The Infinite Shape of Rainbows
Beci Orpin, kooky creator of Princess Tina and Tiny Mammoth, brings her folk narratives and nostalgia to another solo exhibition. The Infinite Shape of Rainbows, on show at Lamington Drive, will feature new prints, collages, and painted wooden dolls in that kind of whimsy and dreamscape style we’ve come to expect from a Beci Orpin idea.
Posted in Artist, Design, Exhibition by Canvas
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
La Graphic
Coco Pit put us onto the La Graphic girls, a Danish design studio based in inner city Copenhagen. In a short space of time they have built strong relationships with a number of local high-end brands; there’s not a lot in the Copenhagen art and fashion scene they haven’t touched. Art direction for fashion mags, interior design for boutique furniture and design stores, identity and branding for textile designers. As some might so eloquently put it, they’re a ‘jack of all trades’.
Posted in Design by Canvas Magazine
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
I Almost Forgot It’s Christmas
I'll blame it on the fact that I've been gallivanting across New Zealand's countryside for forgetting that Christmas is almost upon us. It's easy to forget to be naughty or nice when you're surrounded by breathtaking scenery (and no department stores). However, upon our return to Brisbane I received the most wonderful gift in the mail.
Posted in Design by Canvas Magazine
Friday, December 11th, 2009
Rouse Phillips
This is a first for Canvas. Never before have we featured a textile designer. I suppose we've been concerned with the end product, rather than the beginning stages of a design.
Posted in Design by Canvas Magazine
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
The Last Bag
I have a confession to make, and it's one that will perhaps force a collective gasp from our female readers: I don't own a handbag. In fact, I don't even carry a wallet. I simply put things in my pockets. Keys, phone, cards. Done. I don't understand how women can fawn over an"it" bag, or status bag, or whatever must-have bag fashion has dictated for the season. Flashy hardware and ostentatious logo branding doesn't really suit my style. And what of this nonsense, "what a bag says about you"? I don't want to be psycho-analysed by leather. I'm not out to bag a handbag (pardon the pun), or the luxury goods market for that matter, but a bag it isn't something I feel the need to lust after. Is it?
Posted in Design by Catherine McPhee
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
How Could I Forget You?
Not long after we put a post online for Coco Pit's debut series of digital print silk scarves, local and luxury savvy retailer Jean Brown picked up the bulk of the range, the first boutique in Australia to do so. This was quickly followed by a collaboration with mass online retailer ASOS as part of the designer HUB series, as well as a pretty impressive list of international stockists. The fashion world cottoned on quite quickly to her work and thankfully a new collection is on its way.
Posted in Design, Fashion by Canvas Magazine
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
No. 14
This post turned out to be something entirely different than what I had originally planned. It was my intention to present something new from a young Australian jewellery designer when this fashion/design collaboration was presented to me instead. Serendipity, I think they call it.
Posted in Design, Fashion by Canvas Magazine
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Alex Trochut Record Time
Have you seen the RECORD TIME™ collection curated by Refill Magazine? It’s a series of very limited edition lasered vinyl record clocks (click here to buy). As we were looking through the designs of some of our favourite artists we were reminded of some updated works on Alex Trochut’s site.
Posted in Design, Illustration by Canvas Magazine
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Leslie David
This is going to be the kind of post that gives you pangs of absolute envy. For starters graphic designer Leslie David lives in Paris. Great clothes, great cheese, the Eiffel tower. She’s interned at Ich & Kar’s and Sylvia Tournerie, has a portfolio of work that includes some major, major clients, like Chloe, Reebok and super cool fashion label Surface To Air, and is signed to DARLING management, an agency representing some of the best illustrators and designers in the business.
Posted in Design, Fashion, Illustration by Canvas Magazine
Monday, July 6th, 2009
