Three reasons why I love Paul Smith
(image source and interview with Paul Smith)
1) Collections:
Paul Smith is one of my most favourite designers. It’s the careful juxtaposition of tailored pieces and androgynous shapes; yet with feminine charm and the occasional floral print which makes his collections so appealing to me and my existing wardrobe.
(SS2011 and AW2011 collections. Images via Style.com)
2) Spectacles:
I recently bought a pair of Paul Smith glasses and noticed that the frame had a tiny bicycle discreetly embossed on the inner tip of the left arm; later learning that all Paul Smith frames have differing miniature images.
(images)
3) Fragrances:
Have you smelt these? NO?? Well go get sniffing then!
23 May 2011 / 7 notes
Penguin’s Great Food Series
Coralie Bickford-Smith, senior designer at Penguin has created a beautiful set of front covers for Penguin’s Great Food Series. The series comprises of twenty titles from the last four hundred years of food writing. Great typography, pretty prints, clever choice of colour…and all about food?? I must get collecting.
27 Apr 2011 / Notes
“Tetrometroes utilises the strict road system that makes up Manhattan and uses it as a stage for play, creating the world’s largest Tetris board.”
20 Feb 2011 / 89 notes
“The Elastic Band - Taking an everyday object to its extreme, we chose the ordinary elastic band. When the band is stretched to certain lengths and then strummed, different notes can be made. When played in a particular order, popular songs from various genres of music can be played using only one elastic band”
20 Feb 2011 / 2 notes
