book review :: good fall reads

I have two really great books to share with you today. Firstly, we have this wonderful little book of letterpress. As this age old craft has come full circle in the past few years, this collection of greatly talented studios show just how innovative this traditional printing technique has become. This book proudly sits on my coffee table for all to see and it will stay there for a long time.







next we have Lotta Jansdotter's Handmade Living. This book radiates simple living ideas for real people. Lotta pulls us into her personal scandinavian style and shows us that you can do a lot with a small space. You can learn a lot from this one, i know I have. It's truly a treasure trove of simple beauty.

book review :: pattern sourcebook

I'm super excited about this new book coming out from Laurence King called The Pattern Sourcebook : A Century of Surface Design by Drusilla Cole. My eyes were glued wide open from the minute I opened this book. It is a fantastic conglomeration of pattern designs from the past to the present used on all types of surfaces from textiles to ceramics. I especially love how the book is laid out, there is a great flow in the placement of each piece making it interesting to see that say a style made in the 40's looks very close to a style made in 2007, I got to the point where I was covering up the dates and guessing which time period it was done in, lets just say i was happily surprised quite a few times. There are about 350 patterns made within the last 100 years that will just blow your mind. This is truly a recipe book for those who want to know where pattern came from and how it has evolved through the ages. I love love love it!




LK has graciously given me some sample pages to share with you. enjoy!

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