{ Skinny laMinx: Wild Flowers }

I’m always excited to see what gorgeous new designs Heather Moore creates for her label Skinny laMinx, so I was thrilled to see the lovely animation she created to promote her new collection ‘Flower Dreams’. The centerpiece of this collection is ‘Wild Flowers’ which is a large-scale two colour screenprinted design available in four colourways: Strawberry Humbug, Lemon Humbug, Strawberry Plum and Lemon Plum. For more Skinny laMinx loving you can visit the blog, shop on etsy or read a previous post here.

{ The fine art of printing }

In 1555 Christoffel Plantin opened a printing establishment in Antwerp, Belgium called the Gilded Compass. 21 years later he moved into a building that now houses the Plantin Moretus Museum.

It is here that Plantin created one of the world’s leading printing and publishing houses and the reason why he became known as the most important printer of his era.

After Plantin’s death his son-in-law Jan Moretus took over the firm and today the museum houses the printing offices, workshop, library and printing room, all of which have been preserved in their original state.

This museum is a must see for all lovers of typography and printing. The museum houses an original Gütenberg Bible, the world’s two oldest printing presses, original typographical matrices by Garamond and the first printed Atlas. If this doesn’t get you weak at the knees – which it should, there are over 30 rooms filled with beautiful printing archives, artworks and printing equipment.

The museum also organises workshops on printing techniques and typography and seems to be very child friendly.

Photos by Design Loving and Iwona Marczak

{ Take a Seat }

South African product designer Liam Mooney has an outstanding selection of chairs as part of his signature range. I’m all over The Lowveld Stool which is based on the organic form of a tractor seat. You can also have a look at his amazing wine vases here.

{ Ragimals }

Love these Ragimals by Shotopop! They were first made out of fabric, then photographed and re-illustrated. Go check out more of their awesome illustration work here and see their Movember poster featured here.

{ Nancy Straughan Textiles }

Nancy Straughan is a textile designer who lives and works in London. Her work displays a keen eye for detail, bold graphic prints created with a strong sense of texture and an organic colour palette. Inspired by motifs seen in Scandinavian and 1950’s textiles, Nancy’s designs are perfect not only for homeware fabrics, but also fashion and wallpaper.

Even though Nancy has only recently finished art school, she has already created such an amazing design collection and brand. She is definitely an artist we can expect big things from in the future. So keep your eyes open for her latest work featured on her blog and Etsy shop.

{ Clever Clockwork }

This must be the coolest clock I’ve ever seen! Designed by Christiaan Postma from the Netherlands, the clock tells time through artful evolution of lines which spell out the time from one through to twelve. These screen grabs can in no way do the clock justice, so visit Christiaan’s site to see the clock in action - it’s brilliant!

{ Darling Clementine }

Darling Clementine is a Norwegian design duo known for their delightful illustration work. They have such a beautiful product range, from cushions to stationery and prints. On top of this, you might recognise their commissioned designs for well-known brands like Kate Spade and Ferm Living. Visit their site to see more great products like their 2012 calendar!

Photo Credits: Nina Ruud

{ Inka Christmas }

Inky Co. is a new Melbourne based online stationery and gift-wrapping store with an environmentally friendly business philosophy. Their products will make any stationery lover swoon, especially these fabulous Christmas gift packs. I love their Inka range, but they have a ton of other fabulous ranges too, plus, they are really well priced. Follow the Inky Co. blog to stay up to date and see their cool DIY tutorials!

{ Keep Drawing }

keep drawing from studio shelter on Vimeo.

{ Felt & Gravity }

Super cool collection by Amy Hunting. Love everything about it!

{ Movember }

November has become better known as Movember as Mo Bros from across the world grow moustaches to show their support and raise awareness and funds for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men. Together with Mo Sistas, this growing phenomenon has inspired over 1.1 million supporters to participate. So Bros, show your support by strutting a Mo, and Sistas, get involved by supporting your Bros or buying this freakin awesome print by Shotopop, with proceeds going to The Prostate Cancer Charity. For more info on Movember visit this site.

For some hilarious Snor(Mo) tips visit Frikkie Awesome. Unfortunately the tips are only in Afrikaans, but they’ll be featuring some great looking Mo’s during the month.

{ Congrats Cape Town }

This morning Cape Town was named World Design Capital 2014. The elected city was revealed on the closing day of the International Design Alliance Congress in Taipei. This prestigious accolade is awarded biennially by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) to cities that are dedicated towards bringing social, economic and cultural change through design centred initiatives. Fellow short-listed cities were Dublin and Bilbao.