08 November 2006

WINTER TIME

with the new emerging trend of trees and woodland motifs i thought i'd take a look at illustrations from the book 'era inverno' (winter time) by aoi huber kono.

click here for aoi's website and to view her extensive portfolio of work.

ILLUSTRATOR

the work of illustrator yoshiko inaki as viewed on the pict website. see the next post for more artists.

ILLUSTRATION AGENCY pict

cool japanese illustrations from pict an illustration management company. top image by ikemi tezuka, above masashi uno. below image with vases from tesuro ohno!.
above the work of yukiko takamiya.
below designs by yumiko adachi.

cozy tomato

the cute works of cozy tomato, a japanese illustrator who produces work for books, magazines, products and advertising. if you are designing print or pattern for children this work could be pretty inspiring.

07 November 2006

WRAPPING PAPER

some wrapping paper picked up this weekend in my favourite stationery shop paperchase. above brightly coloured deer who have angular edges and below, beautiful black & white baroque paper that will do for christmas and beyond.

christmas inspiration

ive been looking back through my archive of christmas cards & wrap. some are from cards i bought in packs and kept one back for myself, others are saved from those given to me. ive picked out a few here that still look great despite being from past seasons.

paperchase xmas cards

various christmas cards seen in paperchase this season.

CAT WRAP

the excellent 'absolute zero degrees' have designed patterns for wrapping paper as part of sheba's christmas advertising campaign. whats so cool about it is when you look closely at the snowflakes they are made from cats in various poses (apparently modelled by their own cat lucan !). they've also had their wallpaper featured in the book 'new decor' by elizabeth wilhide.

06 November 2006

kelly hoppen at BHS

top interior designer kelly hoppen has teamed up with BHS (british homes stores) to design an exclusive range of accessories. entitled KHOME there are over 180 products split over two collections, all very stylish and featuring some great patterns, like this vase above.

IN STORES - style

the following posts are all snaps of patterns seen this weekend. above, branch type print on a cushion from cargo homestore. below black & white designs from tiger.
below, bag prints, and 'country living' design all from boots.
chandalier notebooks from paperchase.