Do you know someone who is art mad? Expression through art is a wonderful creative talent that can be both therapeutic and visually gratifying. Maybe you are the artist in the family, and you want to treat yourself? Either way, we have some great gift ideas for artists. Watercolour Pencils This beautiful gift tin of …
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Great Gifts for The Artist in Your Life
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Your Guide to Finding the Perfect Homeware Gifts at Stylistic Shop
Finding the ideal gift isn’t easy. In a time when everything costs more, and people’s finances are squeezed, many of us want to ensure our money is going on a gift that will be well received and loved. The Stylistic shop is a treasure trove of unique and beautifully made products, including fantastic collectables, stunning …
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The Gift of Print
Print is the gift that keeps on giving. Art prints and posters make fantastic presents as they are unique, personal and often uplifting. If you are unsure what to get your loved ones for Christmas, why not select a timeless print that can evoke emotions, brighten a room and inspire? Here, we look at some …
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The Little Sun Diamond Solar Lamps
Let’s throw a little light on the subject of solar lamps because Olafur Eliasson and Frederik Ottesen have created the perfect little light. This beautiful design is stylish, convenient and portable, making it a fantastic accessory for outdoorsy explorers. Perhaps you enjoy long walks, and the nights are starting to get long? Read on to …
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Gestalten – Enriching the Reading Experience
Gestalten is an international publishing house with its finger on the pulse of the literary creative scene. With a vast choice of engaging titles, their aim is simple – to enrich readers’ lives far and wide. They specialise in titles within the following themes: Architecture – A great example is Building For Change. This looks …
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The Art of Poster Design
People have used posters for centuries to spread messages and advertise occasions, goods, and concepts. Posters have continuously shaped our visual environment, from the early days of social and political propaganda to the present day of commercial advertising. Here, we discuss the art of poster design. What Makes an Effective Poster? Poster design is fundamentally …
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Mini Moderns – Patterns With Heart
Mini Moderns is an interiors company that specialises in applied pattern across various products, including fabrics, wallpaper, pillows, carpets, and homeware. It was founded in 2006 by London-based designers Keith Stephenson and Mark Hampshire. The primary collection was purchased by Heal’s, and the brand is still growing, with sales occurring both online and through carefully …
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YUK FUN – Design and Illustration
YUK FUN is an incredibly talented duo of designers and illustrators who design and create unique illustrated apparel from Portslade-by-Sea, UK. This vibrant independent label makes pieces for lovers of animals, vibrant colours, and above all, fun. Almost a Decade of Fun and Colourful Design Lucy Cheung and Patrick Gildersleeves met while studying art and …
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The History of The Coffee Table Book
If you’ve ever wondered about the origins of coffee table books, you are not alone. To understand why we always purchase at least one of these books over the holiday season, we delve into the history of ‘the coffee table book’. Books as Gifts Gift-giving has included books since the eighteenth century. Since then, people …
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Poppy Norton – Statement Jewellery With Design at the Core
From her workshop in north London, Poppy Norton creates spectacular, design-driven jewellery Poppy, who had her first training in product design at Central Saint Martins, then worked as an interior stylist, art director, and trend reporter for a variety of clients, including The Guardian, Grand Designs Magazine, Channel 4, and WGSN. Here we look at …
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Posterlad
Simple shapes and bold colours make Posterlad prints really standout. Czech designer Vratislav Pecka is the man behind the designs, he uses simple shapes and bold colour to create his designs that echo the Bauhaus movement and the works of Klee and Kandinsky but in a more modern style. The designs of the posters, …
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People Will Always Need Plates
In a 1988 BT advert Maureen Lipman told her son Antony, who hadn’t done well in his GCSEs but did pass pottery, that ‘people will always need plates’. Ex-RCA ceramist Hannah Dipper and designer Robin Farquhar used Pauline’s wise words for the name of their business. People Will Always Need Plates brings high quality, low …
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Eye for London Prints
Eye for London Prints is a creative design studio led by artists with a passion for the urban culture of the city. Their eclectic mix of London-inspired illustrations features music, architecture and pop culture, and they use a distinctive blend of minimalist designs and colour bursts that jump from the page and evoke emotion. Their …
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Olafur Eliasson – Little Sun, Big Mission
The Little Sun is small, but serves a very BIG purpose – to provide universal access to clean energy. Little Sun’s founders, artist Olafur Eliasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen collaborated to create a portable solar light in 2012. It was initially distributed to people living without electricity in Ethiopia, helping students study at night and …
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David Shrigley
Heavily influenced by the Dada movement which focuses on art and anti art, Turner Prize nominated David Shrigley or D. Shrig combines simplistic art with words, often with a deadpan undertone that you aren’t quite expecting, satirizing average human interactions using his signature child-like style. If you haven’t heard of him before you have …
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Crispin Finn
If you’ve visited, walked or driven past our Belper Studio & Shop you may have seen our Working Hard/Hardly Working door sign, a play on words enhanced by the striking design. This is just one of the brilliant pieces that we will be stocking from Crispin Finn, specialists in paper-based goods from practical planners and …
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