Category Archives: design

Week Eight: Mecox Gardens Art

I have been obsessed with this penguin watercolor by French artist Paule Marrot since I first spotted it while perusing William Laman‘s shop in Montecito over the summer of 2011. When it serendipitously appeared in the latest issue of Anthology magazine (on the wall of a gorgeous home belonging to San Francisco stylist Glenn Jenkins), I was […]

Week Five: Artist Susan Davis

While wrapping Christmas presents, I came across a roll of Caspari’s “Christmas Skaters” paper that I’d carefully stored away. (I was reluctantly using up my stash in anticipation of our move.) Along the edge of the roll was the artist’s name, Susan Davis. I decided to do a Google search and see if she had […]

Week Four: New Egg Press Social Stationery

Are you procrastinating on writing your holiday thank-you’s? Perhaps a bit of motivation is in order! Egg Press has launched a new line of social stationery that is guaranteed to make your note writing a bit more cheery. With five patterns to choose from, each set of 50 A2 notecards + kraft envelopes comes personalized with […]

Week Two: Wayfare Magazine in Print!

Lovers of travel + design, take note: Wayfare Magazine is now available in print! Founder/Editor-in-Chief Erica Dublin and Partner/Creative Director Peggy Wong have put together a stunner of a launch issue: full of stories and photographs that inspire and allow you to daydream about future adventures. Offset-printed on uncoated paper with a stitched binding, the […]

Week Fifty-two: My 2012 Holiday Card/Sideshow Press

Though I’ll never tire of simple, minimalist design for my stationery, 2012 was the year I became obsessed with elaborate envelope liners. The seeds of this obsession were planted in 2010 by Sideshow Press with gorgeous, Audubon-themed liners for a save-the-date, and then in July 2012 with stunning floral liners for a wedding invitation. The […]