WE LOVE: CABIN PORN...

Inspiration for a quiet place, your quiet place, somewhere. We all need one of those.

Images via CABIN PORN

HAPPENINGS: CHRISSIE ABBOTT...

Today we are introducing a new series on the blog...HAPPENINGS. Here we will look at what our artists have been up to over the past months. For our first artist, we have decided to look at CHRISSIE ABBOTT. Chrissie's work for AHD PAPER CO. has been amongst our most popular, with her YOU ARE AMAZING card and posterWRAP one of our universal favourites. Her YOU ARE AMAZING posterWRAP was recently featured in the HOME Magazine Victoria's HERALD SUN.

Here just a few of the wonderful projects UK's CHRISSIE ABBOTT has been working on lately:

HAR MAR SUPERSTAR MIXTAPE: Chrissie was asked by Artiza to create imagery to accompany HAR MAR SUPERSTAR'S MIXTAPE  'Sensual Brunch.'

TYLER & LOUISE ART DIRECTION, ILLUSTRATION AND TYPOGRAPHY: Chrissie designed wedding invite for the couple Tyler and Louise.

BEATRICE ELI ILLUSTRATION & TYPOGRAPHY: Chrissie worked on Beatrice Eli's new EP 'It's Over.'

PHOTOWALL ILLUSTRATION:  Chrissie was commissioned through NU agency to create a wallpaper design for PHOTOWALL who produce limited edition murals and wallpaper.

 NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL & ILLUSTRATION: Chrissie was asked to create a collage of approximately 120 Mitt Romney faces for an article featured in the New York Times Magazine.

ASOS AUSTRALIA COLLECTION: Chrissie worked on the branding and imagery for the new and exclusive ASOS AUSTRALIA COLLECTION. This included logo design and rendering, backdrop design for live events and media.

All images via CHRISSIE ABBOTT

WE LOVE: JOINERY LIVING...

We have currently fallen HARD for the simple aesthetic of JOINERY LIVING. Based in NYC, of course... I'm not even sure I can get my hands on some if I wanted too. It's calm living, with an emphasis on natural materials, beautiful wooden pieces, ceramics I go weak at the knees for, and don't even get me started on those blankets. Below is our WISH LIST from JOINERY LIVING...

All images via JOINERY

LUMIERE ART + CO. - 'WISH I WERE THERE'

Our friend Emma Cleine is the women behind LUMIERE ART + CO. We met Emma a few years back at a LIFE INSTYLE TRADE SHOW, we were situated across from each other and hit it off. Every year we swap products, so we are lucky enough to own a few beautiful cushions from Emma. He wares are handprinted in her studio in the Mornington Peninsula, and everything is made in Australia. Emma's latest foray into textiles, in particular bedding, has been a very successful one. Yesterday she was featured on everyone's favourite design blog, THE DESIGN FILES...

In addition to her current STOCKISTS, Emma has recently opened her ONLINE STORE, make sure you take a look...

Images via THE DESIGN FILES

SPACES CURRENTLY INSPIRING US...

Many things inspire us when choosing new artists and collaborating on works for their collection with AHD... and living spaces are one of our biggest inspirations. What would people want to hang in their home? You see, we've always encouraged people to re-use their AHD PAPER CO greeting cards, to frame and hang it in their homes, or use washi tape to fix it to their wall, and with the addition of our posterWRAP, this is even more true. Here are some spaces that currently inspire us as we are about to embark on a new collection, complete with new artists to AHD...

Images complete with their original links via HERE

NEW STOCKIST: THE WOODSFOLK ON THE DESIGN FILES...

One of our fabulous new stockists, THE WOODSFOLK were recently featured on THE DESIGN FILES. We are thrilled to have them stocking a selection of our cards amongst the rest of their carefully selected wares. Amber, store owner, is also behind DOWN TO THE WOODS, and has immaculate taste. I can't wait to visit them when next we are in Melbourne...in the meantime we will continue to swoon over their LOGO design. A big congrats to The Woodsfolk on the recent opening of their store...

Images via THE DESIGN FILES and first image via THE WOODSFOLK.