Posted in Books, tagged Gita Wolf, Il leone golosone, Indrapramit Roy, L'ippocampo, Tara Book on December 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I found a really great book in a new bookshop in the town center. It’s called Il leone golosone, published in Italy by L’ippocampo junior and in english by Tara Books.
With text by Gita Wolf and illustrations by Indrapramit Roy, this book is made with a handmade paper, thanks to the work of specialized printers [...]
Posted in Objects, tagged Alison Counsell on December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I found these beautiful roses made by Alison Counsell, english designer who works only with metal. She creates objects, flora, spirals working with clear geometric forms, but full of elegance.
Posted in Books, tagged Antonio Santos, Isidro Ferrer, Sins Entido on December 10, 2007 | 3 Comments »
When a great illustrator (Antonio Santos) meets another great designer and plastic artist (Isidro Ferrer), what results can’t be less than wonderful. And if they find a good publisher (Sins Entido) who understands the value of their work, lucky us! We can buy “¿Y con la cebra qué pasó?” (And what happened with the zebra?), [...]
Posted in Books, tagged Buenaventura Press, Edward Gorey, Elvis Road, Elvis Studio, Pomegranate on December 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today I went to the bookshop – without any idea of what I was looking for, but with that sensation, “I need…”.
I wanted to find a way to have a Edward Gorey’s book, and I was very happy to find the edition of The twelve terrors of Christmas, published by Pomegranate.
I discovered Edward [...]
Posted in Works, tagged Adam the Carpenter, Moises Sánchez, Release on December 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Hello everybody! It’s on sale “Adam the carpenter”, the new cd by the great artist (and friend) Moises Sánchez. And illustrations by… guess who?
Here the link to his web page, where you can listen to the incredible history of Adam, who wants to find himself. Music, illustrations and words narrate the [...]
