Happy Valentine's Day

A New Year

Wishing everyone a very happy 2013!

It's been awhile...

We've been quiet for some time, but have something to shout about. The ever-creative and super-informative newsletter extraordinaire team at goop recently contacted us to create stationery to feature on their Entertaining Prep newsletter this week. Well, when goop comes calling...

A decorative border and a punchy colour were featured on this square, letterpressed invite. A perfect mix of sophistication and elegance to announce the celebration of Chelsea's 21st birthday.

On the (book)mark

Inspired by their love of literary greats, the bride and groom wanted to reflect a bit of their passion for reading in the design of their wedding. As the invitation tends to act as an introduction of the wedding look and feel, we created a bookmark invitation to announce this theme. With one side in English and the other in German, each guest's name was written on the invitation. Grey and white striped twine adorned the invitation and a grey envelope lined in a pop of orange completed the invitation suite.

A lovely little letterpress print

A recent print that found it's way to the studio is proof that sometimes that best things in life are the most simple in design. A collaboration between Blush and Jim Williams is the perfect example. Choosing six fonts they found to be the most inspiration, a print of the alphabet was created on a vintage Heidelberg cylinder printing press. Bauer Bodoni has never looked so good.

Happy V-day

Could there be a more love-ly message to receive on V-day?

A lovely thank you

Hand-written thank you notes are a special thing, but even more so when received from a client and penned on an R+J bespoke design. Featuring a special moment of their wedding day, this letterpressed notecard contained slits on the front of the card, allowing a photo to featured on the card design. The photo could then be removed and kept as a keepsake at a later point. With their custom logo featured on the card and on the liner, this design was complete.

On trend

With the spring trends of pretty pastels and powder pink colours appearing in shops, our recent invitation design for a Bat Mitzvah seems quite appropriate. This letterpressed invitation, RSVP card and flat notecard featured colour combos fit for a young girl, while sophisticated patterns and font choices allowed the design to feel modern. The hand-lined envelope allowed for a fun pop of colour to appear and introduce the recipient to the feel of the celebration. In a chilly London town, these colours bring a bit of warmth.

Shiny and lovely

A lovely pattern and gorgeous gold lined envelopes are a great combo.

Save the Date

Featuring the all important wedding date as the focus, this letterpressed Save the Date also included accommodation suggestions for friends and family. A graphic punch of colour to start the New Year.

Happy and merry

As we prepare to pack up the studio for the Christmas holidays, we wanted to share our final bespoke card for the year. Featuring a vibrant pattern and a message of holiday cheer, this folded letterpress card is sure to help one feel jolly. And the thoughts of 'eating, drinking and being merry' are dancing around on our minds as well. Merry Christmas!

Christmas countdown

Christmas is quickly approaching and we couldn't be more excited. A few of our favourite things during the holidays...take a spin around an ice skating rink, consume copious amounts of Christmas cookies, watch Elf as many times as possible, making our lists and checking them twice and of course writing lovely messages inside Christmas cards. However you spend your holidays, enjoy!

New home

A single-sided announcement featured a Scandinavian floral design as a nod to the sender's heritage. Featuring just a single colour, this letterpressed design was a lovely way to share the details of her new place to call home.

A modern invite

With the wedding taking place in a rural location, the couple were eager to incorporate modern touches to their wedding day. The invitation suite announced this aesthetic and featured a graphic leaf pattern as a gentle nod to the location and decor and the combination of fonts gave an overall contemporary feel. The suite was letterpressed and featured a custom logo that used throughout the wedding decor.

Giving Thanks

Currently we are giving thanks for inspiring afternoons, coffee, anything salted caramel flavoured, weekends spent wandering, big belly laughs, a nice glass of wine at the end of the day, picking up conversations with old friends right where they left off, sunglasses on any day, rainy day snuggles and, most importantly, wonderful friends and family. Happy Thanksgiving!

Chock full of wonder

On a recent visit to New York City's Soho neighbourhood, we wandered past a new boutique. Not wanting to miss out on a potentially good find, we pop in to find out a bit more. C wonder is great new addition to the area, offering accessories, homewares and clothing. Full of punchy colours, fun patterns and energetic typography, this boutique left us feeling inspired on a grey day. Have a peek...

A lucky number

Happening only once every 100 years, today’s date is one to remember. What a lucky set of numbers and visually a lovely sight as well!

Illuminating

Beautiful type, lovely colours and a sweet saying all make for some nice eye candy this afternoon.

Eye candy

We were always told not to judge a book by it's cover, but how can you not when the cover design is so adorable? Lovely paper stock, punchy, bright colours and bold patterns adorn these lovely notebooks gifted to us by a friend's recent trip to Italy. The yellow and white stripes are right up our street and are the perfect way to house ideas and doodles.