Birdhouses by 100 Artists

"Owl Totem" by designer Tyler Segel of Factory North. The owl shaped birdhouse was digitally printed on plywood with a polyurethane coating and has a hook on the top for hanging.

I love this one! Santiago Uceda liked what he created for the WeMake poster (the Viking mask) so he thought it would be fun to create a birdhouse using a similar design.

"Final Roosting Place" by Katie Mello + Margaret Meyer

 “Bucky Blossom” by Blaine Fontana

Jennifer Reynolds crafted this birdhouse inspired by Swedish Stugas and Swiss Chalets.

 “Confess” by Todd Rolak feature flaming blue and yellow sparkles.

"Put A Bird In It" is an annual event curated by We Make for Design Week Portland. The pictures of the birdhouses above are from "Put A Bird In It" 2013 show in which more than 100 artists participated from all kinds of creative fields who made stunning birdhouses. All the birdhouses were part of a silent auction to support arts and music education for Portland Metro schools. 

These are only some of the birdhouses that I hand picked to share with you here. You can see details of these art of work in some up-close shots by visiting photographer Ethan Allen's flickr set.

Moleskin Drawings by Fran Giffard

I love London artist Fran Giffard's drawings and had featured her work previously on the blog here. Here are some new drawings she did on moleskin pages that are simply beautiful! Her work is perfect, from ivory moleskin pages, to the subject matter to detailing and vibrant colors. 

You can visit her website to see more of her gorgeous drawings categorized under "All my beautiful boys", "Old paper alphabet", "A myriad of birds" and more.

Mellor Ware

Mellor Ware is designed by Lianne Mellor a designer and an illustrator. She grew up on the Wirral, her childhood was filled with fun activities like making dens, drawing pictures and listening to stories. 

When she graduated in 2009 she realized that her passion was story telling through watercolor illustrations. Gradually she started to build her portfolio of drawings into collection of functional products. By 2010, she was producing bone china tea sets in her dad's garage and selling them at art markets. 

Lianne's ceramics now have stockists in Europe, Japan and America. Her chinaware range from milk jugs and sugar bowls to cups and plates all adorned with joyful and mischievous animal characters who seem to be straight from a picture book.

Snapdragon Designs: Quirky Bracelets

Snapdragon Designs is a husband and wife team, Shelley and John from Kent. They met at Art College and gained degrees in Graphic Design from De Montfort University. Together they design quirky and unusual acrylic jewelry inspired by fairy tales and stories. 

It all started when John gained access to a laser cutter to make Shelley a cat ring which she loved. This seeded the idea of designing more jewelry in the unique way where 3 items in symbol form to tell a complete story. The bracelet sets come in several designs based on popular characters. For example: "The owl & the pussycat", "Alice in wonderland", "Cinderella", "Red riding hood", "Snow white", "Wizard of Oz" and many more. For rings, necklaces, earrings, brooches and cufflinks visit their website.

Images via here and here.

Package Design: Raselli Organic Teabags

Raselli a family owned business started in 1993 which produces tea blends made of organic herbs from the Swiss Alps. The tea is packed in individual sachets to preserve the flavor and aroma. The cardboard box of each of the blends has an illustration of bear, bunny, rooster, fox, owl and deer. The box features the animal in color on one side and in dark on the other side. Each animal on the box in signature color is characteristic for the alpine area where the organic herbs are grown. The eye-catchy, brightly designed critters on white background will definitely stand out in the tea aisle.

The design was created by Plasmadesign Studio, a multidisciplinary design agency based in Zurich. 

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