fabric swatches

two beautiful fabrics by waverly.

tiger

this weekend i visited the UK's only branch of danish store tiger. its a stylish shop thats strangely located in basingstoke, and stocks lots scandinavian,dutch and japanese products at really low prices.

shopping

i picked up this apron for £2.00 in tiger.i really liked the japanese blossom on these mugs from asda - £3.00 for a set of 4.

shopping snaps

the usual round up of store snaps from the weekend starting off with cute tea towels from BHS.below mugs from asda.
fashion print from debenhams
pillows from cargo.
shoe from tie rack, bedlinen from BHS.
various dress prints... and an apron

cards & wrap

bold and colourful cards and wrapping paper from uk design studio caroline gardner.

ceramic motifs

you can take inspiration from the past with these vintage swedish and finnish motifs that are online via japan at scandinavia stock .

urban outfitters

some new items in at urban outfitters

new season homewares

there are new season homewares just arrived at marks & spencer.

japanese designer

today im looking at the work of top japanese designer - shinzi katoh. shinzi is one of the worlds best known zakka designers, and it seems as though there are few products he cannnot turn his hand to. there are ceramics, bags, glasses, towels, fabrics, and more. for those unfamilar with the term 'zakka', its often difficult to put into english, but it means all the 'small, various products used in everyday life', which encompasses household goods, daily necessities and sundries.lately, zakka has come to represent a style of art and craft that is simple, charming, and of Japanese esthetic. shinzi has his own website here at pumpkin family.

galbraith & paul

when i first heard about galbraith & paul , it was long before i was blogging. so it was great to be reminded about them by P+P reader johanna.the patterns are so good that we have to feature them here. the duo Liz Galbraith & Ephraim Paul have been creating designs for 10 years now, and are renowned for their hand blocked fabrics and lighting. the designs are beautiful especially the florals, and the hand printed look makes them so unique.

graphic design

the new next directory has arrived, remember the cool floral design of the spring/summer book here ?well the autumn/winter cover has gone for leaves (above).
its quite a dark design using a gradient effect.the cover of this catalogue is a good barometer of graphic design trends.
(pictured right is the co-ordinating box they send it out in.)

art prints

a selection of works by artist denise duplock - as seen at the fine art company.