R U Area-aware?

I stumbled across the New York based manufacturer Areaware this week and love quite a few of their very contemporary, city-slick designs. Offering everything for the home from mirrors to roller-skate doorstops, they work with a group of highly-talented, innovative designers, several of which are featured below:

Decals by Florence Manlik

Acrylic Mirror by Oliver Peyricot+ Sylvie Chanchus

Porcelain plates by Jason Miller (birds) and Dylan Martorell (black and whites)

I'll be looking more closely at the individual designers soon!

Turkish delight - studio Nommo's great wallpapers

Introducing the first ever Turkish Poppy Club post!

Offering custom designs and exclusive patterns, Studio Nommo have a really exciting range of wallpapers and a great website on which to view them. I have selected a few but there are honestly several that warrant a mention. I particluarly like the coffee pots below (visually as well as of course for the Turkish connection)in fact it's this type of "repeated object" pattern that Nommo do especially well : walls splattered with typewriters, windows or houses for example have a really striking effect!



Studio Nommo

From French Industry to American friezes with a nod to Japanese glass - decals with a difference

Amongst the millions of decals and wall stickers out there, there are a couple of distinct trends that I'm quite fond of.
Elly Nelly sold via Supermarket and Etsy produces a number of frieze style decals, which I think can look great above radiators, ledges or work surfaces:

The French company Harmonie-interieure have a line of text-based stickers drawn from industrial warnings, labels and posters. I like their urban tone and suspect that often an attractive font can be just as pleasing to the eye as an image!





And from Japan, this little find courtesy of Spoon and Tamago by Noto Fusai - a window sticker with a speech bubble saying "Why don't you look at me for once instead of the outdoors?" I'm not sure that everyone will get the humour of it (especially if you don't speak Japanese) but love the idea of window stickers! To be explored further...

Customize those decals!

Anyone who checks out the Poppy Club regularly will know that wallpapers and stickers are my weakness. So you can imagine my excitement when I came across this fantastic Brazilian site, Gecko who offer a very cool range of wall decals, most of which you can customise yourself. There are cartoon style monsters, minimalist tree skeletons, Russian dolls and 70's style swirls - have fun playing with the colours and create that unique piece!

Come fly with me - Decals with a simple innocence

I have to confess to being a bit of a sucker for wall stickers (!) perhaps because there are so many original designs out there to choose from and also perhaps because it's a simple and cheap way to brighten up an empty wall. These decals by Blanca Gomez of Cosasminimas in Spain are just adorable. She also designs posters, invitations, and prints with the same innocent flair.

It's a zoo out there!

Dutch designer Inke has come up with the great idea of using animal and tree sillhouettes cut out in wallpaper to create fun, original wall decoration for kitchens or childrens' rooms. You simply choose the paper (and there is a ton of choice!), choose the shape and simulate an image of the sticker of your choice before ordering! The effect is really funky!

Printed matter

Having read a few things about the textile designs of French artist Claire Leina , I took a look at her website and was quite taken with her wall stickers (above) which I like for their "painted" effect. Her wallpapers (below) are lovely too and she also applies her designs to fabric and ceramics with equally fab results!

Misses that print

Working out of their East London studio, Yvonne and Rebecca Drury - the duo that make up MissPrint - produce exquisite wallpapers and lampshades. All their fabrics are silk-screen printed by hand - a care and attention that shows. They should soon be launching a collection of vintage furniture and cushions - stay tuned!

Divas and Darlings - legends on the wall

A crafty play on the more typical wall sticker, Méchant Vinyl include mopeds, shoppers, Martial Arts heros and Hollywood Starlets in their collection. Neat florals figure too, but the vespa parked in the front room has a certain "je ne sai quoi" that I quite like...