Treasure troves.

The one thing that is killing me about working full time (designing very... 'festive' shall we say... retail work) is that I don't have an awesome studio in which to luxuriate amongst pretty things and really feel inspired every day. My main focus for the coming years is to develop a library of books, magazines and trinkets that will create my dream studio. I thought for this post I'd share with you some of the real gems I have come across, for artwork, homewares, stationery - anything really.

Follow Store is based in Surry Hills, Sydney. While I'm not fortunate enough to have visited it in the flesh I spent countless hours perusing the wares available on the online store.


among some of my favourite picks are these little beauties

Lesli beaded necklace - $45.00

Frost Bite T-shirt by Das Monk - $60.00

Raindrops cushion - $80.00

shelf / life showcases a carefully selected range of stationery and homewares from around the world. They stock unique products and have an online store for those not able to get to their bricks and mortar store in Surry Hills. 

My very favourite item online is this daschund (I have a 6 month old daschund puppy and my life now seems to revolve around irregularly long dogs with short legs).

Daschund - $95.00

I first discovered Rachel Castle through her collaboration with Gorman recently and subsequently found myself perusing her web store, with prints, manchester and cushions with her unique designs.

Rachel Castle for Gorman rainbow tank $69.00

Rachel Castle for Gorman beach towel - $79.00
(I want this so badly!)

Random Spot #5 Original print - $320.00

Let me always be with you - Felt & linen piece - SOLD - $590.00

Dawn Tan is a Melbourne based artist who my cousin put me on to. She creates these wonderfully childlike watercolour pieces that have so much charm, innocence and nostalgia for me in their execution.

This work was commissioned by my cousin Lauren for her husband Andy (he's british, can you tell?)

Meaty pillowcase set - $75.00

This Marshamallow bag is part of a series of wearable packaging Dawn created. The marshmallows look so soft you just want to fall asleep on it!

One Small Room is a gem residing in the ever more hipster by the day area of Croydon in Adelaide. Queen street boasts a number of delicious eateries, fashion boutiques and homewares stores but OSR is my personal favourite. You can't buy online unfortunately but they do stock Bespoke Letterpress gift wrap which will be featuring later on. If you're in Adelaide I urge you to go down and have a look at OSR, there are amazing prints for children's rooms, interesting and unique toys, books and homewares.

Well I think those should keep us all occupied for a while - I will post another batch of stores I love very soon!

Dentsu Studio - artwork using sound

Canon Pixma: Bringing colour to life from Dentsu London on Vimeo.

Amazing. 

http://www.dentsu.com/

100 Days

Wow. Jessica Svendsen created 100 versions of a 1955 Josef Müller-Brockmann poster over the course of 100 days. 

 

http://cargocollective.com/100days

The Cassette Society

I recently bought 3 new additions to my wardrobe, made by The Cassette Society. While I love their designs, I've found their sizing to be really inconsistent. I had previously purchased a size 8 skirt that I had intended to wear reasonably high waisted but it is too large, so I wear it on my hips - not a big deal - pretty sure it was designed to not be high waisted anyway... but I ordered a pair of black denim shorts in my recent purchase, chose a size 10 which should be fine (I'm a 10-12 in denim usually) and 2 tops that were size 8.

Utero Rose Triangle Tee

Neon Indian Crochet Tee

Oversized Black Cat Shred Short

Anyway the size 10 shorts which are admittedly described as oversized, were so big that I would have to take them in at least 4 inches just to get them to stay low on my hips without falling off! I don't even think their 8 would have fit me. That really pisses me off - there's no point in making oversize, slouchy fit shorts with a size 10 tag on them if you'd need to be more of a 14 to fit them! The 10 should be made to fit a 10 with the cut they intended. Anyway despite this, both the t-shirts fit perfectly at size 8 and I love them, but it does leave me with little confidence about their sizing.


I've had to put the shorts up on eBay seeing as there's just no way I can get them to stay on me - so if you're interested, you can find them here. They're really nice shorts, I'm devo they don't fit!

Well, first day of summer in Australia and pretty much the whole country has been washed out by rain and storms. Hopefully the weather starts to get its act together soon!

Happy wednesday all. xxx

Stencil

all images from Stencil's Facebook page

I have some extraordinarily talented friends. 

These jewellery pieces were designed by my friend Emma Thomson and are her first collection - called "Beautiful Mistakes" - under her label Stencil. All the items are hand made with love and they are really unique creations.

If you like what you see, and to get your hands on some of these, check out her Facebook page here.

My profile on The Loop

Hey guys, just a link to my professional profile on The Loop. The Loop is a professional networking site for designers/creatives/employers to get exposure, network and even score work. If you're a creative professional living in Australia and you don't yet have a profile on The Loop, I highly recommend you jump on board. Check it out here: Augusta Lindquist

Cumulus

Cumulus Light is available for download

As the title states, I made a font. Its name is Cumulus, and I created it as my major project for my masters degree. I'm in the process of creating other weights in order to release a type family for sale, but for now, Cumulus light is available for download on the following sites:

- DaFont

- Font River

- Fonts 2 U

- Max Fonts

- Web Free Fonts

I haven't actually uploaded it to all of those, but some other people seem to have done it for me (kind of creepy). Anyway it's a unique sans serif font and it is free for personal use. Check it out, I actually did a half decent job!

Buamai

Buamai is a site dedicated to collecting interesting/inspiring/humorous imagery. The curators of the site post images they come across in their daily lives. The site's curators come from creative realms all over the world, such as graphic design, architecture, fashion and art. It's a great site to have a look at when feeling a little beige and uninspired. Get into it!

No Pattern

Both images courtesy of NoPattern's website and are property of Chuck Anderson

Chuck Anderson, of NoPattern Studio is one of my favourite digital artists. His work is alive with colour, light and movement. I am eternally jealous of his success, given that he has virtually no formal training - but with talent like this, what more do you need?

Calling all creatives!

For anyone who has an interest in the creative industries, be it owning a studio/company, freelancers, or those (like me) who are looking for their perfect job, this place is for you.

The Loop is a new and upcoming networking community for those within advertising, design, production and any other form of creative realm, looking to promote themselves or their company, network and make connections.

It is still in the Beta stages but I urge anyone from anywhere in Australia to sign up. You can upload your folio of work, showreel, resume etc and view other people's profiles, search for jobs, send "handshakes" (sort of like poking in Facebook... but without the strange connotations!) and more. As they say "Facebook is for your personal life & The Loop is for your creative professional life - never the two shall meet!"