December 2009
14 posts
Sweet dreams for 2010 ...
That’s “my” Big Bang theory … Sweet dreams for 2010. And by the way: if you doubt the transformative potential of it all, please imagine, if you would … (fade & wipe) …
Bang! A soldier reaches by his bed for his rifle in the dark but finds a lipstick in his hand instead and he realises that he is at home and his wife is lying beside him, asleep...
See you all in the New Year
Time to down tools for a spell, folks. And till next time we meet, here is a holiday idea to ward off blues and cold alike. To me these miniature gingerbread houses made to perch on the rim of your tea/coffee/choccolate mug seem almost too perfect. Dunkingly fabulous!
Now learn how to make your own at NotMartha.Org.
[ tip: Kottke ]
An enjoyable change of pace ...
It was an enjoyable change of pace, a little Christmas gift for my friend James Allen, the Formula 1 commentator formerly of ITV. Here is the banner I designed to mark the new year and the remarkable return of former world champion Michael Schumacher with Mercedes alongside his old playmate Ross Brawn. [ link ]
Best wishes ... may all our gifts land safely!
Penelope has just set off for what should be one of her final forays to the post office to ship the last of the “Christmas presents” for the year. As fun as it is to know we are making things destined to sit under brightly coloured trees all around the land, it’s good to know we will soon be able to put the old feet up for a spell. So I can only hope that “Alice”...
Country Living likes our velvet cushions ...
We’ve just received an early Christmas present from Country Living magazine. It turns out they really do like our velvet LeafOn cushions and so have featured them in the Emporium section of their Jan 2010 issue which has just hit the stands. So … we were thinking that it’s only right and proper that you should place an order for them right away. The way we see it: you deserve...
A clutch, a bunch, a flock or a choir ...
The first Birds of Praise have been packed and prepared for shipping. They’re off to spend their Christmas in Italy of all places, all set to greet their recipients with the outstanding greeting: “Che meraviglia che sei!” (“How marvelous you are!”). Now the question remains what collective noun might best suit our featherless but deeply scented avian friends? When...
Sweet designer dolls ... now that's an idea
Just spotted this super-cute Comme des Garcons dressed Barbie doll in Dezeen. It is a limited edition in a print called Jingle Flowers designed by the label’s Rei Kawakubo as Comme des Garçons’ Christmas theme. It was launched in Tokyo last week and apparently it was Comme des Garçons very first Jingle Flowers product to sell out. It is now available at London’s Dover Street Market for...
Cutout & keep: Photographic silouhettes are...
Anna Coombes of Epic Private Commissions contacted us a few weeks back with a project that was immediately intriguing, printing two-toned silhouettes of their fine photographic portraits. Her good eye was obvious from the delicate colour palette she set for the products and the results have been a pleasure and a revelation. She says the response has been very positive and the first items the...
... another customer's good idea turns into a...
I have to tip my hat to yet another curious customer who asked for “their” flag cushion to come with a dedication. Bingo! Once you’ve done it, it seems a no-brainer, but with a small team like ours it sure is useful to have shop customers with imagination who can contribute to the mix. Thanks again, lovely lady. The personalised cushions will cost £18 a pop for the 16”...
Chirp of delight: The Birds of Praise packaging...
The Birds of Praise are proud to announce that their packaging has landed safely and … it appears to work! We had all the bits ordered but there was an uneasy feeling that they would not all come together … Balderdash & poppycock! The business cards fit nicely with the holding pack and allow the customer to write his or her dedication with the main message on the other side. And...
Clean up with your own designer tea towels
It’s a real pleasure to work with increasingly good designers at The Fabric Press and this week I finally remembered to prep images of at least two sets of very different but equally fun tea towels by Francesca Iannacone and Daniel Hansen. Are they intended as merchandise, gifts or are they projects for clients? Who knows, but when it’s good design, it’s just cool to help them...
Counting the days, Having a ball ...
It’s definitely THAT time of the year and slowly but surely that festive feeling is coming on stream. In our family it’s known as the Road to Christmas: a kind-of living advent calendar in which you mark down the days to the big event with a daily surprise, a thought, a gentle reminder or a simple kiss. Bottom line: it’s coming anyway, so why fight it … So here’s...