28 September 2009

DESIGN STUDIO - paper bicycle LLC

lindsay nohl is a designer who runs a design studio called paper bicycle LLC. they've been in business for a little over two years and design consumer products and patterns for the home, stationery, gift and apparel markets. paper bicycle are based in uptown minneapolis, minnesota and have a website here which shows a wide range of their works.

VINTAGE - winter's moon

winter's moon the gorgeous online vintage store have just added this beautiful kitchen recipe tin to their site. featuring stunning kitchen graphics this small tin looks supper modern despite its age. as seen here.

WALL ART - amy butler

artaissance have just launched a collection of amy butler wall art. available as custom size prints on paper or canvas you can view all forty of amy's designs here. other designers on the site include eleanor grosch, thomas paul, and jonathan adler.

WALLPAPER - paperboy

paperboy is a new UK based company who specialise in wallpaper for boys. they launched their first three wallpapers at 100% design last week and will soon be moving into fabrics. in the meantime their firstwallpaper design featuring dinosaurs and called ‘dya-think-e-saurus’ is for sale at not on the high street here.

25 September 2009

DESIGNER - lee baker

lee baker is a graphic/surface pattern designer based in stoke-on-trent, UK. for the last 8 years lee has been working for a nightwear and lingerie company, designing prints, characters, and branding for ladies and children's apparel. unfortunately lee has just been made redundant and is now available for freelance work. lee feels her passion for design, versatility and handwriting could lend itself to lots of different product areas, including; printed textiles for apparel and home wares, stationary, greetings cards, and children's illustration. click here to contact lee via her webpage.

BOOK - my wonderful world of fashion

'my wonderful world of fashion' is an interactive doodle book by nina chakrabarti. more than just a colouring book it is packed full of illustrations designed to inspire readers of any age. there are patterned sheets to cut out and blank designs to fill in. nina is a well known illustrator based in london whose work we featured here back in 2006. this book is super stylish in black and white with hints of neon pink. you can buy a copy online here at amazon uk or amazon usa. suitable for young girls and teens, fashion students, surface designers and illustration fans.

ILLUSTRATION - gemma correll

illustrator gemma correll has some cute new items in her etsy shop - like this cool tote bag which is 100% cotton with a cute 2 colour print.