Ivana Helsinki and the tigers

I think this dress from Ivana Helsinki is the bees knees. The print is just lovely. Ivana Helsinki is a family run company, that creates handmade, ethical clothing and plays an integral role in the Fennofolk tradition. The Fennofolk manifesto argues against perfection in creative production as perfection is boring. Instead the focus is on creating something that is unique, unexpected and has an edge.

Julia Selin

Julia Selin is a Swedish artist/illustrator who is currently studying at the Fine Arts Academy of Umeå. Her contemplative  sketches and paintings are captivating. You can get hold of her work at Bakers Dozen.

Sanna Annukka

Sanna Annukka is a half Finnish, half English designer and illustrator who draws her creative influences from Finnish folklore and nature. She designed this lovely tin for Marks & Spencer Swiss Biscuit collection.

This is a selection of products she designed for the Christmas Kalevala range 2009. I think the bear brush is genius. Her foxes are cool too.

New Bear

Corners

Hello friends. Happy New Year! Mine was blissfully uneventful which is exactly what I wanted. My picture wall has featured on the blog before but I’ve done some reorganizing and I  have some new additions that I wanted to feature.

I got the little bird house from my cousin Xanthe. Its made by  Amelia Smith, she makes jewelery as well so check her site out. The framed etchings on the left wall are by the very talented Ali Aschman who now lives in New York. The big etching is called ‘All Secrets Sleep in Winter Clothes’. The painting on the right wall is by Andrzej Nowicki, he also lives in New York.

I got this ceramic hunter/cat man from my lovely cousin Grace for christmas. Isn’t he cool? She found him in a little antique store in Namibia.

Dressed to the nines and party time.

Well it is time for the most overrated holidays of the year…New Years Eve! I hope that whatever you are doing it is awesome. Here is a drawing I did in the spirit of dressing up fancy.

Thank you for reading my blog. Its always nice to hear from you so if you have any comments and/or suggestions let me know. I hope to continue to improve the blog and share some interesting/beautiful things with you next year.

Ouma

I think the bow on the back of this little playsuit is just lovely. Find it and other pretty things at Ouma’s etsy store.

Craig Ward

Craig Ward is a  senior designer and art director at Gray (New York).  His portfolio mainly includes typographical work but I liked this matreshka set the most. It is based on the childrens rhyme about the old lady that swallowed a fly.

Drinking out of the freckled cup

Drinking out of the freckled cup is a celebration of beautiful things through the medium of photography. The website is a visual feast. They are open to submissions through their flickr group so if you are appreciator of aesthetics and use a camera go and submit something!

Lindsay Perkins

Lindsay Perkins did some creative packaging design for Nezinscot farm. The farm produces organic and sustainable which Perkins expressed through the use of materials and the overall design on the packaging. The milk carton is reusable and uses the typographical information as decorative elements.

Similarly, the paper wrapped products are recyclable and made from grass seed. On the pacakging all the products names are shown and the correct product is circled. A good example of green design that is aesthetically pleasing too!