Nine.

Nine. Photographs by Josef Hoflehner. Text by Francis Hodgson. Most Press, Wels, 2008. 96 pp., 74 duotone illustrations., 12x13". Signed copies available.

"Josef Hoflehner's ninth book features his recent work from Japan, India, Canada and United States.

[Hoflehner] brings freshness and originality to objects often photographed before - for this book he captured some of the most spectacular places, including the Taj Mahal, New York City, Niagara Falls and Florida Keys, among others.

'Nine' opens with an introduction by Francis Hodgson, Head of Photographs at Sotheby's."


I like the architectural shapes of some of these images (something I'm very fond of generally).

I get along without you very well.

I get along without you very well. With Chat Baker. (Link to clip from Karolina).

"Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (born Yale, Oklahoma, December 23, 1929 - died Amsterdam, Netherlands May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player and singer.

Specializing in relaxed, even melancholy music, Baker rose to prominence as a leading name in cool jazz in the 1950s. Baker's good looks and smoldering, intimate singing voice established him as a promising name in pop music as well.

But his success was badly hampered by drug addiction, particularly in the 1960s, when he was imprisoned. He died in 1988 after falling from a hotel window."


I was feeling this very much yesterday, but I think it might actually be the most perfect music for this Sunday. Me and my vintage gold espresso cups are enjoying it very very much! Hoping you will too...

Paper Cut Maps by Famille Summerbelle

London Map (Bright Turquoise) and Paris Map (Bright Pink). By Famille Summerbelle. Printed on 270gsm embossed white paper. Based on an original paper cut by Famille Summerbelle. Printed in Paris. A2 format (42cm x 59.4cm).

"The name Summerbelle is an amalgam of our two family names and the French ‘Famille’ is just a simple but meaningful nod to Julie’s nationality!

What matters more is what we are trying to achieve. Our designs and accessories are created to achieve a delicate balance in decorating a child’s room: an inspiring and reassuring space for the child which retains the creative, elegant warmth that we try to achieve throughout our homes. A room for everyone."


These wonderful maps - prints made of original paper cuts by Famille Summerbelle - are just sensational.

I adore the attention to details, the colour choices, and the idea of it! So, so well done! (found via Oh Joy!)

Let's Let It Happen

Image from le love.

"Afraid of the dark, my poor young thing,
who met spirits of another kind,
among the white-clad ever noticing
others of evil mind,
now I want to sing gentle songs to you,
they deliver from fear, cramp, coercion rude.
They do not ask that the evil should rue,
They do not ask for the fight of the good.
Then you shall know that all that lives
deep inside is of the same kind.
As trees and plants it can grow hesitantly,
by its own law upwards inclined.
And trees may be felled and flowers be broken
and branches die with their strength dried up,
but the dream is concealed - wills to be awoken -
in every living drop of sap."

My Poor Young Thing... by Karin Boye. From 'Karin Boye: Complete Poems'.

Drawn Covers

Covers drawn by John Paul Thurlow.

"This is an hommage, an attempt to create cover art for every great magazine I own (+ a few I wish I owned). It's never a straight crib and it's not about perfection, the source magazines are simply a playground for my imagination...

Covering covers lets me combine some of my favourite things; portraiture, pencil sketching, typography, graphic design, and ideas - there's usually one in there somewhere.

The occasional photos illustrate the Covers process: I draw A3 & A4 sections which I sometimes collage or retouch in Photoshop.

The COVERS typeface is Akka (a nod to Carlo Scarpa) redrawn by hand, of course..."


I'm so impressed with this project (found via style bubble) - it's for sure something I wish I would be good enough at drawing to do myself.

Papercuts.

Papercuts. A book of Paper craft. By Matthew Shlian. Matthew Shlian, 2009. 68pp., full color illustrations, 8,5x11". Includes CD with PDF files of each design + blank templates and bonus characters. Signed copies available. Images from Matt Shilian's blog.

"As a paper engineer my work is rooted in print media, book arts and commercial design.

Beginning with an initial fold, a single action causes a transfer of energy to subsequent folds, which ultimately manifest in drawings and three dimensional forms.

I use my engineering skills to create kinetic sculpture which have lead to collaborations with scientists at the University of Michigan. We work on the nanoscale, translating paper structures to micro origami. Our investigations extend to visualizing cellular division and solar cell development. Researchers see paper engineering as a metaphor for scientific principals; I see their inquiry as basis for artistic inspiration.

In my studio I am a collaborator, explorer and inventor. I begin with a system of folding and at a particular moment the material takes over. Guided by wonder, my work is made because I cannot visualize its final realization; in this way I come to understanding through curiosity."


This is an interesting guy, and I really like this book! Found via core 77.

paper dolls

Connie Francis Paper Doll.

"Connie Francis (born December 12, 1938) is an American pop singer best known for several international hit songs including "Who's Sorry Now?", "Lipstick on Your Collar", "Where the Boys Are", and "Stupid Cupid". She topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on three occasions with "Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" and "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You"."

This is the "full uncut set" of the original Connie Francis Paper Doll (available to download and print out to play with).

Starting the week off with an old school paper doll with some killer outfits is a good idea... (found via emma veronica johansson)