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We are two designers - Elly Joel and Kylie Thévenau, and together we are The Bell Jar, a print studio focused on the design and development of beautiful surface pattern and textile design for fashion and interiors.
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TA DA!
So a few months ago we slowed down on the blog posts a bit, in order to focus our time and energy on building our design collections as well as a special project. The time has come for the big … Continue reading
CATEGORIES: design, fashion, in the studio, news, textiles
Tagged Elly Joel, kylie thévenau, love, pattern, Pozible, print, scarves, studio
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Dream State
I write this as I stand on a precipice of work that has consumed my life beyond The Bell Jar of late. Freelancing and running a business essentially means running two businesses parallel. This is mighty tiring but, as I … Continue reading
CATEGORIES: art, design, geometrics, in the studio, looking in, news, watercolour
Tagged kylie thévenau, studio, watercolours, writing
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Pecha Kucha
Pecha Kucha Perth Volume 10 is on tonight! Don’t miss out on the local creative get together at PSAS in Fremantle from 6:30pm for a fiver and hear and see work and musings delivered by each presenter in the Pecha … Continue reading
CATEGORIES: design, looking out, news
Tagged design, event, fremantle, kylie thévenau
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Stream of conciousness…
So you know already I have Yen Mag Issue 58 and I like the work from Tugboat Printshop. I also liked this: This image is part of the identity package for Floriade Australia 2012. I am not sure if it … Continue reading
Romare Bearden
I went to the MOMA exhibition today… so good! My favourite things were Henri Matisse’s The Rose Marble Table which was luminous, Jackson Pollock’s Shimmering Substance which made me feel teary and Louise Bourgeois Crochet Series. I also loved the … Continue reading
Oh Melbourne! Notes
Artisan Books in Gertrude Street, Fitzroy had me at ‘Cutting Edges: Contemporary Collage’ ATTENTION BELL JAR FRIENDS! Please pop over to ‘like’ Elly’s design over here to help us win the Perth Fashion Festival 2012 iPhone Cover Competition. We are … Continue reading
Perth Fashion Festival iPhone Comp
Hiya! SPECIAL POST! Please click HERE and then ‘LIKE’ our design to help us win the Perth Fashion Festival iPhone Cover Competition! It’s a contest based on Facebook ‘LIKES’ so, we need as many as we can get by this … Continue reading
‘Lympic pomp
Let the games begin! Well I know it’s a little daggy but, the whole world watches, and with so little ceremony in our lives I wish I could be there! (I am in Melbourne though which is also pretty good). … Continue reading
Topshop + Mary Katrantzou
Did you know Topshop and Topman are opening October this year in the Gowings Building in Sydney in addition to their Melbourne store? If you didn’t see this particular collab earlier in the year – you have now! Printasmic!? topshop.com … Continue reading
sneak peek
Well it’s always nice to start the week with something new, so we thought you might like to have a preview of some of the designs we’ve been working on. What do you think? We’re loving seeing it all come … Continue reading