inspiration: ana montiel

How amazingly beautiful are these illustrations and artworks by ana montiel!  I love how her work has such a lovely softness to it but feels very graphic at the same time - divine!

shannon x

i am in love with: harvest textiles

I was lucky enough to receive a harvest textiles cushion for christmas and I am totally in love with it. I adore the way they mix colour and pattern and their work feels really special, like owning a piece of art. I recently went to a creative talk where the harvest textiles girls were speaking and I came away feeling incredibly inspired. I have been planning to design a range of homewares for a while now with my sister and hearing all about their journey was just the thing I needed to spur me on - thanks harvest textiles!

shannon x

etsy crush: ashleyg

The first thing I ever bought on etsy was in 2007 and it was a set of prints from ashleyg. I still completely adore those prints and I am in love with all of her new work too. She also has some extra cute pattern designs here - very very inspiring!

shannon x

must have: arite kannavos artwork

Right up there at the tippy tippy top of my love, adore and must have list at the moment is a piece of art by arite kannavos. Everything about her work makes me happy - so so very beautiful!

shannon x

i am in love with: scholten & baijings

I am madly in love with the work of designers scholten & baijings! Their products are incredibly beautiful and I just adore their sense of colour. It is amazing the amount of times I have come across something I love only to discover that they are the designers behind it. Very lovely indeed!

shannon x

inspiration: joan saló

It was love at first sight when I came across the work of artist joan saló! Each of the amazing pieces shown here are created using pen on canvas - so intricate and just so very lovely!

shannon x

inspiration: misato suzuki

I have recently discovered the work of artist misato suzuki and I have to say I have fallen head over heels. Such lovely combinations of colour and shape - just beautiful!

shannon x

inspiration: elephant ceramics

Michele Michael from elephant ceramics designs and makes all of these little lovelies by hand. I completely adore her colour choices and the wonderful painterly look she gives them! The photography by philip ficks is just beautiful too!

shannon x

colour love: lauren clay

I just want every single one of these drawings and paper sculptures by lauren clay. Her sense of colour and colour combinations is truly incredible!

shannon x

i am in love with: paul rand

The work of paul rand is such a huge source of inspiration for me. I definitely think he was one of the best and most influential graphic designers of all time. Also did you know he designed the IBM logo? What a clever clogs!

shannon x

inspiration: madeline weinrib rugs

These rugs from madeline weinrib are just divine! I am really inspired by her use of colour and pattern - simple but very striking!

shannon x

i am in love with: castle

Oh how very lovely is Castle! Rachel Castle is so clever and I seriously want every single thing that she produces. I also love that all of the handmade artworks are sewn by Rachel and her mum - makes me want them even more!

Shannon x