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Blackboard Brooch

Four of us here (out of five!) have our birthdays in January.

Today I was given a great present for mine from Pete & Hannah - a blackboard brooch! I will...

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Posted in Design, Thoughts, Other Stuff by Louise on Thursday 14 January 2010

Blackboard Brooch
 

The Magnificent Revolution

I heard about these guys The Magnificent Revolution when they had a cycle powered cinema here in Nottingham as part of the Hinterland Projects

I...

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Posted in Ethics and Environment, Thoughts, Other Stuff by Louise on Monday 21 December 2009

 

Our Tees in the new Nottingham Contemporary shop

If you happen to be visiting the brand spanking new art gallery in Nottingham - be sure to check out the shop where we have three of our t-shirt designs for...

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Posted in Thoughts, Other Stuff by Louise on Wednesday 18 November 2009

Our Tees in the new Nottingham Contemporary shop
 

Owes me a letter

This bizarre banner turned up today at a window opposite our studio. Our studio is on the 2nd floor so not many people will have seen it from street level...

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Posted in Design, Thoughts by Hannah on Thursday 4 June 2009

Owes me a letter
 

Omitting the word

Its international women's day on Sunday. To celebrate this designers Conway + Young are starting a project called Omitting the word. For details, see the attachment. To contribute or if you...

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Posted in Design, Thoughts, Other Stuff by Hannah on Tuesday 10 March 2009

Omitting the word
 

You need hands

Hands are important at I Dress Myself. We've resisted the change to automatic printers because we appreciate the craft involved in the screen printing process. It means we are in control...

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Posted in Screen Printing, Ethics and Environment, Thoughts by Hannah on Wednesday 19 November 2008

You need hands
 

The Future of Ink on Paper

The Royal College of Art initiated a 3 year research project called RCA/Print Digital, which investigates the future of print and culminated in a limited edition, digitally-printed book called Control Print.

"If...

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Posted in Design, Screen Printing, Thoughts, Other Stuff by Hannah on Friday 25 July 2008

 

Windows...

Hulloo.........Emma here the new addition to the family.

Well i've been here for one and a half weeks now and what a breath of fresh air. I have my creative head back...

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Posted in Thoughts by Emma on Wednesday 9 July 2008

Windows...
 

The wonder of the stapleless stapler

We came across the stapleless stapler about a month ago and it still gets me every day. A stapler...without staples. Brilliant!

You fold the papers over at the...

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Posted in Design, Ethics and Environment, Thoughts by Hannah on Thursday 3 July 2008

The wonder of the stapleless stapler
 

Shelf it

We had a "getting organised in the studio" day today. Here's us with some new shelves.

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Posted in Thoughts, Other Stuff by Hannah on Thursday 3 July 2008

Shelf it
 

Aldous Huxley and the ecological problem

I found this interview with Aldous Huxley the other day in which he talks about the ecological problem of an accelerating population and a limited environment.

For the relevant part...

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Posted in Ethics and Environment, Thoughts, Other Stuff by Pete on Monday 23 June 2008

Aldous Huxley and the ecological problem