who this year have produced three different packs each featuring a sheet of wrapping paper, a card & envelope and 4 stickers to use instead of sticky tape. they've also

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i was introduced to the bold geometric work of david david through the lollipop shoppe where he recently held a pop up event online. david saunders was originally working as an artist with tracy emin when he became involved in fashion design and launched his own label david david.

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just kids ltd is a design studio run by father/daughter team kate ferguson and peter freeman. based in sheffield in the UK kate and peter use to design for all markets but soon they had built up such a reputation for their childrens designs they decided to specialise and renamed the studio just kids ltd. here are few samples from their portfolio....

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did you see these beautiful christmas matchboxes by draw pilgrim recently?. pilgrim made them into an advent calendar and sold a printable download of all 24 designs in her etsy shop. talking of which she also has a wonderful selection of new prints available from februrary 2012.

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erin borja is the designer behind c and me, selling printable posters, cards, invites, etc. erin is a graduate of syracuse university with a BFA in surface pattern design. and has previously worked at f. schumacher & co. you can find her etsy shop and blog online.

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designer natalie milani has introduced a new series of prints to her design state shop featuring cute parisian streets. they can be personalised for girls or boys and can be found here.

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i dont normally plug my own work here on print & pattern but seeing as its my very last week of blogging for the year i thought it would be ok to mention this limited edition giclee print i have created with my wonderful publishers laurence king. they are currently working with their various authors on producing complimentary items to accompany their books such as art prints and stationery goods.

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this week i also have some last minute christmas cards to post including these by tracy petrie of paper & inc. tracie is based in fife in scotland where she creates personalised christmas cards, wedding invitations and more.

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melissa held is a freelance textile designer living in NYC. melissa is represented by the excellent cinnamon joe studio and can also be contacted directly at melissades@earthlink.net. she loves to work in a range of styles and previous clients have included lots of lovely designs for paperchase. here are a selection of pieces from her current portfolio.

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just squeezing in a few more christmas card snapshots. these cupcake designs were spotted in next.

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la-la label is a colourful graphic print focused illustration label which was recently founded by swedish design duo katarina lernmark and therese laurin. they have been friends since design school and are now based in stockholm. the girls describe their products as "pretty much things we want ourselves". their style is minimalistic and childish and they love screenprinting. recent designs

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eliza jane curtis is the designer behind morris & essex greeting cards. all of the cards are her own original designs, and for some of them she hand-carves linoleum blocks. eliza works in a farmhouse in rural maine and everything is printed locally on an antique 'chandler & price' letterpress on high-quality, eco-friendly french papers.below morris & essex also designed 5 cards for the hello!

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canada based designer carmen mok has released a collection of 24 christmas card designs for vigo cards. here are just a few from the full set which you can online here.

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these lovely christmas cards were spotted in my local supermarket sainsbury's.

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and charity shops are always good places to find cards - these were snapped in a branch of cancer research who also sell cards online.

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fab pattern designer rachel cave has recently updated her website with lots of lovely new work. there are some lovely graphic florals and designs inspired by the trend for mid century modern. take a look at rachel's online portfolio here.

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whilst out christmas shopping this weekend i snapped a few shots of this very cute 'woodland' gift range in accessorize. the range includes oilcloth bags, badges, magnets and stationery.

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blackbird is a shop, studio, and workshop located in margate, kent created by designer maxine sutton. as well as their bricks and mortar store they also now have an online store and a handmade bespoke service. at blackbird maxine has carefully sourced and curated a selection of of products for , and she is planning a textile range for 2012 and will be running textile workshops to teach others.

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a few more christmas cards to post today - this time as spotted in uk stationers 'wh smith'. i loved the purple tree design above which i hope im right in saying is by the excellent design duo ally gore and rob reader.

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stefan page is a surface pattern designer based in toronto, canada. stefan has just launched a new licensing partnership with uncommon, and his first project was to design several iPhone 4 cases. these are the fabulous patterns he created.....

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sutton shealy and her husband tripp (a screen print poster artist) have just launched a new company, the paper puddle, specializing in paper goods. together they have been busy printing their 2011 holiday card collection. there are 4 designs in the series holiday Sweaters, snowflakes & holiday Cheer, ornaments, & wrapped presents), all available on 4 different paper colors. find them online here

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i am continuing to post the various christmas cards i have seen whilst out and about in the shops, and these were spotted in uk fashion retailer 'new look'. fun and colourful they are perfect for new look's younger female customers.

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and here are some of the cards have found there way into my inbox over the last few weeks. like this design above michael woods at the zoe-est studio. the cute robin below is by liz may from cornwall through her folksy shop. this very stylish pair of birds below are by luludee on etsy.below : katy jane have a complete new range of christmas cards, wrap, tags, twine, ribbon and stickers...

