The Week Ahead

I've been looking at lots of incredible lettering over the past couple of weeks for a really exciting project I'm working on (more details will be revealed down the line) This quote pretty much sums everything up in my world at the moment. So many new and exciting challenges over in the ocean... time for a swim I say!

Found this lovely piece here

Vinyl Letterpress Printing // The Hungry Workshop

Today I discovered a wonderful printing project by the very talented duo at The Hungry Workshop - a print made from a laser cut record for an exhibition about record sleeves! How perfect!!



I love it when people get all experimental with age old techniques and so this struck a chord (aswell as the fact that my lovely husband has one hell of a record collection and doesn't know quite what to do with them all!) This video shows how it's done. The printing plate below is almost as gorgeous as the prints - I hope they've framed it somewhere!



(I have also been admiring for some time these these sketchbooks and target coasters made for Raleigh Paper. Those colours. Awesome!)

Sweet baby dreaming

I saw Adele Enerson's magical photos of her daughter Mila's sleeping worlds some time ago and thought they were fantastic then... but now I'm looking at them with a whole new set of eyes. Am thinking this might become my new hobby in a few months?! (I hope this little lady dreams as big as these worlds that her mum makes for her too)

Typewriter glorious typewriter

My friend and all-round inspiring lady, Zoe, is having an exhibition as part of Sydney Design 2011 and I for one am really looking forward to seeing it. It's all about typewriters and the writers who use them both past and present (such a great topic don't you agree?)



Some of the final images are printed using a RISO stencil press - printed one colour at a time from Zoe's hand drawn illustrations and typewriter-typed text. The resulting prints are pretty damn gorgeous!





You can see a little video with Zoe talking more about it over here & if you want to see the exhibition in all it's greatness, get to blank_space gallery between 31st July & 5th August.

Wrap magazine

A magazine that doubles as beautiful illustrated wrapping paper is a genius idea & exactly what UK magazine, Wrap is all about! No staples. No stitches. It's a collection of A2 illustrations and designs to wrap with and their equally worthy interviews to absorb in the process. Issue 2 is all about animals and creatures.



You can see and find out more over at magculture

Tahiti Pehrson // Paper artist extraordinaire!

In-cred-i-ble papercut work of Tahiti Pehrson has been discovered this evening with thanks to the photoset by my love for you of his current exhibition. The patience it must take to create such pieces is really quite something...not to mention the skill. I'm utterly in awe!




(above photo from my love for you/all other photos from Tahiti's gallery site)

Paper Lanterns

I posted a few years ago about Jurianne Matter's gorgeous paper products here and now theres a whole new range of lanterns to love. Gorgeously dutch in aesthetic... earthy colours and little glowing trees... so cute! You can buy them in 3 packs here




The little tree cards are also quite lovely.



(found via Bloesem)