Monday, 11 June 2012

Emma Hanquist’s awesome art


I thought I had introduced brilliant Swedish artist and illustrator Emma Hanquist here before, but I can’t seem to find that post right now, so maybe I remember it wrong. Anyway it’s definitely time for an update with some of her recent work, no matter if I have sung her praise in the past or not. I had the opportunity to work with her once and it was a true pleasure. You can see the great result here (the Leopard catalogue cover 2010). She seems to be consistently working for a lot of magazines and newspapers, which makes me very happy, because she really deserves to be seen by as many as possible.














All pictures belong to Emma Hanquist.

Friday, 8 June 2012

I’ve got the Etsy blues

Found here.
Summer is still hiding, the piles on my workdesk don’t ever seem to get smaller, and I feel a desperate need for a holiday. Unfortunately that is not in the plans for my summer, since we spent 5 weeks in sunny South Africa during the Swedish winter and intend to do the same later this year. Which is obviously a luxurious thing to be able to do, so I’m not really complaining about that. I’m just a bit tired right now, and like spending time on Etsy as usual. Here are some recent finds I would love to get my hands on.

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Thursday, 7 June 2012

Marimekko: fantastic Finnish design

Pihka dress.

I am planning a short trip to Helsinki in Finland during summer, and one thing that’s on the top of my list to do when I – hopefully – get there is visit Marimekko’s flagship store. I am also hoping that there will be secret corner filled with some of their beautiful dresses on extra special sale, just waiting for me!

Nopsa dress.

Kandi dress.

Mispeli dress.

Tipo skirt.

Liisa dress.

Ahkkheraliia dress.

Riutta dress.

Sattuma dress.

Annoona purse.

Viikuna clogs.

Tiuha coat.

Tuesday, 5 June 2012

SallyJaneVintage finds from Etsy

Found here.

SallyJaneVintage is an Etsy store filled with lovely vintage gems I would love in my wardrobe. This first striped 50’s cotton sundress is simply perfect in it’s rather unusual colour combination. I adore it.

Found here.

This is such a perfect everyday work dress, that I always feel I don’t have enough of (possibly delusional, but whatever ...).

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And how pretty and perfectly summery isn’t this 70’s green sundress with heartshaped strawberries?! Almost too cute.

Found here.

Had to include this slightly wintery knitted 70’s skirt too, because I love the seafoam colour. I actually have a very similar one in black and red, but it was already a bit on the small side when I got it and doesn’t fit nicely anymore unfortunately.

Found here.

Another 70’s skirt in a cute clover print! I’ve got a paisley printed 70’s cotton skirt in blue and green and white, but on the contrary to the above mentioned skirt that one is way too big and I don’t seem to get around to trying to fit it. I should really, because it’s a very nice summer skirt.

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This paisley neon print 60’s mod dress is a bit over the top, but I LOVE it!

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Finally two nice and simple cotton sundresses, that I always long for come summer, although the Swedish summer that started with a bang a few weeks ago came to an abrupt halt last week and seems to be lost somewhere else still. Let’s hope it finds it’s way back eventually.

Monday, 4 June 2012

Sara Wood’s divine design and illustration


Sara Wood is an enormously talented illustrator and designer that currently works as a junior cover designer at Penguin Books USA. I am loving her very impressive portfolio big time, and if it would be that she only chooses bands and authors she likes (which is unlikely, I know I know) her taste is also impressive (i.e. very close to mine ...).










All pictures belong to Sara Wood.

Friday, 1 June 2012

particularly pretty penguins by Rachell Sumpter

Found here.

Rachell Sumpter has embroidered some incredibly beautiful book covers for Penguin Classics, and I am as much in awe as last time when Jillian Tamaki did the embroidering. Rachell has also done really nice book covers for my other beloved publishing house McSweeney’s, for example The Wild Things by Dave Eggers and this nice t-shirt that my husband got from me. I think I must urge him to wear it more often, or maybe secretly start wearing it myself ...

Found here.

Found here.