Anu Tuominen

As I told you in my last post, I adore the works of Finnish artist Anu Tuominen. I saw some of them in the Museum of modern art in Espoo called EMMA this summer.

Her artwork is so full of joy, colors and humor. Her pieces seem to tell us to pause for a moment and notice the beauty in our everyday lifes.

Visit her portfolio and be inspired.

I also found a good article about Anu Tuominen on the site of Helsinki's museum of contemporary art KIASMA.

Artworks shown:

Mehuja / Juice; 2003

Fleur De Sel; 2002

kirjan sivu / book page; 1998

red + yellow + blue + black + white (crocheting); 2003

Real Colour Circles, Atelier 340 Muzeum, Brussels; 2005

(All images from Anu Tuominen's portfolio)

Doni's Delis

I was so inspired by the Flickr photostream of Italian weaver Donatella (Doni) Chiesa, that I thought I'd share some of my favorites with you.

In her own words: "I studied weaving in Italy and then I did a course in Bradford - UK - in Textile Design for handwovens, which is quite a popular course among handweavers. It was the place where I really understood how to get inspiration - literally from anything! - and to translate it into fabric with different structures. What I love about weaving is that you create fabric from an idea and the result is always unique and truly yours!"

Find more of Doni's lovely work on her Flickr photostream and blog.

(All images by Donatella Chiesa)

Pillows, pillows, pillows

Just a very quick post today with some lovely pillow-finds I made recently. If only my sofa was big enough for all of these beauties.
Starting from top left: Rainy Day Cushion from Donna Wilson, Doily Pillow Cover from Nuka, Lines And Arrows Cushion from Be Still, Handmade Vintage Cushion Cover from Loll&Lie, Star Pillow by Alyssa Zukas from Urban Outfitters, Cushion Cover Painting Cat from Pattern Bakery.

Five Forty: Rag Rugs

Yesterday Re-Nest introduced 10 Things Made from Upcycled Sweaters. That led me to Five Forty, an Etsy shop offering these eco-friendly hand woven rag rugs. They are woven in a special way with recycled textiles used for both warp and weft. 

Wouldn't they be perfect beside the bed? They must feel so soft and warm under your toes in the morning.

(via Re-Nest, all images from Five Forty)

Melin Tregwynt

I found these lovely blankets and cushions from Melin Tregwynt through the lovely blog A Mad Tea Party With Alis. 

Based in Wales, UK Melin Tregwynt combines the tradition of the Welsh doublecloth and blankets with modern patterns and gorgeus colors.

Some products are available online via StylishLife you can also contact Melin Tregwynt directly through their website to make orders.

(images from Melin Tregwynt)

IKEA fabrics

IKEA has some great new fabrics available. I love these bold and graphic versions.

Clockwise from top left: IKEA PS Batik, IKEA PS Tott, ANNMARIE blue, SUSANNA striped. 

And below: SUSANNA spruce.

Inleaf

Aren't these textiles from Inleaf just lovely? Lotta Helleberg, a Swedish native and graphic designer founded Inleaf in 2003. For the printing Lotta coats leafs with fabric paint and presses them onto fabric to create towels, napkins, pillows, totebags and scented sachets. To learn more about her and her work visit her website and to buy her products visit her Etsy shop.
(via jodiijodii)

Origami Pillows from Urban Outfitters

Love these: Origami Pigeon Pillow and Origami Squares Pillow. Both from Urban Outfitters.

Rie Elise Larsen

Pretty textiles and home accessoires from danish stylist and designer Rie Elise Larsen.
Rie also has a range of inspirational shots on her website, go have a look! The white floors, the light feeling. Perfect.
Check out the store locator on her site to find online shops carrying her products.
(via fryd + design)

Donna Wilson

Welcome to Donna Wilson's wonderland. Donna is a textile and product designer, her creations are playful, tactile and bright. She uses a lot of color and it's just fun to look at her knitted creatures. On her website there are available knitted products, as furnishings and creatures and also stationery. Besides she designed a range of products that are available at SCP: lovely trays, these wooden dolls called "forest folk" and furniture. Both links are definitely worth a visit to see more of her work.

Hella Jongerius for IKEA

Hella Jongerius designed these lovely wallhangings called Mikkel, Gullspira and Pelle for the IKEA-Unicef programme. Each wallhanging is made from beginning to end by one woman. On the back of the works are the names of IKEA, Hella Jongerius and the embroidered name of the woman who made it. 

Check out Hella Jongerius' website for more information about this project and a lot of other really inspiring work.

Below are some scetches by Hella Jongerius. I always enjoy to see work in progress and to get an idea of how designers/artists work.

 

(found via Bloesem)

Stiksel

To continue with bold black and white typographic patterns I'll show you these teatowels by stiksel. They are screenprinted on linen or cotton in Rotterdam, Netherlands. And I love them.

Sale at jodii

Jodii, run by the german designer Sophie, offers a range of handmade home accessories. For example beautiful handprinted bed linens, or handembroidered cushions. They are fresh and bright, and some are now on sale. Check out her shops on etsy and dawanda. And she has a new blog, too.

Naomi Ito fabrics in Twins' Garden shop

I'm in love with these fabrics designed by Naomi Ito. I would like to make some curtains, or a cushion, or a patchwork blanket out of these.
I saw these in the nice fabric online shop Twins' Garden. They are based here in Germany, but they ship world-wide.
Fabrics shown above: Natural Tossed Flowers, Pink Scattered Dots, Natural Blooms, Aqua Tossed Flowers
Look at the Twins' Garden blog, it's lovely!

Marimekko's spring-collection

Marimekko's spring-collection is up on their website. Here are some of my favorites.

From top left: Kissanminttu by Erja Hirvi, Ruutukaava by Maija Louekari, Valmuska by Erja Hirvi (this colorway is from the fall collection 2008, but the pattern has a spring colorway in orange), Kanteleen kutsu by Sanna Annukka.

John Pour Home

I like typography, and it's great, when you can decorate your home with it. You could use for example these typography rugs by John Pour Home. John himself want's to change "the way we think of rugs". His rugs are cut by hand and made of 5 mm thick felt.
I would love to have this doormat, which would welcome my guests with a warm yellow hello.

The home and textile designs of Mette Antero Kjaer

Mette is a danish ceramist and designer of children's clothes. In addition to that she has a beautiful, very light and scandinavian home, where she lives with her husband and her son.
The white walls and floors make a wonderful background to the splashes of colour. The combination of white and colour always inspires me.




Here are some of her cheerful clothes for children, for which she uses vintage fabrics:




Find Mettes blog called Mettes Potteri here , you can buy her children's clothes right here and find her ceramics here.