great news for petit pattern fans. the latest title 'spring & summer' is out now. if you are collecting the set then this, the 1oth title of the series, will be a great addition. inside you can expect lots of spring birds and flowers, summer colours and motifs. available on amazon uk or coming soon to amazon usa.
i just wanted to share these pictures with you of the latest petit pattern book 'autumn winter'. the book is divided into two clear sections, the autumn half is full of leaves, trees and bold palettes of browns & yellows. the winter half is more christmasy with trees, snowflakes, & snowmen. this is the 9th title in the series and is a must have if you are collecting the set. see here on amazon usa or amazon uk.
if like me you are collecting the japanese 'petit pattern' series of books then good news! a new title has been added to the range for release this month. 'autumn winter' is available now for pre-order on amazon usa or uk. looks like it will be very handy for inspiration on christmas designs for 2008. see the print & pattern bookshop to see all the titles in this brilliant series from publisher bnn. or click here to see my earlier picture reviews of each book. i cant wait to get hold of this new one.
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.
updates have been taking place in the print & pattern bookshop - and the fantastic news is that the petit pattern series of books have been re-published and are now available in the UK. i purchased 2 books in the kinokuniya bookstore in san francisco's japan town, whilst on holiday last november. after reviewing them here on P+P, lets just say 'the phone lines lit up' and everyone wanted to know where they could buy the books. so the good news is that they are now on amazon uk/europe. not quite such good news for the US as some have limited availability or are still pending release, see my store for details. if you havent seen my amazon pages before, its just a selection of books & stationery ive chosen from the amazon website and your order goes direct to them in the usual way. there is one shop for the UK and one for the USA. below are some snaps taken from the books, if you want to get hold of them locally you can try ordering them using the ISBN numbers provided. if you are in london - pop down to foyles on charing cross road today as when i was in there the other day they had around 6 titles on the shelf.
first up its kids & toys UK & USA ISBN :486100506X
check & knit UK & USA ISBN : 4861005078
scandinavian style UK & USA ISBN : 4861003865
japanese style UK & USA ISBN : 4861003903
not part of the petit pattern series - but in the same style & size featuring clip art style silhouettes of all kinds everyday objects, animals, plants and people.
frame / line UK & USA ISBN : 4861004349
just a note about the petit pattern books - they are not copyright free but you can use them on designs and products that are not going to be sold. even so they are very inspirational and will certainly fire your own imagination. i also find the colour schemes very interesting.
