Design blog featuring arts, crafts, fashion and culture
Melanie Chadwick set up her screen-printing studio last year when she moved to Corwall. Through her designs she aims to ‘inspire joy and creativity’ and to produce products that are functional and beautiful. She’s certainly got that nailed.
Her specialties are hand drawn lettering, illustrated vignette and repeat patterns. This is translated[.....]
The art of quilt making is something that has fascinated me for years. I think it’s the idea of creating something that is so personal; a future heirloom perhaps. I like the idea of putting together scraps of fabric that have some sort of personal significance. A swatch from an old[.....]
I LOVE these. I would never have thought of crocheted lampshades but these are fantastic. A real mix of retro styles and modern colours.
The lampshades are the work of Felicia Melendez of Atmosphere Lamp Shades.
If you’re wondering how they’re attached, they require a lamp with a metal harp that surrounds[.....]
The Christmas decorations came down on 6th January and the only remnants of Christmas are a pile of cards to be recycled and a stray star ornament hanging over the back door. Everywhere looks so bare now, especially on these cold, grey mornings.
It’s particularly dull this year because we haven’t properly[.....]
We all know the importance of smoke alarms. They save lives; it’s as simple as that.
Before now I’ve always viewed them as a practical appliances rather than objects that are aesthetically pleasing. However, there’s no reason why they shouldn’t be both.
Chick a Dee is a new smoke alarm created in[.....]
Andrew Davey makes beautiful household items from slate stone found in North Cornwall. He uses Delabole Slate or slate from Trevillet Quarry and explains that, “This is among the finest slate available and quite often I find flecks of fools gold and tiny quartz crystals.”
The slate is made into mirrors, frames, journals,[.....]
Design fuers Heim or ‘Design for Home’ is a small but mighty design studio run by Maike Timmermann in Munich.
Maike describes the products as ‘a blend of quality, originality and durability’. Inspiration comes from ‘numerous borrowings from abroad and the nostalgic past’.
Maike’s training in architecture is evident in the simple lines,[.....]
I’m excited to kick off the week with a brand ‘new to me’ design label. I say ‘new to me’ because abigail*ryan is already making headway in the design world. The design duo took away the ‘Best New Launchpad Exhibitor’ accolade at Pulse this year; their first ever trade show. And[.....]
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