steve harrington

oh joy posted about this cool artist, steve harrington last spring and i was reminded again yesterday after receiving lost at e minor's newsletter of his great work. just love these prints! for sale here.

iconoclasps

elevate your paperwork to new levels with these paperclips called iconoclasps from mortimer snodgrass.

set of 18 clips with grippy rubberized coatings in each set. blue and orange assorted, peggable clear headerbags.

$9.00 CDN (via sweetspot).

tenth and grant

came across this great little artisan goods place online , tenth and grant.

"they aspire to elevate the level of craft in merging creative designs with high production values, and produce goods that are affordable, sustainable and hand crafted. they work with a range of artists, and produce each item themselves in their print shop."

they have these great notebooks (the picture doesn't do them justice), which cover is printed on extra heavy recycled chipboard. (great paper) @ $14 cdn. (at paper-ya, vancouver).

spend on trend

don't forget this weekend (starting thursday) spend on trend begins!

the first 25 people through the door will enjoy a fabulous goodie bag worth over $70.

heritage hall, (3102 main street) vancouver

thursday, september 28th, 5pm - 10pm
friday, september 29th, 2pm - 10pm
saturday, september 30th, 10am - 6pm tickets are $5 and can be purchased in advance or at the door. tickets on sale now at the following store locations:

room 6
miss coquette
raya
mala kuja

for more information or to purchase tickets please contact info@spendontrend.com, or call 604-987-6103.

design my world

always a sucker for good design, had to throw these hotel boxes (shoe storage boxes) into the mix.

from design my world, these stackable boxes have opening to see what's inside and they come in many colors and prints. £9.30 each. and they ship to north america!

knitta

i haven't mentioned knitta here, and have no idea why. because i love the idea of "a tag crew of knitters, bombing the inner city with vibrant, stitched works of art, wrapped around everything from beer bottles on easy nights to public monuments and utility poles on more ambitious outings". (as it states on their site).

their slideshow.

graffiti by selective cleaning

graffiti artist paul "moose" curtis creates public art by cleaning dirty surfaces with a toothbrush and liquid cleaning solution. interesting concept. graffiti while cleaning.

see more at symbolix.

(via graphic design meetup).

new-to-me

it's been a while since i visited hammerpress which was introduced to me by design*sponge last spring. and was thrilled to see some fun "new-to-me" (anyway) postcards and cards online.





love this fancypants one and all them actually. they are printed on really thick amazing cardstock! great papergoods!

yee haw!

yeehaw industries has added some art-like products to their online store like this johnny cash print.

hand carved from a single block of wood & hand pulled letterpress. portraits by julie belcher, design & hand-carved typography by kevin bradley.

they also have some new cards to see there too! i love this press!

honorable-mention

saw these cassette belt buckles from honrable-mention being featured at modish.

buckles can easily be attached to belts that accept interchangeble buckles. buckles are packaged like cassette tapes and come with your own complimentary lyrics!!

love the striped blank tapes! only $15!

portobello west market

jane is right. another reason to love vancouver. portobello west market is a monthly fashion/art market with some 90 or so local artists... jewels, clothing and home accessories. open year round, with free admission for the public, on the last sunday of every month from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. at the plaza of nations, 750 pacific blvd., vancouver, bc.

(aerial photo from the portobello website).

egg press online!

finally one of most favorite letterpress companies, eggpress, has an online shop where you can see a collection of many of their beautiful cards and now screenprinted t's and pouches! this woodgrain zipper pouch (duplicated from one of their cards) is definitely going to sell out fast; i just love this design. $22 (u.s.).



one of my favorites in their card section is their everyday collection which includes 3 letterpress cards and 2 offset-printed cards for $20 (u.s.). such a great idea to sell in sets online (to make it all worth it). the picture just doesn't do these cards justice, but trust me, they are beautiful in person.

the egg press studio is located in portland, oregon.

how-to wall display

love this idea for wall art as seen on san francisco apartment therapy by anh-minh.

she and her husband used large pieces of plexiglas to sandwich an array of sepia photos. brilliant!

100% design

i'm trying to grasp even a little bit of all the amazing design happenings in london this week at the 100% design event (sep 21 - 24/06).

the icon design trail is a good online source for all the happenings or at least the best 100 events.

featured designs like, susan bradley's creep products; bringing the creeping nature of plants indoors, in a range of side tables and shelves; and.....well, here's the list of exhibitors. (it should keep one busy for a week or so).

consciousness

this photo of an installation of found objects by sonja ahlers really says to me what is in the consciousness of a lot of us right now. i keep seeing lace, doilies, natural woods, vintage ephemera, black and whites.

you may remember i did a post on sonja last november at my gocco workshop.

i would really like to hear what you're seeing in design that hasn't been mentioned here. please leave a comment.

dVider

just received an email from dVider, a newcomer on the design scene, and i'm digging their versatile collection of removable wall decals (such a great technology these decals have become!)

