Gift Guide / / Indoor Gardener

What do you buy for the person who already has everything? Well, I can think of a thing or two...

Welcome to the weekly gift-guide: I am delighted to be sharing with you unique, inspiring & significant gift ideas on Rachael's blog. This week I bring you ideas for the indoor gardener. I hope these gift ideas inspire you. Enjoy, Hannah.

Orla Kiely classic green designed plant pot via John Lewis.

Set of 3 cream margery plant pots by John Lewis.

Unique glass hanging teardrop or round indoor gardening planter by FlathersCreations via Etsy.

Small white wallhanging indoor planter by LandMstudio via Etsy.

 

Tiny woolly pocket indoor planter by Garden Beet via Notonthehighstreet.

 

Spout design pot or planter by The Orchard via Notonthehighstreet.

 

DENY Designs / / Fun Trays & Coasters!

Happy Friday! We are so excited about some very fun new products with our licensing partners DENY Designs! They have created new trays & coasters that are not only practical but gorgeous & are perfect for showing off some of our Autumn designs like our '50's Inspired', 'Abstract Border' & 'Organic Retro Leaves'. These beauties are so versatile & DENY Designs have even come up with 7 unique ways to use them! On October 18th they are giving you 20% off all trays so you can grab a colourful bargain! You can choose between to 2 classic shapes; rectangle or square for the trays & the coasters can come with a lovely bamboo holder.

Shop the trays & coasters or to browse our full collection including summer brights or autumn shades visit the website!

'Abstract Border' rectangle tray

'50's Inspired' rectangle tray

'Organic Retro Leaves' square tray

'Abstract Border' coaster set

'50's Inspired' coaster set

'Organic Retro Leaves' rectangle tray & coaster set

DENY Designs / / Cozy discount!

Today DENY Designs are offering a lovely 25% off all throw blankets! To get the discount you need to use the code: cozyup25 This offer is only for one day so hurry & grab one of our super cozy & colourful throws! We have a selection of gorgeous autumn coloured patterns, perfect for the cold nights!

You can find our collection of throw blankets here or you can shop the entire collection including bedding, throw pillows, clocks & even shower curtains!

50's Inspired throw blanket

Abstract Border throw blanket

Contemporary throw blanket

Organic Retro Leaves throw blanket

Textured Honesty throw blanket

ABSPD Alumni / / Mel Smith

So many of our ABSPD Alumni have been up to great & exciting things & we love sharing their fantastic news! In the run up to the next series of M2 of the e-course we will be sharing some of our alumni successes! Which you can also see more of in our Success Stories Facebook album!

Mel Smith is another of our very successful alumni! Having spent a few years freelancing & working in  a small greetings card company, Mel is now working on her own projects. Her designs have been sold in John Lewis & several other stores nationwide. She is currently running a Kickstarter project to raise money to create an eco-friendly, patterned notebook collection. She is also attending Top Drawer/Home 2014 where she plans to fully launch her brand 'Mel Smith Designs' with a selection of lampshades, cushions, kitchen textiles as well as her notebooks.

She has also recently launched a licensed collection with Keka Cases & has designed cute wedding stationery for a friend.

We wish Mel good luck with launching at Top Drawer/Home 2014! You can visit her on her website, blog, Facebook or Twitter.

If you are interested in ‘The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design (the e-course)’ we are thrilled to announce we are running a new series (starting on August 19th 2013) Register here. Also, don’t miss out on our next run of Module 2 ‘Creating Your Professional identity’ which is running 19th August 2013! Brought to you by Rachael Taylor and Beth Kempton.

Rachael on Twitter: @rachtdesign Beth on Twitter: @DoWhatYouLoveXx

You can also read some magic words from some our past students who have gone on to achieve some amazing things!

Typography Friday: Urban Outfitters!

Happy typography Friday!
Recently Urban Outfitters increased their home range & we are completely in love with everything from boom box floor cushions to gorgeous rugs. Today we are featuring some of their fab wall art by some fantastic designers!

Keys of Life Wall Art by Dale Edwin Murray

Everything Is OK Wall Art by Nicole Thompson 

Best Of Times Wall Art by Laurie Szujewska

Fancy Seeing Vintage By Hemingway

Drunk By Nicole Thompson

Me + You By Nicole Thompson

LOVE By Hanna Melin

And for those who like a bit of character...

Cats Wall Art by J. Camilleri

Circus Horse Wall Art by Stacie Swift 

Ohh Deer Kaholawe Print by Kris Tate

Ohh Deer Bob Wall Art by Jamie Mitchell

Ohh Deer Bison Wall Art by Sandra Dieckmann

HOME London (round up - part 1)

Following from our Luminosity post yesterday we wanted to share a further selection of images showcasing some of our favourite stands at HOME.

The below photographs are from the super talented Clarissa Hulse & Surfacephilia. We loved Clarissa's rich, bright luxurious colours; her stand was warm, beautiful & inviting.

It was also lovely to catch up with Surfacephila, we admired her elegant decorative exhibition & her contemporary take on detailed, ornate & bohemian patterns.

Above images Clarissa Hulse

 Above images Surfacephilia

Luminosity

Today I wanted to introduce to you the lovely Luminosity. We were lucky enough to neighbour their beautiful stand at HOME, London recently. Their minimalist styling & warm grey tones perfectly complimented their artistic & innovative lighting.

We are big Luminosity fans & were so thrilled to hear their exciting news when they announced Luminosity as the winner of 'Best Newcomer'. Everyone one around us really wanted them to win, the award was more than well deserved! Well done Claire & Rob! (I cheered & screamed very loudly for them!).

You can visit their website here, follow them on Facebook & Twitter.