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anthology fabrics have some very exciting news for designers out there looking for a fabric deal. they are looking for submissions for their 2012 collections. this is a fantastic opportunity to see your designs come to life ! you are invited to send low res submissions to : designs@anthologyfabrics.com

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martina hogan is a super talented designer in the greetings card industry with experience working at tigerprint in the past and now working freelance. martina has set up her own studio "oops a daisy" and is available for projects and commissions on all kinds of products. she has a website currently in development but if you cant wait to get in touch by email or via advocate art.

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these beautiful graphic christmas cards were spotted in the royal festival hall shop in london and are by the excellent illustrator sean sims published by 1973.and for a real mid century look befitting of the festival hall they have chosen to stock the retro cards from pennychoo.

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i know have featured these prints by artisit patrick edgeley before but i couldnt resist these lovely new photographs taken by laila at dandelion & olive. nicely styled and great colours !

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over the next two weeks i have lots of christmas cards lined up for posting, and here are a selection starting with stylish type and pattern cards from belly button designs. below are a range of cards by rachel skeels of rui rui designs.below : two cards from jo clark design featuring hand drawn illustrations using pen and pencil. linda solovic designed this card with felt ornament exclusivley

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i finally found some wrapping paper in a high street shop that i really liked this week. i was looking for something non metallic, slightly matt in finish and with colourful graphics, and at last i found it in the fantastic john lewis. jazz trees is available in two colourways on wrapping paper - in either charcoal or cream, as well as gift bags, tags, tree baubles and cards. more details are

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and here are a few more jazz trees items that i managed to snap in store at john lewis, including crackers and various gift bag sizes and designs. plus further down some other items spotted in the john lewis christmas card department.

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emma sharp and carmen long of portico designs ltd in bath have created a range of trend led stationery that raises money for children to get educated in africa. it is only available online at ethical stationery and a big 25% contribution goes directly to plan UK to help children in sub-saharan africa.

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kat cameron of teamkitten has designed a series of cover for the "pocket posh" puzzle books published by andrews mcmeel. kat designed 4 books and some have extra touches like glitter and embossing. as seen on the team kitten blog.

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i have a few final paperchase christmas snaps to end the week here on print & pattern. these are a selection from their range of christmas decorations, crackers, and cute characters. paticularly unusual tree decorations this year were the crochet cupcakes and cake slices.

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angela adams have just launched a collection of hand-printed linen aprons, tea towels, placemats and table runners. the prints they have chosen are lulu, mica, munjoy and pod, and all of the products are hand printed in the usa and sewn in angela's home county of maine.

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textile designers saana and olli are based in turku in finland. their pattern designs combine ancient myths and magical creatures with traditional finnish textile art. the duo wanted to provide an environmentally friendly option instead of mass produced cotton, and so they have created 'hamppu' a range using 100% european hemp fabrics. products include cushions, bags, tea towels and bedlinen with

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organic is a new pattern book from london based design studio kapitza (run by sisters nicole and petra kapitza). you may remember their excellent geometric book featured on p+p here back in december 2008 (2 copies left on amazon as i write this). their latest book organic features 200 brand new unpublished pattern designs and is sure to inspire you no matter what design field you work in. for

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designer natalie singh of etsy shop equilibrium art has created a set of 12 cards illlustrating the 12 days of christmas, 1 card for each day. the cards have a lovely folky feel and also have the corresponding verse written on the back of the card. as seen here on etsy.

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just a few of the great images that have landed in my inbox lately. clare nicolson above has been very creative with her christmas flyer by shaping her products into a tree. after seeing this i couldnt resist taking a look at clare's shop and picking out a few beautiful items to post. below is some very striking christmas wrap designed by artist lesley barnes and available online or instore at

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these beautiful modern christmas cards are by designer cathryn carpenter who is based in bishops stortford in the uk at her studio 'texture'. i love the geometric styling on the christmas tree and star, and also shown are two of cathryns's everyday cards featuring stylised birds and a peacock.

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talking of geometric christmas trees i love this design that is being used this year by curry's electrical stores for all their christmas adverts and merchandising. i snapped a few shots in the window of their store on the strand in london.a week or so later i was in curry's buying a christmas present and i cheekily asked the assistant if they could throw in one of their beautiful cardboard trees

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fenton is a new brand of home products which have been launched by cherry anderson and her business partner steve chapman. fenton's fabric designs are inspired by up-and-coming fine artists who they promote and support, all their products are digitally printed and made in the UK with love and care, using only the best quality materials. take a look at more of fenton's patterns and products online

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sue brown is a stay at home mum and freelance designer. sue is a self taught surface designer inspired by her passion and surroundings, currently south carolina, to create pattern and print designs. you can see more of sue's work on her subee studio website.

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have you heard about the charity auction organised by designers which started this week. the designers have all donated artwork or products to raise money for charity and here is a list of participating artists : Khristian A. Howell, Jessica Swift, June Shin, Jessica Durrant, Stephanie Corfee, Stephanie Ryan, Michelle Armas, Niki Malek, Aimee, Linda Ketelhut, Leah Duncan, Jenean Morrison, Rachael

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