offered in 12 color variations and ranging in price from $19 to $41 each. the designs are available in a myriad of sizes and designs and comes individually packaged in a white cardboard tube, with a plastic squeegee and simple mounting instructions.

all designs are manufactured in nyc and copy written to dVider LLC. stickers by dVider can be purchased online at stickersbydvider.com.

sweet thunder home

i'm loving this mini-line of home products from sweet thunder just emailed in to me. hand printed, tumbled, italian botticino marble tiles. as stated on their blog, the designs are based on a collage of natural elements: gem formations, botanics, & birds. available with or without corked backs (for coasters) on their site. also check out their earing of the month club. (you started something, regional assembly of text - lots of month clubs out there now)!

thanks for the tip jenny!

eco-artware

these boris bally house numbers caught my eye this morning when i saw them on eco-artware out of washington, d.c.

like his chairs, made from recycled aluminum traffic signs and hand-finished by the artist. all numerals are made to order but i'm thinking these more for inside as a piece of wall art. a great entrance or home office piece.

from $120.

chocolat

loved the do-it-yourself wallpaper ideas in the first issue of canada's new shopping magazine for the home, chocolat. great ideas to create effects, add color and even frame in a picture. not a bad magazine, looking forward to seeing if they can keep me reading next month. lots of canadian stores and sources.

rollout

rollout, a vancouver company, was born out of the need for graphic expression in the interior design industry. as stated on their site, "they represent a culture of creativity and warmth that denies conformity. relying on community-based recruitment, rollout constantly hunts for exciting ideas from any inspiration. illustration, photography, graphic design, and industrial design provide media; the walls provide the medium".

approximately $15 per square foot and $25 per square foot for custom made prints. (via chocolat magazine).


rollout
artist & custom wallpaper
#301-321 railway street
vancouver bc, canada v6z 1a4
(604) 681-3780

kuhn keramik berlin

loving this kuhn keramik series (hand made in germany by renowned artist, kuhn). a "baroque meets punk-rock" style. check here for retailers. and at dear home in vancouver.

robot pencil sharpener

if you are a robot fan like i am you are going to flip when you see this little robot pencil sharpener in action.

wind up the robot while sharpening a pencil or by using the winding key. it has special grips for holding pencils and you clean up shavings from the robot head.

the best desk accessory i've seen ever!

made by 4dmaster.com. available at paper-ya, vancouver, canada. $5.95

made by humans

made by humans is a local vancouver company and is an award winning designer and distributor of contemporary giftware, home and office accessories, stationery and promotional items. i especially like their office accessories; puppydog staplers, snail tape dispensers and my favorite, a no-batteries-needed pig flashlight. (the flashlight unfortunately isn't on their website yet, but sighted one this week at paper-ya).

pictured here: scented erasers in tiny juice cartons. flavors: chocolate, fruit juice, grape, milk, and strawberry.

check out the i support indie knockout contest being held by indiefixx. just sign up and duke it out with other indie supporters to win free indie stuff! more details can be found on the contest page. may the best indie supporter win!

bamboo ba doo

loving the organic feel to this bamboo collection from shiraleah.com.

a wide assortment of bamboo over ceramic vases and plates and these gorgeous wavy edged salad bowl sets.

sighted them at rhinoceros on granville island in vancouver this past weekend.

uppercase does it again

if you're into typography and vintage, uppercase has a new online poster store to feast your eyes on.

the art has been chosen for its illustrative style, typographic interest, and influence on visual pop culture. the prints are reproduced as high-quality giclées by allposters.com.

the pez one is a definite favorite!

cb2 fall catalog

the new fall cb2 online catalog is out, and sighted there, these gorgeous rugs. my favorite, the moorish (black and white) one.

hand-tufted 100% bikaner wool.

5'x8' - $299
8'x10' - $599

rosenthal's warhol

gorgeous plates from the rosenthal china people bringing some new warhol plates in.

they have a bit of a frosted look which dresses up this classic pop artist's look. refreshing. $24.95 at cooking.com.

graffiti art pit

walked by the graffiti art pit this past weekend for the vancouver fringe festival and wished i would've had my camera on hand, as alot of the art i saw i liked and of course i can't find online. they're having a silent auction ending oct 6th and the art can be viewed at the subeez cafe, 891 homer street, vancouver, telephone: 001 604 687-6107. a couple pieces that caught my eye were by chris von szombathy and alison lilly. (and of course the usual suspects, the dark, basko and weakhand).

helvetica documentary

for all those font geeks like me, this should prove to be interesting: helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. screening at film festivals worldwide starting in early 2007.

yellowbird greetings

nice to see some local papergoods people out there, this one from yellowbird greetings out of north vancouver, b.c.

a husband/wife business with an array of nostalgic images, colors and fonts created into their latest collection.

