Canadian Design: Marvindale’s Watercolour Birds

Singers, Marvindale, Kiku Corner

The Real Sir Peeps   Like Senay Studio, I came across Marvindale’s gorgeous, whimsical paintings at the One of a Kind Show in Toronto. As a wintertime birdwatcher, I love Cori Lee Marvin’s watercolours that include inquisitive birds.There is so much detail in these pastel watercolours, and the subject matter is a cheeky juxtaposition of […]

Canadian Design: Senay Studio

Wisteria, Senay Studio, Kiku Corner

I saw the beautiful painted pillowcases of Senay Studio at the spring One of a Kind Show in Toronto earlier this year. Senay is a textile designer whose beautiful, wistful designs are digitally printed on cotton, linen or silk pillowcases. I love the above birdies, which remind me of the little robin from the The […]

Dim Sum City by Jonathan Pong

Stinky Yet Delicious, Dim Sum City, Kiku Corner

I love noodles.Whether they are instant ramen noodles (Sapporo Ichiban’s chicken flavour is the absolute best), fresh wonton noodles, flat and wide pappardelle, flat rice noodles, or crunchy fried egg noodles, I love them all. My undying love is one of the reasons Dim Sum City‘s designs really spoke to me! Dim Sum City is a company that […]

Gotamago by Lichia Liu

Birthday Pow, Gotamago, Kiku Corner

Gotamago is Lichia Liu’s stationery company located in Toronto. She paints beautiful foods or scenes and makes them into cards or invitations, often with silly puns. I especially love the Japanese ones! Tomiko and I first encountered Gotamago’s cards at the Annex Flea back in April. I bought a few cards, including a sumo birthday card […]

Michael Sowa’s Fantastical Art

Michael Sowa is a German artist whose work I love. You might recognize his work from Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain, where his paintings hang on Amelie’s bedroom wall. His art is whimsical and surreal, yet somewhat dark or moody. I have three of his prints, as well as a bunch of art postcards. The […]