ive been keeping an eye on the textile company st.judes ever since i discovered angie lewin's work there a few years ago. new designs added since we last looked include above and below kensal rising by old town and dove flight by mark herald.
also, exciting news from st.judes - ive heard they are going to be working with alice stevenson (who we loved here) and who created this lovely tree covered book jacket design. fingers crossed.
portugese label sophia portocarrero is a brand specializing in designing wallpapers and home textiles. their aim is to take classical naturalist themes but give them contemporary new colourways. click here to see the entire first collection.
today i wanted to post up some of my favourites from the pattern competition website 'naked & angry'. if you're not familiar with this site its where anyone can submit a pattern, and anyone can vote on their favourites, with winners recieving cash rewards and the chance to have products made from their designs. i loved the bird and floral designs at the top of this post by kim ellwood, and below floral print by ruzana shuhab.
todays inspiration all comes from the same place - lovely japanese website - lucid online. there are lots of good ideas to be seen such as these cards below with holes in to let just the right letters show through. further down you'll see a birthday cake card that comes with candle stickers so you can put the right number on the cake depending on the age of the recipient, and theres also a calendar with stickers too. add to this lots of great looking letters sets and its well worth a browse at lucid.
hello - happy new year everyone, hope you've had a lovely break. heres to another great year of fabulous pattern design. julia rothman is a designer who we love here on print & pattern - and so its wonderful to see that her exclusive range at urban outfitters keeps on growing. now added to the lovely mug and bedspread are these pillows in 3 designs rabbit, trees, and goat. see them all here at urban outfitters website.
choosing and using a new calendar and diary are one of the nice things about returning back to work in the new year. i loved these two calendars from etsy designers, above from jenskelley and below elfrida.
now if you're someone who really thinks ahead - how about pre-ordering your 2009 diary now on amazon ?. yes its true, already up is this super cute japanese style agenda by cath kidston from chronicle books. i hope there are lots of these in the pipeline from chronicles other designers.
this calendar wouldnt be too useful for today - but now thirty years on it could inspire you in one of your own 2008 designs. as could these birds - looking around, and at urban outfiiters site yeaterday, it seems that birds will still be a popular motif this year. both images from fukuya a great japanese source of vintage european goodies.
big thanks to everyone who has read and supported print & pattern this year. wishing you all a
