I came across Fumi Yanagimoto's work via Instagram many years back (@fumiyanagimoto). Such beautifully sensitive illustrations of the animals we share a life with. A few years later a friend in Japan was putting on an exhibition of their work and we managed to get…
A while back, Katrina picked up these 3 beautiful small prints by Charlotte Farmer. I absolutely adore them, the vibrancy and style make me smile every time I look at them. She has tons of great prints on her site. The British tea time treats…
I'm often visiting the Letterform Archive just after they've put on a visit for this or that design team or artist or historian. So I get to see the 'table' that's been put together for them. Sometimes these reflect specific themes or ideas the visitor…
Mostly I tend to avoid promotional christmas giveaways, but this one from Diptyque is beautiful. It's a paper based theatre set, consisting of one pop up 3d theatre scene and a second stand up theatre where you can change the scenes - with 9 story…
I've been toying with getting a Gary Taxali print for a long time, no idea what held me back. Anyway I finally grabbed Wild Forever for Katrina for Christmas as it fits her perfectly. The illustration was originally commissioned by The New York Times' for…
Last year I bought a wonderful t-shirt by Maison Kitsuné. I fell in love with it the moment I saw it. It's from Kitsuné's K.I.M collection and has a marvelous fox/woman illustration on the front by the Korean artist Moonassi (Daehyun Kim). However, Santa brought…
Firstly, this will offend a lot of people out there, especially those that are sensitive to items with more colourful language. If you regularly use the phrase 'potty mouth' I suggest you leave this page immediately. I've backed a few Kickstarter books, and this has…
Picked up a copy of the beautifully illustrated Beastly Verse by JooHee Yoon. It's a lovely collection of rhymes and poems about animals by various authors. Each has one of Yoon's wonderful, layered and rich illustrations supporting it. Incredibly rich and sumptuous colour. Available on…
I first discovered Ian Phillips via his Instagram account and I totally fell in love with his style, and his wonderful sensitivity for print and colour. When I checked out his Etsy shop and couldn't resist these little gems. The Fireflies print is extra special as…
I spotted these over on the always inspiring Brain Pickings. They looked utterly stunning, so had to see if I could get hold of them. Thankfully Amazon has them and considering the UV spot gloss, special papers and laser cutting they are a bargain! First up is…
Recently I visited McSweeney's in their office on Valencia in San Francisco. They share a space in the building that used to be home to the rather magical little book/art store Little Otsu. They have since moved to Portland, but it reminded me of this…
Over Christmas I've been rummaging through several boxes of books and paper ephemera stored in the cellar. One of my finds is this edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, beautifully illustrated by Tove Jansson (the Moomins). It's from the Delacorte Press in 1978, however the illustrations…
I got given this lovely set of Animal Postcards created from ink blots and wet ink runs. They are by Rop van Miero and come in a pack of 10.
My wife and I have always been fans of J Otto Seibold. We have many of the books he illustrated with Vivian Walsh and a great poster for Penguin Dreams. So we couldn't resist this Olive the Other Reindeer Popup advent calendar.
A couple of years back I bought this fantastic Jaws X Peanuts mashup strip by Chuck Forsman. Finally found an apartment and a space deserving of it. still a few copies available here: http://oilyboutique.bigcartel.com/product/jaws-peanuts-mash-up-print thanks @trigjoh for reminding me.
Love this guys illustration style, beautiful ink. The poster was put out by Skull & Heart, check out more here: tomjnewell.com or on instagram @tomjnewell. skullandheartprints.com
Went in a lovely little shop today on Davidshalltorg in Malmö called Liebling (http://www.byliebling.com/). Great little boutique that amongst the clothes etc had a few beautiful design objects. I fell for these children's animal puzzles immediately. Wonderful stuff. They also stock more of the Omm…
So I've had almost a whole year of enjoyment looking at my Studio on Fire calendar for 2010. Each month's wonderful card with it's illustration by them and/or their friends. I'm really looking forward to seeing what the 2011 calendar/piece will look like. Check out…
Exercices de Style by Raymond Queneau. This has to be one of my most treasured books. What makes this so special is again collaboration. This time between the author (Raymond Queneau), the designer (Robert Massin) and the illustrator (Jacques Carelman). This edition published by Gallimard…
Picked up this cute little print in San Francisco at the wonderful shop, Little Otsu (http://www.littleotsu.com/). They are a small independent publisher with a store in the Mission district. The place is chocked full of gorgeous things - prints, books, t-shirts and all manner of design…
I've long been a fan of Gary Taxali's work. Picked up this little postcard size print with the catalogue from a recent show. To see more of his work, check out his site: http://www.garytaxali.com/home.php