pippa caley

i am swooning over these cushions by pippa caley (a royal college of art graduate). for sale on not on the highstreet out of the uk.




beautiful one-off products using a combination of hand-dyed fabric and screenprint or embroidery. gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! ranging from £35.00 to £69.00.

(also be sure to check back tomorrow when i kick off my holiday card posts! lots of great submissions coming in from all over the world plus some fantastic finds i've spotted out and about!)

propellor + dear home

so in awe of this bentwood light by local talents, propellor i found at one of my favorite stores in vancouver, dear home.

mahogany and diffuser. 12" x 5 1/4" x 5 1/4". made to order, 4 to 6 weeks.

dearhome.ca.

(photo from dear home online).

valerio berutti

some ghost-like art to adore from valerio berruti out of verduno.

graduating in art criticism at D.A.M.S. of torino, he now lives and works in verduno in a 17th century deconsecrated church in which he bought and restored in 1995.

happy halloween!

something a little spooky to post in tune for the day ahead, this rather adorable nelson zoo timer omar the owl clock designed by george nelson in 1965 and reproduced now and available at hive modern. $125

also some favorite takes on the jack-o-lantern:

alex's orangey/blue pumpkin
kim's pineapple jack

space age bachelor pad switch

always a geek for technology. (especially when it makes life easier). a remote on/off light switch for that space-age bachelor pad.

now for some esquivel.

chine-collé

i learned about chine-collé this past summer (thanks ya ya girls!); a print technique using an etching in which "an image is printed on a lightweight (japanese) paper that is bonded to a heavier (usually western) paper as it is printed. the purpose is to allow the printmaker to print on a surface that has more interest and more ink-receptivity which pulls finer details off the plate".

i was instantly attracted to this multi-layered art and doubly pulled in by it's process. here, a piece i found by cybèle young, who had given a course recently on this printmaking method at the japanese paper place in toronto.

holgaroid hunt

yes hula, there is a holgaroid!

available here under plastic cameras (just sold out at the moment).

and here's the flickr group!

esprit frying pans

esprit graphic frying pans.

stylish italian fry pans double as pieces of art for your wall. painted with cool, colorful designs which have a nonstick coating for easy cooking from target.


$12.99

joanna billingham

i was struck by these illustrations by joanna billingham out of the uk.

she was featured in this week's lost at e minor newsletter which is always choc-a-block full of music, illustration, art and photography from australia and beyond.

new city moleskines!

how did i miss this?

take this detour, the moleskin city notebook experience. 70 moleskins by international artists, designers, architects, illustrators and writers.

what a great new moleskine! you can view more of them at you tube.

(moleskine shown here by mark todd).

mia's ari

i am flipping over this cute little ari, made by local designer/crafter, mia hansen!

it'll be part of the big little show at the uppercase gallery in calgary this november 2 to december 29/06.

you can read and see more of mia's work from a post i did on her for the plush you event in seattle last year.

update: and i just read on her blog that in vancouver her dolls are available at metropolitan home, 217 west hastings street.

things i love thursdays - mid-century modern

just found another flickr pool that one has to bookmark. mid-century modern.

and as you can see by this photo of the ballantines hotel lounge (palm springs), by ms atomic it's full of stuff to drool over.

i'm adding "mid-century modern" to my things i love thursdays posts which i haven't participated in forever, but still love.

julia gillmor + circle craft's 33rd annual christmas market

pottery by julia gillmor will be one of the highlights to look for at this year's circle craft christmas market coming to the vancouver convention and exhibition centre this november 8th to 12th, 2006.

i will be covering a few of my favorites here during the next week or two, so keep posted for some amazing arts and crafts from the wet coast and canada for that matter.

call for submissions!

i am on the hunt for the best, greatest, coolest holiday cards on the planet to post here on poppy during the month of november! i've got a few good ones stashed away for posting, but sometimes i don't have the time to find all the greatness out there!

so if you are an independant card maker, be it, gocco, screenprinted, letterpressed, felt or some media never ever seen and feel your cards need to be seen and heard here on poppy, please email me links or images (remember not huge files) as soon as possible! to make things easier, if you can also include where people can purchase your stuff online or a link to a retail or postal address. i will make a deadline of november 5th!

e-mail me by clicking here! looking forward to seeing all your submissions!

pillow time

we're overdue here for a pillow post, and just in time i ran into this
greek key crewel from jonathan adler.

hand embroidered wool on linen with feather and down insert.

