New prints from Liberty

The Spring / Summer 09 Liberty print collection is now in-store and online. So many beauties! Here are a few of my favourites....

Rose Marie

Maddsie

Maddsie

Haxby

Grand Royall

Dunvina

Theri Kitty

Available now from the Liberty website here.

Watering the garden

The weather has finally warmed up here in Melbourne - lots of quality gardening time! Here is the Hiccups 'Nana's Garden' embroidered velvet cushion.

Decorating with stickers

A fresh palette of colours, bold wall stickers and a smattering of butterflies combine to create a dreamy bedroom for a little girl, as seen in Easy Living Magazine January 2009.

The Fairy Queen's Carriage

A whimsical illustration by Richard Doyle (1824-1883) from the children's book 'In Fairyland: a series of pictures from the Elf World', published in 1870.

Axel strikes a pose

Here is a photo of Axel who visited the studio today. Axel is the son of Vanessa - the assistant Product Manager for the Hiccups range.


Axel loves Hiccups (well, it's not like he can disagree or anything!).

For Tractor lovers

Some great tractor print t-shirts from Danish brand Smafolk.

And for a tractor lover's bedroom - how about 'Field Days' bedlinen and accessories?

My First Nursery Book

'My First Nursery Book' is a wonderful classic children's book illustrated by Polish artist Franciska Themerson (b.Warsaw 1907, d.London 1988) in 1947. This new edition, published by Tate Publishing is a great introduction to Themerson's distinctive and imaginative style.

Animals on Parade

New from Chronicle Books are these very cute notecards by Sukie. I love the hand-printed style, the motifs, the packaging... I guess I will just have to add these to my Sukie stash!

Walter Crane wallpapers

As well as illustrating numerous children's books, Walter Crane (1845-1915) was one of the best known designers of children's wallpapers in England during the 1870's and 1880's. Much of his design work was based on popular fairy tales of the time, such as 'The Sleeping Beauty' (1879) and 'The House that Jack built' (1886).
Crane's wallpaper designs were used in many of Europe's and America's most elegant houses, and were considered to be educational as well as beautiful. I agree!

'Miss Mouse at Home' designed by Walter Crane in 1877 and produced by Jeffrey & Co.

'The Sleeping Beauty' wallpaper was designed by Crane in 1879 and produced by Jeffrey & Co.

'Saxon Roses' 1909

There is a great exhibition on at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York: Wall Stories: Children's Wallpaper and Books. Several of Crane's designs and book illustrations are on display, alongside designs that chronicle the decoration of nursery bedrooms from the 1870's onwards. The exhibition runs until April 5, 2009.

Folk Flowers coverlet and sham

A kaleidoscope of colourful folk style flowers decorate this cosy coverlet design for girls. Visit the hiccups website for details!