designerlicious

Hard at work, our design team…who only stopped designing to pose for photos or eat from the cheese platter.

5 pairs of hands do NOT make light work.. especially when you are working on a miniature model!

I have decided to post every Tuesday about things I love designed and made by other bloggers…..









Today I love BESPOKE PRESS. (Blog) (Shop)




If I ever got married again I would love to get some gorgeously decadent invitations made by the talented people behind Bespoke Press.

Letterpress (in my opinion) is one of the most beautiful forms of printing. In a world where everything is going digital and mass produced, there is something spiritually soothing about the tactile and embossed surface of a letterpress print.




There are quite a few places where you can acquire letterpress invitations, stationary, prints, business cards etc, but I think it is the intricate and detailed work of Bespoke Press that sets them apart. Reading their blog gives a great insight into the amount of work that actually goes into each and every individual print, from design stage up, to the finished product.




Bespoke Press along with doing custom orders, also sell a range of prints, cards and note cards.

I have often thought of maybe getting some business cards done, but I do not think I could bring myself to hand over “my precious” gorgeous letterpress cards to random people.

I absolutely adore the stunning typography below……









Rich colours with intricate detail designs…. (*droolworthy*)

These are the type of invitations that you couldnt bear to throw away.




All Images courtesy of Bespoke Press.




I am sure I am not alone when I say I wish I could learn this beautiful style of printmaking. If anyone knows of place that offers courses in Letterpress in the Brisbane area, please let me know.

I attended the Euroluce showroom opening last night in Brisbane. There were heaps of gorgeous light fittings, which looked great in the semi industrial / warehouse space.

Here is one of my favourites……

Cicatrices
Designer: Philippe Starck
Year: 1998.

Below are some images of the night….. did I mention it was a beach party.

Ethereal - the things dreams are made of.

The Field of light installation by Bruce Munro, is so beautiful and ethereal it should have been called field of dreams.

This installation project was installed in October 2008 on the grassy roof of the visitor’s centre at the Eden Project in Cornwall.

“ The field of light  was originally conceived fifteen years ago during a trip through central Australia. The red desert had an incredible feeling of energy; ideas seemed to radiate from it along with the heat. The field of light installation was one idea that landed in my sketch book and kept on nagging at me… it just had to be done” Bruce Munro

All Images courtesy of Field of light website - click here

How beautiful would an installation of these look in a quiet corner of the garden. A special whimsical place that brings back childhood daydreams of faeries in the bottom of the garden.

Only just recently I realised the importance of surrounding myself with things that I find beautiful and inspiring. This is not a new concept by any means, but I think it has taken on new meaning and importance in the last couple of years. With everything that is going on in the world (fire storms, financial crisis, wars… to name a few) there more and more things that cause stress and anxiety in our lives.  How refreshing to have that little thing; wether it be a painting, a special peice of furniture, a handmade bag or anything else, however simple,  that makes you smile just once a day.