$58.00 (12" x 16")

city bags

is this bag not the coziest looking thing ever? made by local knitter, laura bucci from abovodesign.

she'll be selling her bags at the britannia holiday craft fair coming up fri, dec 1st 3:00 - 8:00 pm, sat, dec 2nd 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, and sun, dec 3rd 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.

holiday sneak peek?

ok, it's october 24th and i just received my first christmas holiday advertisement e-mail! crate and barrel has jumped, so does that mean it's time to follow? yikes! well just as a sneak peek, i'm buying into these vintage glitter snowflake ornaments. (or the idea anyway). made of paper, glass and wire. $12.95

(psssst! stay tuned effective the first week of november where i "will" jump and start posting about all my favorite holiday cards!)

thermo bags

check out these thermo bags from portstyle!

and if you're like my friend chris, you can pimp it. put a few flames on the side, maybe some hydraulics.

seriously though, these are some happening bags for the walking set. especially on a hot day they'll keep all your ice cream sandwiches cool and safe!

only $39.99 at the market kitchen on granville island (vancouver)!

big square party tub

i, am all for this big square party tub by viva. party for the people!


$24.99 (target)

jack-o-lantern help

we used to always eyeball it and hope for the best and now it's all so fancy schmancy, but if you're up to it and have the carving skills; here's some very scary pumpkin carving templates to guide your way. also some not so scary templates. and the most inclusive free pumpkin carving template site out there!

ConFusion

i've been a fan of eduardo bertone since i happened upon his work last year. i was thrilled to see he has an exhibition coming up in madrid (from 26 oct. to 5 nov.) with fellow artists, martin bochicchio (who has a beautiful online portfolio - see links below) and rafael bertone. the exhibition is called, "ConFusion" (mixed media on wood).

ConFusion is an artistic collective motivated by the visual invasion that we suffer in our society. conFusion is: eduardo bertone, martín bochicchio and rafael bertone. all are self-taught artists, who's work is fused in one exhibition:

Espacion Menos1 Gallery
c/ La Palma 28 (Madrid). Tribuna / Noviciado
web: menos1.com//espacio.menos1.com
Inauguration: 26th october / 20:00 h.

ConFusion
Eduardo Bertone --- bertoneeduardo.com
Martín Bochicchio --- larver.tk
Rafael Bertone --- rafabertone.com

halloween baking

time to get out that black icing and whip up a few skull cupcakes for the gang!

these ones from oriental trading (still time to order online)!

(non-stick). $5.95

LED fridge lights

rather cool these led fridge lights from instructables.com.

"turn your fridge into a canvas for LED art. any passerby can place and relocate the magnetic LEDs any way they wish to create illuminated pictures and messages." love it!

polaroids for sale!

if you dig polaroids, and like me, don't have one of those fabulous cameras yourself, you're going to dig these babies for sale now on lisa solomon's online shop.

she makes a dye sublimation print (go to her site for an explanation) that is the same size as the original polaroid. and voila ala polaroid duplicate!

(while on the photo subject, don't forget to check out photobooth friday). happy weekend!

holgaroids

this capitol hill motel holgaroid is just one amongst the many for sale over at somavenus.com out of portland, oregon.

i also like her selection of collage packs, found photos and found postcards.

is there such a thing as a holgaroid?

how-to make roses with maple leafs

gasp! so beautiful these roses made from maple leafs i just saw at apartment therapy. (and had to post them here). here's the how-to by haha.nu.

ella-studio

lovely pin-up notecards from ella-studio. letterpress printed in ivory ink on colorful notecards. folded notecards feature their signature rounded corners and are paired with ivory luxury italian baronial envelopes. blank inside so you can write whatever you'd like!

folded card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

set of 3 cards with envelopes: $8.95
single card with envelope:
$3.95 each, 3 for $10.50, 10 for $30

folk typography

another fine example of folk typography i found on flickr this week. i seem to be on a pattern as of late on the hunt for good hand-drawn typography.

this one, rotisera, is photographed by alejandro javier paul.

loving the blue/green with the red and yellow.

nice find.

perfume bottle lamps

sort of digging these perfume bottle lamp bases from pbteen.

$29 to $35

(internet exclusive)

anywheres

anywheres are adhesive-backed powdercoated metal that can turn any surface into an instant magnetic bulletin board.

powerful magnets make display changes easy. sticks to walls, doors, dashboards, mirrors, cabinets anywhere!

as seen on fototiller.

hvd steinzeit

i'm really attracted to handlettering right now. perhaps it's because of margaret kilgallen's work that is lingering in my subconscious, or maybe it's viewing david carson's trips to south america rubbing off, but whatever the case, i was thrilled to see this superb (and free) font from hvd fonts. it's called hvd steinzeit and is available through dafont.

thanks hvd!

streetsy kilgallen

speaking of kilgallen, found this lovely piece at streetsy today. actually, i should say pieces. i never saw some of these before.

lisa solomon - week 52! wow!

a huge congratulations goes out to lisa solomon on the completion of her drawing a day (for a year)! (psst! she's the person who brought doilies back to the future).

i can only imagine what that must've taken to do! amazing discipline! and a book would be the ultimate! any publishers out there? (i'd grab it in a second!)

link to her works here.

build a nest

oh to have a set of these sweet swallow tea cups by little flowers designs. found them over at nest this weekend.

made of white stoneware; it is hand-carved and glazed with a charming blue bird.

