TODAY'S FIND FENTON & FENTON

How amazing are these Interior's featured on TheDesignFiles. I must share and post these on here for some daily design and color inspiration. They are definitely bright and bold.  Which I love. Especially the accessorizes from Fenton and Fenton. 

  

Fenton &  Fenton new woven dhurrie rug designs! Styling - Julia Green, photo - Armelle Habib.Fenton and Fenton new rug designs.  Styling - Julia Green, photo - Armelle Habib.

RICARDO FUMANAL

                             

                              

                            

Ricardo Fumanal

Fumanal’s artistic training began at the Lleida Secondary School of Arts, where he specialised in graphic and advertising design. He later moved to Barcelona, where he worked as a graphic designer while extending his studies in printing techniques and illustration. After collaborating with a number of studios and art directors, he focused on producing illustrations in varying media and formats. These include work for www.elmundo.es or magazines such as Dazed&Confused, British GQ Style, Vogue Hommes Japan, Madame Figaro, Hercules, L’Officiel Hommes Italia, Apartamento, Wallpaper*, Nylon Guys, and a great many covers for literary review Leer .Ricardo Fumanal’s interests range from photography for fashion and advertising to the Fine Arts which show in his illustration work picture. 

STYLISH SIMPLICITY

                       

                     

                         

                        

                         

 

Factory with a twist.Spread with soft shades of pink and grey. Line Klein - the Copenhagen based photographer shares in her blog lovely pictures in the soft shades of pink and grey. And as usual they take my breath away with their stylish simplicity.

 

IZZIYANA SUHAIMI

 

 

Fashion meets embroidery meets illustration meets watercolor.  Izziyana Suhaimi is the thread-and-needle artist behind this cheerful art. Just look at the detail on those stitched shapes - so incredible!(Check out her work space - it’s super cute. Jealous!)

HELLO SANDWICH BLOG

If you have a twitter account, follow craft blogs and devour kitsch stationery then you’ve probably heard the news: Ebony Bizys of Hello Sandwich.

From working at Vogue in Sydney to living vogue in Tokyo, Hello Sandwich has undoubtedly developed a worldwide cult following of cute and quirky stationery lovers. Ebony will be doing two stationery workshops at Craft at part of Craft Cubed in August, both which sold out in the first day tickets went on sale. The queen of tape, stickers and scalloped edged scissors will discuss her move to Tokyo and her multitude of freelance projects. Now let’s find out some quirky insiders niceties about this eclectic lady who everyone is mad for…

The Sydney-born, Tokyo-based graphic designer gives Time Out her to-do list for her forthcoming sojourn to Melbourne

LET’S MEET HELLO SANDWICH!

If you are at a crafternoon and someone asks you what you do, how do you answer?

Before moving to Tokyo in 2010, I worked at VOGUE magazines for 11 years, most recently in the position of Deputy Art Director at VOGUE Living. Since living in Tokyo, I have Art Directed a Japanese book, designed a Japanese fashion website, been commissioned by VOGUE Japan to make artworks for their publication, collaborated with famous Japanese masking tape brand mt on workshops and have appeared in many Japanese books and magazines. I currently blog for VOGUE Japan, host monthly craft workshops and am just about to release my Japanese craft book on July 25th.

What inspired you to make craft and design your career?

I simply did what I loved daily and things fitted into place and my career path formed itself naturally. When I first moved to Tokyo I couldn’t have imagined that this is what I would be doing two years later. Just after the March 11 giant earthquake my Art Director at VOGUE Living magazine fell pregnant and my editor called me to offer me the Art Directors role. It was a difficult decision to make as I loved working at VOGUE Living very much and times were uncertain in Tokyo with constant aftershocks and radiation scares, but I decided to stick to my dream of living in Japan, and I am so happy I made that decision. Since then, I have worked on my own Japanese craft book with Japanese publisher BNN, due for release next month, and I still have to pinch myself to believe that this is all happening.

What do you love most about working within this industry?

Working on my Japanese craft book had all of my favourite parts of my role as Deputy Art Director at VOGUE Living, such as styling shoots and designing page layouts, but only with the subject matter of my own handmade craft. It combined my skills and career experience with the craft I love to make as a hobby in my spare time. For me it is almost too good to be true. With most of the jobs I do, I can’t believe I am able to call this my ‘work’.

What’s the best piece of professional advice you ever received?

A ‘can do attitude’ goes a long way. And, when I turned down the Art Director role at VOGUE Living to stay and try my luck in Tokyo my editor told me ‘What’s life without risks’. It was heartwarming.

In detail, describe your dream stationery set…

I love stationery that has a ‘hands on’ element. Japanese brand Marks have just released a corsage sticker set where you can create your own original corsage combination by selecting the corsage bow and ribbon details. I once produced a Hello Sandwich letter set where you could cut out a template to make your own envelope. It’s fun to make something original and I enjoy interactive stationery such as this.

http://hellosandwich.blogspot.com.au/
http://www.thecraftblog.org.au/lets-meet-hello-sandwich/

MELBOURNE FASHION BLOG : PAPERPLANESLMC

 

Melbourne Fashion Illustration Blog :PAPERPLANESLMC

 

  This morning i stumbled upon this blog PAPERPLANESLMC by Lina maria.  The design of the blog is simplistic ,yet very effective in emphasis  Lina maria ,Paperplaneslmc's work .Lina maria is a Melbourne RMIT fashion graduate who loves to draw. With a blog that  illustrates her passion for fashion ."My favorite look and illustration from the Carven Resort 2013 collection."

 

 

 

                                 (Image : PAPERPLANESLMC- http://www.paperplaneslmc.blogspot.com)

CARVENRESORT13

 

                               (Featured Image : PAPERPLANESLMC- http://www.paperplaneslmc.blogspot.com)

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