Messy Fish

Paolo let me know that she just launched her new website… it is all about soft toys (funny looking monkeys and wolfs) and paintings. Check out her website and on-line store to get you in a cuddly mood!

Kate Gibb

Browsing the Internet for work by Klaus Haapaniemi I came across this online gallery: ProductOfGod… offering high quality and affordable Limited Editions by leading contemporary illustrators and graphic artists. Beautiful work by Genevieve Gauckler, Jasper Goodall and many others. These images show the work  by Kate Gibb. Kate is a leading contemporary silk screen artists and is probably best known for her work in the field of music design for artists including the Chemical Brothers, The Magic Numbers, Suede, Simian, My Computer and Bob Marley...

Klaus Haapaniemi

Dear Sia sent me this beautiful book called Monsters by Klaus Haapaniemi from Finland. Thank you so much! Klaus hardly needs any introduction; his resume is rather impressive… garment prints for Diesel, Levis, Marimekko, Dolce & Gabbana, Cacharel and Bela’s Dead, a new brand.

Klaus Haapaniemi also worked as creative director of the Italian fashion house Bantam and publishes books…, but I just wanted to tell you about his latest collaboration with iittala, the new designs are lovely, which you can buy here...

On this blog you can read all about Klaus’ work and shows some marvelous images of his illustrations.

Dominique Kieffer

These nice fabrics called Blockprints are by Dominique Kieffer… from the 2007 collection… available here…

Sägen

I am sure you remember Sägen by Elin Sigrén and Malte Rohlin who were featured on Bloesem some time ago. They just launched a new line of jewelry, which combines porcelain with pearls. Freshwater pearls, rose quartz, semiprecious stones and porcelain. There are many designs to choose from, but if you don’t find that special piece, Elin and Malte invite you to send them your wish list and they’ll be happy to make a customized design for you. 

Even better, if you broke your favorite plate send it to Sägen and they will transform it into truly limited edition jewelry (of course you don’t have to wait until something breaks by accident…) Make sure to monitor their website as new designs are presented every week!

Paige Russell

Grace visited Surtex this year and did a broad coverage of it. One of the designers that caught my attention was Paige Russell. Her glazed stoneware series are very original. These North American Wild Life series can be used as vases (or anything holders as Paiges calls them). Other beautiful pieces are her handcrafted porcelain pendants. For store locations contact Paige.