$ 30.00

peace industry

there is no surprise i love felt products, especially this time of year. so i was thrilled to hear (via e-mail) about peace industry, makers of felt rugs and pillows, they have launched their new website at peaceindustry.com. viewers can see their whole collection and take advantage of their new swatch loan program online.

their fall collection showcases new designs in a rich palette of vegetable dyed wool blends and they have now introduced felt floor pillows by kevin harris.

prices run $160. to $240. for a 16" x 24" pillow.

hand-embroidered bags

i just received an email from jen at indiefixx who wanted to get the word out about a new guest designer feature to her shop tilting swiftly. her first guest designer is alicia riele of gauchita. alicia makes the loveliest hand-embroidered fabric bags.

check them out here!

bark bark

i regrettably was unable to get to the vancouver home and interior design show this past weekend. and am really crushed i was unable to see bark's all terrain cabin especially. so i thought the next best thing was to feature a few of my favorite contributors (products that were featured in the cabin). atc is a "a cabin, using the standard ISO shipping container as the basis for the structure and outfitting it totally with canadian design and technology. the result is as smart as it is efficient, suitable for a family of four and a pet to live off the grid in comfort and contemporary style. it travels by train, truck, ship, airplane or helicopter, folded up and indistinguishable from any ordinary shipping container. once it arrives, it unfolds rapidly to 480sf of self-contained, sophisticated living space with all the comforts of home".

one of my favorites would have been karlin macaskill's hanging plywood ornaments (see above middle inset). macaskill is an industrial design student at the emily carr institute of art and design here in vancouver.

i would've also probably highlighted the matrio dining table by victor chan.

and very especially, the paper soft seating (left) by molo design.

vancouver home and interior design show - oct 12 - 15/06

looking forward to the vancouver home and interior design show this weekend. hoping to take in a few highlights explained from their site:

gau designs and east meets west. east meets west will showcase work from design disciplines such as furniture, lighting, graphics, & architecture. a new generation of display – it will be dynamic, flexible, and animated by light and sound.

bark bark. the canadian debut tour of the all-terrain cabin, a 420 square foot, fully outfitted cabin for the 21 st century—mobile, self-contained, low-impact, smart, tough, cool, and all canadian. based on the ISO container format, it can be transportable to any place in the world. when it gets to its destination the contents won't be unloaded, instead the entire shipment will unfold, deploy, and spread its wings to become the all terrain cabin (ATC).

the elements of home. elements of home features locally and sustainably designed products that surround us in our homes. this exhibition is designed to appeal to a wide audience; from those intrigued by eco-chic to those interested in practical ‘green' building products.

emigre

i don't know what ceramics and fonts have in common, but i'm not complaining whilst admiring these wheel thrown vases from emigre's online shop.

partially glazed, with some exposed stoneware on the outside.
black glaze on inside.

(this one) 6 inches tall.
Item No. 150

$36




these wrapping papers (set of 6 sheets; two sheets of three different designs), are composed from various illustration fonts; fellaparts (yellow), whirligig (red), and whirligig (green).

each sheet is 22.25 X 31.5 inches, offset printed on uncoated stock.
shipped as flat sheets folded down to 7.875 x 11.125 inches.
the paper is lightweight, opaque, and slightly off-white.

$12

somewhere over the rainbow

i want a rainbow maker!

stick the solar powered rainbow maker to a window that receives direct sunlight. the genuine swarovski crystal will rotate and create beautiful rainbows that move around the room.

$22.95 (shiptheweb)

fred flare picks

these dazzling jewel paperweights from fred flare are so adorable! made from cast resin these weighty gems are to use as a paper weight, gift, or table decoration!

$12





always a sucker for a birthday cake ring and this one looks so yummy! this enamel covered silver tone ring is adorned with pink, purple, and
yellow flowers with pink trim & glossy finish. $10

mxyplyzyk

mxyplyzyk (for those of you who were wondering, is pronounced: mix-ee-pliz-ik, inspired by a character in early superman comics) is an online store full of quirky yet well designed products out of greenwich village.

i guess i do crave the organic beauty of natural wood (i seem to post alot about it), and now with the precision of LED displays, this block of clock. $185







"a replica of the cardboard cup commonly used by panhandlers on the streets of ny, this leather change purse can actually change things for the better: a portion of sales benefits HELP USA, which has assisted and empowered homeless people since 1986." $28






these multi-dot storage containers would look pretty cheery when opening up the fridge. made of melamine, each have a fitted translucent plastic lid. set of three. $32






this takeout menu organizer is the best organizing thing ever. design by Knock Knock.

3-ring binder 12" x 11" x 2"; 30 clear sleeves; six plastic tabs; 38 cuisine organizer labels; 30 order pads; rakeout service record stickies, dry-erase pens. $32


(link through kikkerland.com)