TOP DRAWER - hello lucky

fresh new letterpress cards from 'hello lucky' who exhibited at top drawer, london last week.

TEXTILES - lara cameron

there are all sorts of exciting things going on over at lara cameron's kirin notebook as she is busy setting up a brand new business and studio "ink & spindle".

CARDS - jon higham for moo

ive got a whole lot of paperchase pictures to post next week, many featuring christmas cards, and one illustrator who designs regularly for paperchase is jon higham. jon has just created a whole range of cards for moo and above and below are some of the many styles available.

TEXTILES - cicada studio

'earthly delights' is the latest fabric collection from cicada studio. handprinted onto a cotton linen mix they're perfect for curtains, cushions, blinds etc. the four patterns are called wild mushrooms, dandelions, pussy willow, and lily of the valley, as seen on etsy.

TOP DRAWER - yuyu

today im posting some more images from exhibitors at the recent 'top drawer' exhibition. starting with yuyu a brand new card company who launched in july this year, and are the talents of a julie hughes, a surface designer, and mark mckeown a graphic designer. i expect to see their products appearing in shops soon, and they also have an online shop here.

TOP DRAWER - cloud cuckoo designs

another fab set of designs from top drawer by cloud cuckoo designs. claire pugh, the creator of cloud cuckoo, has been producing great cards for a while now but her textile ranges were new to me. they feature bedding, towels, cushions, and laundry bags. click here for the web or here for the cloud cuckoo blog.

ILLUSTRATION - alain gree

the work of influential and collectable illustrator alain gree has recently been licenced in japan, resulting in a whole range of cute products. alain gree was born in 1936 near paris and during the 60's and 70's he published over 300 books. vintage originals can picked up in bookshops or on ebay and many were re-issued thanks to a huge following in japan by ricobel. the licensed goodies shown here are by plazastyle in japan but i have also seen a few products in the UK at lapin & me.

if you are interested in finding out more about alain gree here are some links you could follow. first up its alain's official website, here you can read an interview with alain in english, or you might be interested in getting your own alain gree licence.

you can see awesome alain gree pics here on flickr.

you can buy cards, stickers, labels etc at lapin & me.

if you're keen to get hold of some of the original books visit ricobel to see whats in stock.

ILLUSTRATION - alain gree wallpaper

you can also download alain gree wallpapers from plaza, and if you download the largest size you can really see the fabulous details in the illustrations.

ETSY SHOP - luludee

i enjoyed seeing these cool motifs in laura bachman's etsy shop luludee. laura is a graphic designer turned letterpress printer in portland, oregon. i love the retro modern look of the flower in particular.

MUGS - freckleface

one of my fave card companies 'freckleface' have now launched a range of mugs. i saw their ad in the top drawer exhibition catalogue, and thought they ticked a lot of boxes for me : polka dots, deco fonts, little birds, and collages of pattern. now i cant wait to get one when they hit the shops this autumn.