I’m happy to be introduced to xobruno, a handmade bag label in Portland, Oregon. Founded by Michelle Kline (who named the company after her grandmother), xobruno features unique and stylish leather, canvas and wool bags, that are handcrafted with quality and care. (more…)

If you’re one who loves editing in Photoshop, you’ll enjoy this set of humorous iPlate series by French illustrator Todd Borka. Available in four designs, each iPlate features a Photoshop tool function, namely, Import Food, Edit Food, Image Size, and Ctrl Z (undo). (more…)

Here’s a peek at the spring/summer 2011-12 lookbook of NZ fashion store Mondegreen, which is filled with fun and whimsical concepts. Creative and art direction by Di Fuller of 2Di4Design. More pictures here.

Photography: Stephen Tilley

Here’s a selection of home goods from Best Made Company, that will make great holiday gifts for those who appreciate minimal well-made designs. My top two picks are the glass jug of organic maple syrup, and the mushroom knife!

I have to get my hands on Penguin’s Great Food series, which brings “the finest food writing from the last 400 years.” I’m particularly fond of the gorgeous book covers by London-based award-winning designer Coralie Bickford-Smith.

I love every single cover design of the entire 20-book collection, that I can’t decide on a few to feature here. Each book in the series features a beautiful ceramic vessel, that is relevant to the book, the period it was written in, and the kitchen implements used for the recipes in the book.

These beautiful and couldn’t-be-better worded wall decals by Urbanwalls make me smile! They are the creations of Vancouver-based graphic designer, Danielle Hardy, who also writes a lovely blog, sharing her design inspiration and bits of her life. Shown here are House Rules and Simple Things wall decals, which will instantly dress up any contemporary home, and remind you to laugh lots …

Beautiful styling with stamps, stationery and happy objects by Simone Barter, as seen on the latest issue of Paper Runway – Made By Hand. Check out other paper artwork, and articles on the new issue here. {via}

Photography: © Lisa Ford

Winter Blues – a beautiful painting by Anna Emilia. Love the floral motifs and the gorgeous shades of blue!