Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Angus


And here is Angus posing beside the 'Kennel Club' bed linen design.

Alice and Angus


Here is Alice the Airedale looking a little unsure about her new companion Angus the Airedale. I'm sure they will become great friends!
Angus is from the new Hiccups collection 'Kennel Club', whilst the beautiful Alice belongs to our printers.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Roll up! Roll up!





'The circus is in town'! A variety of circus acts are busily performing on this delicately detailed applique design for girls. There are trapeze artists on a high wire, a pretty prancing pony, a pink poodle, a regal lion and a sweet elephant. 'The circus is in town' is available now!

Monday, March 2, 2009

New York via Paris

Still on the search for wallpaper! These wonderful designs are from the Schumacher Avant- Garde collection which I think would make a pretty dramatic statement in a child's bedroom. The illustrative style of these designs brings to mind the wonderful series of travel books for children by Miroslav Sasek. 

'Views of Paris'  designed by Saul Steinberg for Schumacher

'New York, New York'  wallpaper by Schumacher

This is New York, This is Paris

And here are the two books as mentioned above from Miroslav Sasek, available here from Amazon.com


'This is Paris' brings one of the world's most romantic and exciting cities to life. Travel along the banks of the Seine and take in many of the wondrous sights that Paris has to offer: the Eiffel Tower, the galleries of the Louvre, the cafes, the artists of Montmartre.... how I would love to be there right now!


'This is New York' was first published in 1960, and Sasek's vision of the city at that time still remains fresh today. The hustle and bustle of Times Square, the wide streets filled with yellow cabs, and the awe-inspiring architecture are captured in his original and colourful illustrative style.

Mirror, mirror on the wall


A lovely vintage inspired bedroom for an older girl from the Jan 09 edition of Living etc.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Jamie Oliver's Gardening Vouchers





How gorgeous are these illustrations from the Jamie Oliver Gardening Box voucher collection? I love the colours and the varnished textures. Perhaps these illustrations could be sold as prints in the future - currently the gardening boxes are only available for UK residents.

Beautiful things from France


Colourful magnets from French textile designer Izumi Idoia Zubia, available from Mon Petit Art. Perhaps these will make the bills stuck to my fridge door look a little more attractive....
You can find more whimsical designs from Izumi here.

New from Nina Campbell


Exquisitely detailed and brilliantly coloured butterflies flutter across a background of fern leaves on this gorgeous wallpaper design. 'Farfalla' is part of Nina Campbell's latest fabric and wallpaper collection. Bella!

L.O.V.E


A cup of 60's style loveliness designed by pop artist Clifford Richards, bought to you by the V & A shop.