locally their cards are carried at the cross in yaletown and paper-ya in granville island. also here's a listing of stores with their line across north america.

sukie.co.uk

i quite dig this company out of the u.k. called suzie.co.uk; they have some fantastic papergoods and textiles. two of my most favorite things for anyone who has read my blog knows how i like papergoods and cushions.

to start off the screenprinted cushions (top left, bottom middle) in their scenic, almost vintage postcard hues. my most favorite, protozoa and chamonix. all £39.00.

next (middle top), their line of indian notebooks. inspiration taken from exercise books made by hand and found in markets across india. £5.95

rescued paper notebooks (far top right) are made by hand in england using paper collected by members of sukie. each book is made from a specific type of paper, for example: artwork, paper pack wrappers, envelopes, paper bags and plans. £11.50

hard backed photo albums (bottom left) is covered in linen fabric and screen printed. they are block bound and contain 42 card pages printed with a flower border. £29.95

lastly, their lined exercise books (bottom right) have rounded corners and are divided in two. one half of the book contains lined paper while the other half is plain. available in red, blue, green & pink. £7.50

(via mukifuchic)

recycled bags

the ever resourceful kath at whip-up had a great post the other day on making bags from recycled materials.

lots of fun tutorials to check out for making bags from newspapers to album covers.

flavia del pra tiles

swoon times ten is what i have to say about these new tiles by designer flavia del pra that were just emailed to me from bodie and fou out of the u.k.

beautifully serigraphed these hand colored tiles would create an amazing touch to a bathroom, kitchen or even use as a trivit or coaster.

(15cm x 15 cm) 6"x 6" - price £32.00 bodieandfou.com

cowboys + camilla

it's been a while since i really had time to visit flickr, and came across this fabulous new sketch by camilla engman.

she posts, "she's starting to think/sketch her 2007 calendar". this year i hope to get a copy as i am in awe of this cowboy! i just love her work.

visit her online shop here.

belts + blogs

i lucked out today when i happened upon a blog called seersucker stories. what's funny i was trying to explain seersucker to some friends just the other day. nonetheless, that is not why i'm posting. i'm posting because the owner of this blog, jen makes these amazing belts at her other website, preppy potato.

i don't normally post about fashion, but sometimes design crosses borders and there are some fun designs on these buckles, and her 2007 spring ones are calling my attention. so i just had to bring them to poppy's to show a preview.

from baroque to modern, and a little bit of preppy - they are fun and i want one!

pants to skirt workshop

breathe new life into tired or not-so-stylish pants through the timeless art of D.I.Y. designer keiko lee-hem will lead you through the steps to transform your pants into a skirt. abracadabra, it's like magic! bring the pants you'd like to work on and sewing supplies if you've got any (scissors, seam ripper, pins, measuring tape, embroidery thread, needle etc).

keiko has been a fearless D.I.Y-er since she got her first pair of fabric scissors back in 1991. when not busy learning the ropes of the publishing industry, or being co-maker of vein magazine, she designs and makes clothing for her wee clothing line. more info available at: keikoleehem.com.

saturday, september 9 - $30 | 3 – 6 PM
call 604 872 8180 or email info@blim.ca to register (blim.ca)

lena corwin

lena corwin is the first guest blogger on design*sponge's new for fall "design*sponge guest blog" starting up this week.

i first read about lena's work at design*sponge this past year and have enjoyed reading her blog with it's textile/pattern design perspective.

an amazing textile designer and illustrator, lena makes these incredible plates, pillows and neckties! you can read her guest post here and visit her online shop here.

this image from lena's online shop: rectangle throw pillow in "village" pattern. price: $49.00

inside outside

garden voile is a curtain made of voile imprinted with grasses and plants. during the day, the prints appear like shadows. at night, especially with a dark background, the images come to life.

designed by petra blaisse out of amsterdam. all orders through inside outside.

half aprons

i guess you could say it's an anthropologie day here at poppy's. always a store i wish was nearby. nonetheless, i've really been loving half aprons lately and they have some lovely ones i found. (and i couldn't resist the measuring cups):



(from left to right)
3-d toile apron in crimson or aqua cotton, with floral appliques and ruffles. $28.00

child's apron also in 3-d toile. $18.00

nestling measuring cups glazed with candy colors and etched with measurements. dishwasher and microwave safe and made in portugal. $32.00

and the ethel half apron made with cherry cotton poplin, printed with lacy flowers, with dotted inserts. $24.00

hana pillows

some new lovely pillows from anthropologie. the first two (from left) named, hana, with wool floral crewelwork in bright primary hues. $88.00. the last one (right), an ochre koshari pillow with hand-dyed silk velvet appliques. $158.00.

a lunchbox time of year

september and new lunchboxes. they always seem to go together. i always want to start collecting but never get around to it. perhaps soon, i'll run into a stash somewhere and luck out.

in the meantime a few links here and there and here and there.