Design blog featuring arts, crafts, fashion and culture
Feisty girls, girls with attitude and scene setters are the frequent subjects of Danielle Smurthwaite’s Stitch and Ink artwork. Beautifully illustrated with elaborate detail and bold colours, Danni’s designs can be sold as pictures, on clothing or as stickers.
The beauty of these pieces is in the detail. Anchor tattoos, a butterfly[.....]
A lovely, colourful range of artwork and accessories for children and adults. Schmooks features delightfully imaginative characters in storybook settings.
Claire Cimbora’s beautiful illustrations can be purchased to frame and hang on your wall. And she has recently launched a collection of jewellery where her illustrations are embedded in pretty trinkets[.....]
Helen Lang creates beautiful artwork that is reproduced on greetings cards and mugs. Animals, flowers and birds feature widely in her designs and the subject of love is a recurring theme.
There are stories here too. Helen’s subjects are not just animals, they’re characters with their own secret lives. Pictures[.....]
My favourite quote is pinned to my computer to act as a reminder when I have one of ‘those’ days. Of course I’m constantly having to stick it back in place when it gets knocked by the mouse cable, which can be a bit of a nuisance.
I love the idea of[.....]
I imagine nurseries to be tricky things. You’re designing a room for someone you don’t yet know. You don’t know their tastes or interests and in some cases you don’t even know their gender. Where do you start? There’s the decor to think about, the toys and practical things like changing mats[.....]
Manchester Craft and Design Centre is launching an intriguing and fascinating new exhibition, called Threadbare, on July 3.
Textile artist Debbie Smyth was awarded the inaugural Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair award back in October, when she was chosen from 140 other designer-makers. Her prize was the chance to exhibit her work at MCAD[.....]
Jade Stoller is a jewellery and props designer. Here’s what she has to say about her work: “Humour and wit play a key role in my designs as I mock people’s behaviour and vanity. I utilise humour as a universal language to provide an insight into my work. I enjoy subverting stereotypes and[.....]
On 28 April The Lowry celebrates its 10th birthday. And what better way to celebrate and to pay homage to the art centre’s namesake by commissioning a mass installation of everyday people going about their everyday lives. The only difference is that the everyday people will all be naked.
The Lowry[.....]
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