Spitalfields Life - Snow Men, Women, Creatures

The Gentle Author has a lovely post today - 'East End Snowmen' click here to see the full selection of lovely snow people and creatures...

We love Paul Dignan's paintings.

Full marks for packaging.
The San Fernando Valley Mercantile Company.

2013 diaries now in stock

New prints from Dynamo Works

Printed in Edinburgh.
£40 each, availablbe now from Shelf.

The Central Lettering Record

Recently we saw a little exhibition of type and signage at Central St. Martins College of Art.
It shows a tiny selection of the thousands of images and objects in the collection which is curated by Phil Baines and Catherine Dixon. Find out more here.
We were pleased to see some of the vintage enamel and copper letters we sell online.
We WILL get more of these in the shop soon, please email if you would like a particular letter and we can send you a photo of what we have.
The AG in the bottom photo was sent out to a happy customer this week.

(Please excuse the photographs, taken in a hurry with a phone!)

We have our new premises confirmed for our Christmas Pop-Up shop and the new stock has started to arrive.

We were really pleased yesterday when a big box full of beautifully turned wooden apples and pears arrived from Jim Stephen of the Dundee Wood Turners Club. They are gorgeous.

We keep having to stop for a tea break however, just to use our lovely new teapot designed by Elisabeth Dunker.

Check it all out at Shelf.

Makers & Brothers

This week is London Design week, there are far too many swishy things to see, and parties to go to....
Its so refreshing to see that one of our favourite shops, SCP has some 'earthy' stuff going on from Makers & Brothers
There will be live basket making in the front window by Irish willow weaver Kathleen McCormick!
Go see it if you can....

Wave Hello & Paper Flags

Hello Hello, apologies for the non blogging...things happen...

Anyway, we have these paper flags in the shop, nice to wave Hello to you again!

Gunta stolzl at the Barbican

We just went to a talk and exhibition at the Barbican -

Gunta Stolzl - A Daughter's Perspective.

In the words of the Barbican - 

'Join Monica Stadler as she recalls her mother Gunta Stölzl’s memories, anecdotes and friendships made during her time as a student and as the pioneering master of the weaving workshop at the Bauhaus.'

The exhibition is on until August 12th. More info here. 

Highly recommended.

Library

Beautiful new library designed by CZWG at Canada Water, nice and flared, covered in aluminium.....

Snow!

The girl with the seven horses

See the story here
Here

Tatiana Blass - Penelope

Just discovered this Brazilian artists work, this is just one installation from 2011.
Her paintings and works on paper are worth a look as well, have a look HERE