Original artwork created by Lov Li designer Jan Keenan for a kitchen wares company.
Having to explain what a 'surface pattern' designer is sometimes not easy. Everyone seems to think being a designer is all about Graphics. Pattern and Prints are all around us. Being a surface pattern designer can involve creating something as everyday as the print your oven glove.
Friend of Lov Li Lou Jones is a Birmingham street style blogger/ Image taker and fashionista spotter. She gave us a nice mention in her interview with Fused Mags Area Student Guide 2011
Opening: William Pope. L 'Child
Friday 16 September 86 Heath Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4AR
6.30-9pm
Eastside Projects
We are loving these new foodie themed design which have just been added to Lov Li's 2012 design collection. They have been created by one of our Lov Li designers, Georgina Papadopoullou.
These will no doubt be snapped up to be printed on some summery kitchen wares
All our designs are available for sale or license.
©Georgina Papadopoullou / Lov Li
©Georgina Papadopoullou / Lov Li
©Georgina Papadopoullou / Lov Li
©Georgina Papadopoullou / Lov Li
©Georgina Papadopoullou / Lov Li
Summer is almost over but here are some lovely late summer inspiration boards
Any surface pattern designers out there looking for a book to inspire and get the creative juices flowing, should check out the Print and Pattern book.
Even better, Lov Li are featured in the book and have been featured in the blog many times
It features over 750 colour illustrations and is compiled by the creator of the cult blog of the same name
Monday is always a day for thinking of new ideas, getting inspired and creative...here are some lovely summery images to inspire....
below: greeting cards by yellow house handmade
We really love this exhibition currently on at the BALTIC gallery in Gateshead by Maurizio Anzeri. You can also buy our Lov Li cards from the Baltic shop.
MAURIZIO ANZERI
25 June 2011 - 2 October 2011
Maurizio Anzeri's unusual working process brings together found photographs and embroidery. Using portraits from the 1930s and 1940s collected at flea markets, Anzeri overlays abstract designs by sewing intricately patterned threads directly onto the photographic surface. Obscuring part of the photograph he both hides and heightens certain features of the face. His precise juxtapositions transform the discarded image, giving his portraits a disquieting and psychological presence.
Our Lov Li cards are now available to buy through not on the High Street. Visit www.notonthehighstreet.com/lovli and get shopping!!
The Lov Li brand is a hub for new young UK design talent and we work with some of the best illustrators and designers to create trend led greeting cards and journals.
Our design ranges are very diverse and our current in house card range features a host of characters from Kioko, Aki and Yumi our funky Japanese dolls, to Spike, Neil and Spot our infamous nosey sausage dog.
All of our cards and journals are made from recycled paper or from sustainable forests. All products are designed and printed in the UK.
Keep your eyes peeled for our Lov Li new products which we will be launching shortly on notonthehighstreet.com.
Looking through some of the original artwork which has been published by The Art Group over the last couple of years....all 127 designs!! Wow wee :)
Today is all about creating some new designs for WHSmith's 2013 stationery ranges
Here are some designs we created for this years ranges, which can be bought from WHSmith stores right now.
artwork by Lov Li Rachel Taylor 2011-2012 A5 1 Day Per Page Mid Year Patchwork and Flowers Diary
artwork by Lov Li designer Jan Keenan
2011-2012 Slim Week to View Patchwork Stripe Diary
'So Far So Bad' silkscreen print by Andy Smith
£50.00
£8.00
£15.00
all available from the Soma Gallery
