ILLUSTRATION - charley harper

if you're looking to design with birds then be inspired by the works of legendary illustrator charley harper. there are two great websites of his work to view here and here.

SUMMER PICNICWARE

im still excited to see all the picnicware ranges that are launching this season. including this floral melamine picnic plate from tesco at just 87p!. below a picture from their website of the creative tops range.

PICINCWARE - fat face

i saw this lovely graphic set in the window of fat face - its from their 'any place' range and the pattern is called 'out there'. a cool alternative to high street or supermarket ranges.

CARDS - the paper princess

i love this fantastic new stationery from the paper princess. based in L.A, leslie is now in her 5th year of creating beautiful cards and stationery, many inspired by her love of mexico. whats so amazing is that she fits this business in between her real job of being a teacher and raising three children. besides the main website you can also buy paper princess cards on etsy.

PAPER CREATION

new tree designs at japanese site paper creation.

ILLUSTRATION - pop over

new illustrations up on the excellent pop over website by shoko sugiyama.

STATIONERY - mmmg

graphic design and stationery meet in perfect harmony with these products by millimeter milligram. check their website mmmg to see more from the korean based studio.

PATTERNED ELECTRICALS

remember the lg washing machines produced in association with designers guild........well on a smaller scale but just at interesting are these limited edition vertical toasters from franc franc.

SCRAPBOOK PAPER - dream street

lovely patterns from scrapbook papers by dream street papers.

CLOCKS - karlsson

i love these bold patterns on clocks by karlsson. more evidence of a trend for bright colours on black grounds.

CARDS - art school girl

i love these vintage notelets and fabric bird cards from art school girl. check the website to see amy rowan's unique stationery lines.

thanks to dawn for the tip off.