Design blog featuring arts, crafts, fashion and culture
Things cheering me up today: character t-shirts, brooches, bags and honk dollies.
This fun range is the work Honksville, a collaboration between Katherine and Rebecca; two quirky artists / designers / storytellers and freestyle Morris dancers.
Where possible, Honksville products are made from organic materials. Even their off cuts and scraps are[.....]
Exciting news. Two talented and inspiring designers have joined forces to create a brand new range of accessories. Bonbi Forest’s Lee May Foster-Wilson and Custom Made’s Anna Butler will launch their new collection of bags, purses and brooches at BUST Craftacular next week.
Reclaimed from mill samples, the denim fabric is hand printed[.....]
Currently running in a pretty shop behind Saddlers Wells is the Covet Pop Up Shop. The collections have been skilfully curated to bring together a unique selection of handmade clothes, jewellery, gifts and accessories.
With the emphasis being a mix of beautifully crafted, handmade, environmentally conscious, recycled and vintage pieces the shop has a[.....]
My sister is coming to stay today. Yay. She lives in Scotland and so I don’t get to see her very often. We’re all in a state of excitement, including the cats. There’s always lots of travelling over Christmas – staying with family, weekend city breaks (oh please Santa, Europe),[.....]
All of the above are available to buy from Makers Online, a new portal championing designer / makers. There are no joining or listing fees; a small commission is taken on each purchase. Therefore, you don’t start paying until you make a sale.
Products are displayed prominently rather then being buried[.....]
I love these bags. Such a simple concept but so effective. The brand new diamante collection is so sparkly and will definitely brighten up your shopping. Each tote is embellished with brilliant multi colour diamantes. There’s an A for Amy, a Z for Zara and something for everyone in between.
Alphabet Bags[.....]
Helen Rawlinson is a textiles designer based at the Chocolate Factory Studios in London. Over the last decade her printed lampshades have popped up in homes all over the UK. Her work incorporates illustration, print and machine embroidery.
Helen’s lampshades are perforated with machine stitching to reveal an illumination of tiny[.....]
Made in Manchester
Craft Shop – Royal Exchange Theatre – Manchester
30th June – 29th August
The Craft Shop at Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre is hosting “Made in Manchester” from Tuesday 30th June until Saturday 29th August 2009.
This new exhibition has been curated to coincide with the Manchester International Festival and showcases the work of[.....]
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