Mibo is a design studio based in the UK. We specialize in providing surface pattern for almost anything, from teatowels to food packaging, notebooks to cars. We also have our own range of lighting and homeware products which is sold in the UK and internationally – these products can been seen at:
Mibo is a design studio based in the UK that specializes in providing surface pattern for almost anything, from teatowels to food packaging, notebooks to cars. I love their clean, bright design and the perk is they have some great free downloads. For the new year I am going to use this 2010 planner. You can get one too on Mibo’s website
Between working here at Paper Mojo and all my “projects” at home I am surrounded by beautiful paper that I just can’t part with …. (fire hazard?) Design Sponge has several tutorials to recycle the papers into some easy and creative projects. Great inspiration!
{Martha Stewart Magazine shows you how to wrap it up}
We we all have our secret santa names drawn and are looking for that special present but this post is to help my friend who says it looks like a monkey wraps her presents….no offense against the monkeys. This year we will overcome this phobia of gift wrapping. Here are some step-by-step instructions from Real Simple magazine.
Martha Stewart has a lot of creative ideas for wrapping and decorating presents in the Christmas Workshop. Take a few minutes to look through them as as there is a lot to be inspired by.
Also here is one of Snow & Graham’s wrapping tips…use a glue stick. It’s what they use when wrapping gifts for photo shoots. The Scotch Clear Wrinkle Free glue stick works great.
Hope this helps. I can’t wait to see what it looks like when you finish…thanks secret santa!
With a stunning combination of visual art and typography, Yulia Brodskaya fashions ribbons of paper into images so fine it seems almost impossible that they’re not digitally produced.
While growing up in Russia, Yulia was always interested in diverse creative practices ranging from Textile Painting, Origami and Collage to more traditional Fine Art practices in her homeland Russia. After moving to England and receiving an MA in Graphic Communication (2006, University of Hertfordshire) she continues to experiment and explore ways of bringing together all the things she likes most: typography, paper, and highly detailed hand-made craft objects. Her work can be seen in many publications and campaigns including more recently for Starbuck’s VIA coffee.
Check out Yulia’s website to see additional works of amazing art.
If you are looking for a holiday project then Lisa Tilse has (re)posted some great Christmas tutorials including this paper wreath on her blog – the red thread. This wreath has the same pattern in two different colors but complimentary patterns or with several shades of the same color palette would look great as well.
We recently spoke with Angela Valente who has been working on expansive collage project which she calls ” Give Me a Treehouse.” This thoughtful piece includes poetry written by Angela’s mother reflecting on caring for her beloved grandmother (her mother) who is 90. It includes many papers she had and some she found at Paper Mojo. We think it is a fabulous tribute and project!
Since the “Fright Lights” lantern project appeared in the October 2009 issue of Martha Stewart Living we have had an enormous demand for the the orange and yellow vellum. Another project that Megan worked on last year were some Halloween cards using the same orange vellum. Using a template, she cut out a silhouette of tree and bat on some Stardream text weight paper and then backed it with the a piece of orange vellum. It’s a very easy project and it looks bootiful !
One of our most interesting customers is fine art photographer William Chambers of Greenwich, Connecticut. Mr. Chambers’ has always had a fascination with images but his true passion for photography began 45 years ago when a friend suggested he try it and he has not stopped since then. He learned from the the best even studying and working with with famed Vogue fashion photographer John Rawlings.
Several years ago when he became disabled and could no longer work in the darkroom, Mr. Chambers began experimenting with digital photography and different printing techniques. In his experimentation he found that if he primed papers such as marbles, amate barks, loktas etc. and then printed his still life photographs on them it added an interesting texture and depth. His portfolio of work can be viewed at his website. William Chambers Photography. Despite some setbacks in life, Mr. Chamber has never stopped taking pictures and according to him he most likely never will – “Being a fine art photographer is my way of life, not just my work and profession.”
You may have seen the elegant Florentine Marbled paper (traditional patterns or stone-look) in our store. Now find out more about the person behind these artisan papers. She is the talented second generation Florentine marble artist, Laura Berretti.
Laura’s techniques are grounded in a tradition dating back hundreds of years. She begins by treating the pages in a bath made up of gelatin extracted from marine alga, a process that enhances the composition of the color that floats on the surface without dissolving, until they take on the original forms designed by special combs. Each sheet is an original and unique work of art.
Marbled papers, produced as in the 16th century, were created by Laura for the fly leaves for what was billed as the most expensive book in the world,” Michelangelo: La Dotta Mano,” published by the fine art publishing house, Marilena Ferrari-FMR. A copy is currently shown at the New York Public Library. Another FMR masterwork, ”Deus Caritas Est” used Laura’s marbled sheet for the guard leaves of this historical book which a copy was donated to the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. We will have more information on Laura Berretti and her other work on our website soon but in the meantime you can learn more about her and her papers at the Marbled Arts website or check out the video below to see her in action. Ciao for now!
