As you know, I love colour and pattern. And if you’re a regular here, you may also know that I do a little (amateur)…
I usually write about things designed and made by other people, so today’s post feels rather strange. And not a little scary. Drum roll please, I’ve opened an…
Following our trip to the inspirational West Dean College last weekend, today’s Friday Five is inspired by contemporary craft, artisans and designer/makers. 1. History…
I was instantly smitten when I saw these beautiful hand-made books from BOUND. They combine contemporary design and colour with the traditional art and…
These gorgeous new contemporary patterned papers passed the ‘smile test’ with flying colours when they dropped into my inbox the other day. We wrote…
I wrote a while back about my obsession with traditional Japanese decorative papers, and mentioned that the one of the best places in the…
In a previous Colour + Pattern = Joy! feature back in March I promised to write more about Chiyogami paper, which is a bit…