The IOU Project

IOU project

IOU project

IOU project

Fashion designer Kavita Parmar started a project called The IOU Project and with it came a huge challenge: to design and produce a line of totally unique clothing that would be cool and casual, but no matter how many people bought an item no two would ever be the same (just like an art piece!)

Said Kavita:
“The idea was to create easy classic pieces with a lot of beautifully made details. Of course, since each piece is unique it has its own QR code that takes you to the entire story of the product, the video/pictures of the artisan who made the fabric in India and the artisans who made the garment in Europe.”

The launch is the end of this month, but I’m thrilled to share with you some sneak peeks into their collection as you can see in the above pictures, and of course, a look at their video will unravel more information about the project!

Story of a seed

Story of a seed

Story of a seed

Story of a seed

Story of a seed

Based in Canada, Japneet is the artist behind Story of a Seed — a treasure trove of watercolor works, each with their own narrative notes (as seen on her blog). Like images that belong in a children’s book, they’re rich in color, character and imagery – each of them treading the realm that would appeal to both kids and adults alike.

Laura Carlin

Laura Carlin

Laura Carlin

Laura Carlin

Laura Carlin

Today is going to be one of those days where I’ll be covering one artists in what seems to be a very lengthy (image-wise anyway) post.

And the reason that I’m doing so today is because I am absolutely smitten with the work of Laura Carlin, an award-winning illustrator from the UK. She’s the illustrator behind the book The Iron Man, written by Ted Hughes which was released late last year (I could only find in the UK Amazon website, none in the US yet!) Her style is gorgeous – childlike yet structured, and I’m particularly drawn to her color palette as well.

And not only can she draw and paint on good old fashion paper — she’s doing it on ceramics as well! She’s currently making these gorgeous ceramic pieces that also become her canvas – each one is unique.

Laura Carlin

Laura Carlin

Laura Carlin

She’s represented by Heart Agency where you can see more of her illustrative works and portfolio. As for her ceramic pieces, you can see more of it over on her personal blog. A lot of them have been snapped up already, so you’d better keep a watchful eye on her blog if you’d like to be a collector.

{I originally discovered Laura’s ceramic pieces via Lena Corwin’s blog}

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