Colourful Quirky Characters.

I have a weakness for anything that is a great colour, a quirky character or a minature collection. These lovely photos by Caterina Gabelli combine all three so I am sold!

Lucky Boy Sunday.

Love the dreamy styling by Danish Design duo Lucky Boy Sunday.

Mr Peg.

Whenever I'm at the V&A I can't help but have a sneaky peek in the design shop. And this time I picked up this cute Mr Peg card by Alice Melvin, although I think Mr Peg is going to remain updressed as I don't have the heart to cut the card up!

Neat Rows and Collections.

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Much of my inspiration comes from the cummulative beauty of every day objects and the unintentional organisation of sed objects. So I find the work of Lisa Milroy really interesting and can connect with her keen eye for collecting as well as the order and organisation in their presentation.

Box Full of Suprises.

I have been doing a little research on boxes, what people put in them and the suprises that looking inside can hold. This is a really cute example by Thundercut.

Laser Cut Characters.

Really cute laser cut shapes and jewellery by Joanna Rutter. The little characters are really sweet and great inspiration! Could become my sideline if the laser cut plywood takes off!?

Cut. Paint. Stick.

More fun with paperclips... This time adding a touch of colour from the palettes I developed earlier. I love the  finish of the paperclips against the plywood and the distorted shadows will make wonderful prints. I think i can work with this, so this is hopefully the turning point! Things are looking up!

Wooden Paperclips.

I created my own wooden paperclips. I found this gave me more flexibility when manipulating and exploring patterns and it also enables me to add my own colour palettes, whilst maintaining three dimensional qualities of metal paperclips. The wood gives them a much more natural and handmade feel.

My House.

While exploring the possibilities of the cube and transition between 2d and 3d form, I also want to draw on my own personal environment and space. I have been creating nets, that become more complex and organic the more they are deconstructed and reformed. Here I have begun to add simple geometric shapes onto each side of the cube reflecting the shapes of my house. These would never be seen in the below formation unless there were 6 cubes. I like how the elements are abstracted in the 2d form and the way it forms a game as you try to reconstruct the image.

Minute Details.

I absolutely love Maria Hatling's work! It has a really personal undercurrent, just like mine and explores her childhood and memories of growing up in Scandinavia. She unites contemporary elements with tradition and technology with handcrafted imagery. It's perfect!