Five Faves #55

Hot Air Balloon - Minted Condition*

I'm sorry, it's been a little quieter round here this week, I'm busy.

 I'm taking Savannah and Miles to England on Wednesday to spend some time with my family - I really can't wait! I haven't been "home" for a year, and I'm ready for a break.

It also happens to be my 2nd blog birthday on the 29th, so watch out for my vintage giveaway!

Gosh, 55 Five Faves, shall we?

1) Favourite Browse - The Collector**

Mikiyakobayashi

Matteo Cocci

2) Favourite Pretty Details - Damselfly***

3) Favourite Hippos - Toprojekt****

4) Favourite Vintage Find - Eames' Kite Designs / Wary Meyers*****

5) Favourite Stripes - Drawings by Numbers

 Oh and as it's Summer and K&C is almost two years' old...

6) Favourite Art Display - Liat Yaniv's corner in a hairdresser's

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

 via:

* Poppytalk

** ? pinterest?

*** Smaller

*** Formeki

***** pinterest

A New Direction

Eames Arrow Serigraph - House Industries

Out with the old and in with the new.

I want to make a few changes round here over the coming weeks. I've a couple of new features in mind and have decided to start accepting sponsors, so keep your eyes on my sidebar for that.

I wondered if there was anything you'd like to see on Kickcan & Conkers?

Go on, don't be shy, I'm in the mood for a bit of spring cleaning.

Visual dialogue

"Block n Block" a child's toy by Katsumi Komagata

Australian graphic design studio/online shop Foundry, founded by Jessie Fairweather, came on my radar the other day when I was doing some research on Katsumi Komagata and his company One Stroke. What a find! Not only have they introduced this brilliant Japanese designer's children's book art to Australia, they also love Charles and Ray Eames and Enzo Mari and carry an impressive collection of both their works!

"Little Tree" by Katsumi Komagata

"Little Eyes" series of books for children by Katsumi Komagata

"House of Cards" by Charles and Ray Eames

"The Green Conjurer" by Bruno Munari

But that's not all! Foundry boasts it's own line of award-winning paper products including "Tangent" and it's "Measure" range "providing the tools to poke, prod and measure just about everything around us".

Foundry's Measure range including Produce in Season, Everyday, Wine, Height, Lunar Phases and Yearly Calendar.

I really like the simple but clever design of their products, translated into several languages and adapted to both Northern and Southern hemispheres.

One to bookmark me thinks!