Doll houses

Flat-pack toy houses for the style, space and image conscious. Pure lines and simple designs by momoll available at Little Fashion Gallery. * I just spotted this cardboard kitchen via Swissmiss. * Have you seen Fine Little Day {Elizabeth}’s – doll houses? Pure Scandinavian chic. Announcement: Crust Station House Starting Dec 3-7, I will be […]

Martin O’Neill

Martin O’Neill (graphic artist / illustrator, UK) creates old school hand made collages (an avant-garde in a sea of commercial digital artists). His raw collage material is drawn from a vast pictorial and textural reference library. Fuelled partly by an obsession for collecting, trawling car boot sales, house clearances, jumble sales, rubbish dumps as well […]

Helvetica

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Helvetica™ typeface, Linotype invited designers worldwide to take part in the Helvetica NOW poster contest (second round of voting is underway). ** Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a […]

Kim Style

KimStyle (Art Nouveau) is a fusion of the art of traditional Chinese watercolour paintings and fashion design. Every single piece contains a personal statement and spiritual expression of the artist dealing with the emotions of being love and especially being hurt from love. KimStyle is Kim Xu, a young artist from China, 1982. Among the […]

Pledge Handmade

Did you pledge to Buy Handmade this holiday season? Here are some ideas for you to ponder & swoon over {hand-picked by me}… * 101 Handmade Gift Ideas * Bloesem Blogger’s Wish Gifts * Creature Comforts Holiday Gift Guide * D*Sponge gifts under $25, under $50, under $100, eco-friendly gifts and handmade gifts * The […]

Jen Corace

Jen Corace is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design who lives and works in Seattle, Washington. Corace’s work, which typically features young females, a subtle color palette, and a timeless quality, celebrates not nostalgia but the youthful moment itself. I Told You So {Giant Robot Gallery} feature 22 new pen and ink, […]

Independent Zines

* Three in the Kitchen, a small collaborative zine by Shari Altman, Gracia Haby and Louise Jennison. Expect to find recipes for Lemon Pudding and Farm Fresh Frittata sandwiched in between inky pen drawings of hairy kiwi fruits, ripe mangoes and sachets of Prince of Wales Twinings Tea, collaged Black-footed penguins savouring tasty morsels and […]