Between sneezes last night, I found myself drooling over the sets in Boardwalk Empire (again) and flipping through the online portfolio of Cornwall-based illustrator Clare Owen. Clare has a beautiful new London Snow Globe print at Papermash ($74) and I couldn’t get enough of her sweet fashion-based illustrations, like the two-tone flats and perfume bottle…
One of my favorite things about traveling is trying regional food specialties. Whether it’s a lobster roll in Maine or fresh olives in California, I’m always scoping out locally grown or made favorites. When I saw these colorful state-and-food prints by John Holcomb, I immediately looked for Virginia’s. Sadly, there’s no Virginia print yet (I’m…
I hardly need an excuse to get hungry. I’m not one of those people who “forgets” to eat a meal. Forget? No way. I’m acutely aware of every minute past my normal lunch hour. So when I spotted the word “food” in two submissions in my inbox, I got excited. As it turns out, neither…
good morning! i thought i’d start today with a modern spin on a classic nursery rhyme. this “one for sorrow” print from new north press and richard ardagh was inspired by a classic story about the superstition surrounding magpies. according to the nursery rhyme, the number of birds means something specific, but i think the…
the cats woke me up way too early this morning so i’m in need of some seriously pretty eye candy. so i thought i’d kick things off with beautiful new prints from house industries (i love that warm fall color palette!). these hand-pulled serigraphs by david dodde are printed on acid-free paper and feature black,…
good morning! today is my first full work day back in brooklyn and i’m so excited to be home and blogging again. when i caught up to my submission inbox this weekend i couldn’t help but notice a ton of brightly colored designs just waiting to be posted. so i decided to group my favorites…
turk woke me up early way too early this morning (despite looking like he wants to keep sleeping in that picture). and all i can think about is a really huge cup of iced coffee to get things going today. i’m not a very good coffee maker or mixer, so i’m always interested in learning…
how badly do i want that blanket? really, really badly. if combined with our dotted green couch i would explode with stripe and dot joy good morning! i’m writing from ac’s computer this morning, as mine decided to make the three beeps of death that signify RAM problems. i’m going to be blogging from tekserv…
i’m gonna keep it real: i have a major art-crush on dan funderburgh. just about everything he produces makes me smile and wish i could do what he does with pattern. dan is part of a group design show, public works 2, in chicago. along with sonnenzimmer, seripop, and mike perry, dan will be showing…
like yesterday’s silhouettes from mike miller, i love when artwork has an aged look, or makes me feel like the pieces used are coming from years past. so i’m really digging this print set from amsterdam-based artist louis reith at little paper planes. louis’ pieces focus on using abstracted typographical forms that have moved behind…
i love when big companies bring in independent artists to do special guest collections. ever since target proved it was a viable idea with their affordable designer collections, it’s been such a thrill to see names i recognize popping up in big-time commercials and catalogs. i felt the same way when i opened up this…
i’m always excited to see an email from julie at famille summerbelle. her paper-cut maps are absolutely stunning and her latest edition, a world map, is no different. for the first time julie has branched out and created a beautiful two color paper cut, as she felt it better accentuated the continents and oceans. the…
it’s a grey and overcast day here in brooklyn so i thought it would be nice to start the day with some colorful screen printed posters from artist jen mussari. originally from the east coast (philly and baltimore), jen is heading to san francisco soon to set up a new home base for her business….
when it comes to hable construction, they can do no wrong in my book. year after year they create beautiful, cheerful fabric and home accessories and i find myself wishing i could afford each and every piece. so when i heard about their beautiful new hand printed posters i wasn’t surprised that i instantly found…
it’s always hard to resist food related design products when a recipe is coming up later in the day. these new pieces from artist claudia pearson are so cute and practical, that they’d be a great gift for the budding foodie (or cook) in your life. claudia’s buy local and food for thought prints are…
amy ruppel always sends over the best links. last night she sent over a link to alef betty, a new online shop from tsilli pines devoted to modern hebrew artwork. i feel like i’ve posted so many different versions of the english alphabet, i was thrilled to finally see a cool modern alphabet for a…
both ac and i have a fondness for typographic prints. we own a large one from oddhero in our living room, and i’m always on the hunt for cool new pieces to add to the apartment. so naturally these two new prints at keep calm gallery were totally up my alley. the first is an…
one of my favorite things about going through submissions every morning is getting to hear from people in completely different parts of the world. i had a very nice talk with a woman in israel this mornin, and then a quick email-exchange with a man in durban, but i was especially excited to hear from…
this year i’ve been trying to set aside a little mini-savings fund to buy some original artwork and well, it hasn’t been going so well. i keep dipping into it for cut flower money or little snacks here and there, so it looks like i’ve going to be focusing on prints + posters again this…
if ever an artist summed up both of my main desires these days, it would be ashley g. her new “i’d rather be sleeping” and “i’d rather be thrifting” prints seem to encapsulate my current urges with frightening accuracy. each of ashley’s prints come signed and are available in two sizes: 13″x19″ ($38) and 7.25″x11″…
