Amy Merrick Flowers and Styling

Whilst doing research for an upcoming design project, we stumbled across Amy Merrick - a floral designer, writer and stylist based in New York City. Her floristry is absolutely stunning and very inspiring. Check out all her work at www.amymerrick.com

Harts Yard

Harts Yard is an inner city gem run by husband/wife team Gregory Llewellyn and Naomi Hart. Ex New Yorkers who now call Sydney home, share their seasonal "nose to tail, leaf to root" cooking with any of us lucky enough to book a table. The food loosely references American diner fare with some interesting veggie options such as the salad of shaved raw mushroom and artichoke interleaved with celery hart and parmesan crisps. If you make it through the mains try the peanut butter and banana sundae served with pretzel ice cream, banana doughnut and salted fudge. It won't disappoint. www.hartsyard.com.au

Adidas all in for my girls

An inspiring video by James Cartwright for Adidas. It features girls from all over the world simultaneously getting into competitive sport and having a blast. This is great motivation for those of us who need a little extra help getting to the gym/exercise class in the colder months. The soundtrack features "Boyz for Breakfast" by Natalie Storm. Check it out at www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmCeJb8AaA0

KEKKILÄ indoor garden solutions

We all love a bit of indoor greenery so finding these clever products designed by Linda Bergroth and Klaus Aalto for Kekkila was pretty exciting. They provide simple solutions for keeping your indoor plant collection neat and tidy as well as looking great. A wonderful idea for your kitchen herb garden! Find out more at www.kekkila.com

Found by National Geographic

To celebrate their 125^th anniversary National Geographic have set up a tumblr 'Found' to showcase old unseen photos from their vast archives. They “hope to bring new life to these images by sharing them with audiences far and wide. Their beauty has been lost to the outside world for years and many of the images are missing their original date or location.” http://natgeofound.tumblr.com

Petite Kitchen

This inspiring blog features all homemade recipes from scratch, trailed and tested by the author. Her unique approach to food is to create recipes with using any sugar, grains, additives and preservatives - which allows for a cleaner and simpler way of eating. Beautifully photographed and curated, this blog is a delight for the senses. www.petite-kitchen.com

Prada Candy L'eau short film by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola

A sweet, short film shown in three episodes, created for the launch of Prada's new fragrance: Candy. As a celebration of all thing French, complete with lashings of cakes, dancing and of course, fashion. 

episode 1 - https://vimeo.com/62693726

episode 2 - https://vimeo.com/62778850

episode 3 - https://vimeo.com/62936525

or shown in full at It's Nice That website (click here to view).

Shailesh Chavda matchbox art

Shailesh Chavda has collected hundreds of vintage matchboxes to showcase an eclectic collection of illustration and packaging design from the years gone by. You can find boxes from all over the world including countries such as Russia, Latvia, Germany and India. These are a great source of inspiration for typography and colour. Check out the whole collection at: www.flickr.com/photos/shaileshc/

"Daily Dishonesty" Laura Hom

A funny, little blog by NYC based graphic designer and hand drawn type aficionado Laura Hom. It features hand drawn messages of little lies she tells herself everyday. We can all relate to some of these!  http://dailydishonesty.com/

Adam Custins - Fashion and Landscape Photographer

Adam is a kiwi photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. He works predominantly in the forgotten format of polaroid. He produces ethereal portraits and landscapes blurring the lines between reality and dreams. Check out his work further at www.custins.com. He is represented by the Jacky Winter group in Melbourne. 

PLC Sydney Open Day and Fair

We've had so much fun over the last few weeks putting together the advertising for PLC Sydney's Open Day and Fair. This year as PLC celebrates 125 years, we introduced a classic, nostalgic, Australian theme for this beloved community event. We hand-painted a collection of visual assets, and the result was a beautiful range of posters and tickets which celebrates the school's rich heritage.

Briefs

Just wondering if I’m alone in constantly trying to avoid the plural of ‘brief’ in my job to avoid the inevitable visual of granny undies it guarentees to conjure up, every time?

Link Collective

The Link Collective based in Japan produce contemporary textiles using traditional Japanese screen printing techniques. We loved their designs so much we decided to purchase one for our resident designer Chantel for her birthday. Check out their beautiful works at: www.thelinkcollective.com

Janie's engagement postcard

Look what our new clever intern Angela created for our dear friend and client Janie's engagement postcard invitation! There's no more perfect combination of things in life than rain, romance and a pretty engagement ring, surely...

The High Tea Party has a makeover of its own

Because a change is as good as a cup of tea with some tiny tasty sweet morsels... this year the wonderful Alison at The High Tea Party decided it was time to give this all-things-feminine brand a breath of new life. We have loved working on this project and took it upon ourselves to recreate this identity to be one which inspired whimsical optimism in both the guests and the partners who loyally return to the Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane events each year. We wanted to capture the experience of a day at The High Tea Party as being an escape from the everyday – where mothers, daughters, girlfriends and sisters could meet up, feel gorgeous and be delighted. The result is a collection of hand-drawn and softly collaged elements which come together to create a pretty, sunshiny new image. Their website is yet to be completely finished, but still looks great and you can see it here. To celebrate the makeover, tickets this week are only $65: check out their facebook page for more info.