Paperchase interiors

I never realised Paperchase did interiors until bowie posted some photos. I popped in today and fell in love with just about everything:







Delightful vintage-inspired pieces, but with rather hefty price tags. I feel sure I can recreate some of the pieces myself.. when we have a flat bigger than the average cupboard to display them in, anyway.

Following our trip to the China Design Now exhibition at the V&A, we went into Liberty as they have a tie-in display of all things Chinese. Here's a wall installation of toys made in chinese factories, interspersed with photos of the women who make them.



postscript: can someone buy me everything in Liberty please?

Favourite online shops

As I gear up to launching my first few prints on my own etsy shop, I thought I'd share some of my recent favourite online shop finds, and some of my favourite etsy sellers.



1. Poketo
Poketo is a little boutique with a cute selection of prints, homewares, and t-shirts.

2. Pintuck
A newly-opened shop of adorable tea towels and other textile items.

3. Nineteenseventythree
Wrapping paper that's far too nice to give away - I'd use the designs by artists such as Catalina Estrada and The Good Life as wallpaper or a poster.

4. Design by Humans
Super-stylish user-designed t-shirts, like Threadless's cooler older brother.

5. Harmonie Interieure
Delightful interior decor bits and pieces from the man behind Graphic Exchange - I must order some wall stickers.



1. Timberps @ Etsy
Wonderful old-timey illustrations on American Apparel tees. I love their colour palettes, and am about to make my first purchase.

2. Linotte @ Etsy
One of my favourite illustrators, Anke, sells her prints, original paintings, and badges.

3. Sumomosuki @ Etsy
Lovely handmade and reconstructed vintage clothing

4. Claire Mojher @ Etsy
Another great illustrator who sells darling little original drawings

5. Pretty Raccoon @ Etsy
I've been following Andrea's lovely silkscreened tops for ages and finally bought my first -- and I love it!

Indian doll

Meet Atasi, my little Indian doll. (Each doll has a name and a little story behind her; Atasi means 'blue flower'). I'm finally happy with all of the first series; another test print has been sent off so I should be on track for launching the shop mid-April. I've also tidied up a few of my old drawings for printing, too. Exciting!

V&A China Design Now

We went to see the China Design Now exhibition at the V&A yesterday. Being massive fans of Chinese design and culture (and having visited Shanghai in October) it was fascinating to see all the incredibly modern and exciting work that's going on over there. The exhibition was cleverly split by region and theme - video art and graphic design in Shenzen (see dolls above), fashion and more avant-garde art in Shanghai (see dove below) and architecture and urban regeneration in Beijing. Definitely worth a visit if you're into that kind of thing.


(More photos on my Flickr.)

On my own art front, the dolls have had a bit of a pared-back redesign and are now looking like a nice cohesive little set. Prints should be up for sale soon after Easter, procrastination allowing. I've also had a tidy-up of some old drawings which I'm going to get printed too.