As promised here’s another drip stylee item I’ve come across. This table by French designer Florent Degourc is amazing. As seen on Limited Hype:
Ok I’m cheating a bit here, this is neither a trend nor my artwork so really it completely goes against the principles of this blog! Sometimes, however I come across things that I think are so good I just have to share them. And this is one of them:
Seen on both Ffffound and Lovely Package I just love the slightly sarcastic edge to the them. Whilst I enjoy frequenting a certain coffee chain (which shall remain nameless) it also drives me mad when they insist I speak their lingo. In what language does tall mean small? And I know my language skills aren’t up to scratch but I’m pretty sure I was taught that grande meant large in French and Italian, not medium. And don’t even get me started on venti…
So what a great packaging campaign by Mucca Designs for Brooklyn Fare, straight to the point and factually correct! They also did the following humorous napkins…
Just a few more products I’ve seen recently that illustrate previously mentioned trends. Enjoy!
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BeauVamp Imm Living Envelop
Hartfelt Design Lego
Joolia Extratapete
Hartfelt Designs ItsNoName
After posting about Reiko Kaneko’s fabulous cups and mugs I remembered that I saw a candlestick and coat hooks designed to look like drips whilst at Maison et Objet. Having tracked them down it turns out that the candlestick is also by Reiko! Made entirely from English fine bone china and inspired by bottles holding candles often found in restaurants overflowing with wax – she is one clever lady! I’m going to be keeping an eye out for further designs as I think this is a trend in the making!
It would appear that I am not the only one a little obsessed by the current moustache craze. There’s a lot of moustache mayhem going on over at Swiss Miss too where you can see these beauties:
Beard Head (with add on moustaches!!)
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It all started after I saw this fabulous shower curtain at Rockett St. George:
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Suddenly I noticed all around me, designs using subway maps. Not just London either, New York, Tokyo – and all such great items. I think it works so well because they are so graphic and instantly recognisable. While looking into it I also came across a fantastic online shop Art Meets Matter, here are some of their London Underground inspired designs (check out the rug!):
Now before I show you any more tube inspired loveliness I just want to give a shout out to some more products by Art Meets Matter on the London theme:
Also check out their brilliant vinyl lampshades and mug shot mugs – based on the mug shots of celebrities! Anyway, onto more subway stuff:
BaoStudio LT Museum Ecoist
Folksy SJL Arts Vinyl Wall Designs
W2 Products Rockett St. George Design Hype Inc.
Retrovius Purves
How fantastic are these??!
I was lucky enough to go to the Maison & Objet show in Paris just after I blogged about the ongoing trend for moustache imagery. I think I actually squealed when I saw these mugs by Peter Ibruegger!
And while we're on the subject of cool mugs I wanted to show you these fantastic ones by Reiko Kaneko:
Apart from her fantastic, humorous products, the great thing about Reiko is that she firmly believes in using UK manufacturers meaning most of her products are made in England. She works closely with British companies, in particular the ceramic industry in Stoke on Trent.
And then sticking with the trompe l’oeil mug theme, I also saw these ones at La Corbeille:
Sorry to bombard you with my own artwork recently but like I said, I’ve been very busy this week! Normal, trend based service will be resumed soon I promise! In the meantime please take a look at my (finally!) updated Etsy shop:
I’ve been experimenting with some Xmas imagery for potential cards. This is what I’ve done so far but I’m not sure if its ‘Christmassy’ enough, it’s been suggested I should change the background colour which I think will really help. I love the colours against the blue but it isn’t the most obvious colour for Xmas, I think I was aiming for it look like snowflakes falling from the sky. I think with a different background colour and some of the blue used as accents within the snowflakes it could be more successful. Watch this space…
