Orla Kiely is a UK-based fashion designer known for her distinctive colorful graphic prints, and simple easy forms of clothing … More
Tag: Inspiration
BookArts: (Jean) Hans Arp
Jean Arp / Hans Arp (16 September 1886 – 7 June 1966) was a German-French sculptor, painter, poet and abstract … More
Masha D’Yans
Masha D’yans is an illustrator based out of New York City. She moved to the US from St. Petersburg, Russia, … More
The Bomb and the General
A delightful anti-war children’s book by Umberto Eco, and brilliant artist/illustrator, Eugenio Carmi. Eugenio Carmi was born in Genoa in … More
Kozyndan
Kozyndan, is the joint pseudonym of Los Angeles-based husband-and-wife illustrator team Kozue and Dan Kitchens.
Marimekko: Mekks Me Merri Merri ‘Appy
I first came cross this Finnish designer at a Crate+Barrel Store. The prints are bright, elegant, and always make me … More
The World of Masayuki Miyata
“Born in Tokyo in 1926, Masayuki Miyata (d. 1997) was a gracious, modest, gentleman of exceptional talent. Receiving no formal … More
The Kampung Boy
Lat. Kampung Boy. Published By First Second, 2006. I am currently working on vignettes of my life growing up in … More
Karl Benjamin and The Birth of The Cool
I managed to make it to the last Free Sunday opportunity to see “The Birth of The Cool” at the … More
A Rare Find: A Daring, YOUNG AND RENOWNED Architect!
In a profession, where mostly jaded and abusive old men with rich wives or inheritances, have long held sway over … More
Joseph Cornell: Thinking Outside, Uhh.. Inside [The Box]
Joseph Cornell (1903 – 1972): An odd-ball, self-taught artist, who I returned to today, because I am bored with … More
A Man After My Own Heart: Picture Book Artist Andy Runton
The creator of Owly, “a kind, yet lonely little owl who knows what it means to be human” – … More
