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Samantha Bryan

Image © Samantha Bryan

Samantha Bryan is just down the road from the Hallmark studio in Mirfield, West Yorkshire.  

She is a designer / maker transforming whimsical characters into suspended and free standing structures.  

To find out more visit her website. 

Designer Spotlight: Rachelle Panagarry

Image © Rachelle Panagarry

 

Rachelle loves nothing better than to lock herself away in the studio, get her pencils out and spend hours drawing brilliant characters for children’s books.  When she’s not drawing she’s busy reading thorough favourite childhood stories, or day-dreaming about creating new ones. An obsessive Wizard of Oz fan, given any opportunity she can often be spotted wearing ruby slippers, preferably whilst having a kitchen disco.  A former primary school teacher, Rachelle is now ‘living the dream’ as an illustrator represented by Plum Pudding Illustration Agency. 

Rachelle lives in Lancashire with her husband Phil and children Natalie, Joel, Aidan and Sasha.

To find out more about Rachelle visit her website, online shop and follow her on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest. 

Image © Rachelle Panagarry

Image © Rachelle Panagarry

Image © Rachelle Panagarry

Image © Rachelle Panagarry

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Nook & Cranny

Image © Nook & Cranny

Nook & Cranny is an indpendent card and gift shop located on Liverpool's Bold Street. Their range is handpicked from British based designers, offering cards, prints, stationery, homeware, accessories and books. They also have an online shop. 

My favourite products include the pinboard calendar and 2 greeting cards - bottom middle and right. 

Designer Spotlight: Lucy Banaji

Image © Lucy Banaji

Lucy Banaji is a freelance pattern designer and illustrator living in London. She works from her studio in Hackney making pen and ink drawings come to life in Illustrator.  

Her work is described as whimsical and colourful and is often inspired by the call of the wild and all the unique shapes and forms of nature. 

She’s interested in both freelance and licensing opportunities. You can see more of her work at her website and blog and follow her on Twitter. Some of her designs are available to buy at Society6. 

Image © Lucy Banaji

Image © Lucy Banaji

Image © Lucy Banaji

Image © Lucy Banaji

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Designer Spotlight: Ken Iizuka

Image © Ken Iizuka

Ken Iizuka is an illustrator going between Brighton and Tokyo. He could describe his style as being simple yet considered in terms of composition with the use of a limited palette. This comes from a heavier influence of printmaking techniques and an interest in typography.

In 2013, Ken started Black Cat Press to run workshops to the public and share his passion for printmaking.

His clients include Art Asia, SoCo Music projects and Wired Online.

To find out more about Ken visit his website and Behance site, read his blog and follow him on Twitter. 

Image © Ken Iizuka

Image © Ken Iizuka

Image © Ken Iizuka

Image © Ken Iizuka

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Bits & Blog: Ollie & Seb's Haus

Ollie and Seb's Haus is an online journal for Deborah, a mum of two with a background in interior design and visual merchandising. 

There is a mixture of fashion, lifestyle, interiors, beautiful children's wear and Ollie & Seb growing up. 

Click here to visit the blog. 

Places + Spaces: Design Manchester

Design Manchester is a 10 day event taking place from the 21st October to 30th October.  

The festival will celebrate creativity, collaboration and inclusivity in the worlds of art, design, illustration, animation and photography. 

The core festival day is on Friday 24th with a full programme of events. 

Visit the website to find out more. 

Designer Spotlight: Bett Norris

Image © Bett Norris

Bett Norris experiments with shape, colour and line to produce bespoke illustration, pattern design, portraiture and typography. She takes inspiration from packaging, travel posters and classic design and create unique work by fusing traditional drawing techniques with digital technology.

Based in the lively British city of Bristol, Bett has been drawing most of her life and was always in trouble at school for doodling during lessons. Eventually, she found a place where this was encouraged and was awarded a degree in illustration. Since then I have been lucky enough to work on a variety of exciting projects including editorial work, social media campaigns, exhibitions and most recently an animation for The School of Life.

To find out more about Bett visit her website, read her blog, view her work on Behance and follow her on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr and Linkedin. 

 

Image © Bett Norris

Image © Bett Norris

Image © Bett Norris

Image © Bett Norris

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