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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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Category Archives: paper
♡ Art Enfantin
I just witnessed the cutest wedding procession and marching band down Jewel Parade! The bride looked joyous and free and made me feel all gooey inside, young and innocent…. I hope you are having a lovely wedding party now happy … Continue reading
CATEGORIES: art, paper
Tagged art, art enfantin, colour, drawing, kylie thévenau, magazine, paper art
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Ödland
A lovely music video for French band Ödland‘s song Østersøen. French, paper, stop motion… what more could you ask for? #16. Østersøen (Ödland, Sankta Lucia) from Lorenzo Papace on Vimeo. via Scissors + Paper Rock! – Elly
Anne Ten Donkelaar
Sometimes I see the work of an artist or a designer online and truly wish I could say it was mine. Unbelievably delicate work by Dutch designer Anne Ten Donkelaar… – Kylie
CATEGORIES: art, design, florals, looking out, paper
Tagged flowers, paper art
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Double Trouble
Today is about two’s. Two great things happened today: 1. Elly arrived home from U.S.A! – YAY!!!! 2. Artist Minaxi May sent me these: These photos are of a commissioned wrapping paper illustration I did for Remedy BB ( Before … Continue reading
CATEGORIES: art, design, looking further, paper
Tagged animals, art, drawing, fremantle, kylie thévenau, remedy, wrapping paper
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Like Magic
The Desert Man and Frog Politeness Hand-colored lithographs, published in: McLean’s optical illusions; or magic panorama. Thos. McLean, Haymarket, London, 1833. – Kylie
CATEGORIES: art, design, paper
Tagged art, collections, design, kylie thévenau, paper art
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Envelopes
I’ve always had a strange love of envelopes, particularly the security prints on the inside. I have a huge collection of them sitting in a box gathering dust for some future project… who knows what. But there are plenty of … Continue reading
wallpaper love
I’ve always had plain colour walls in my various homes, and I thought I’d never be able to commit to a wallpaper design… until now. Meet the sticker wallpaper by Payton Turner and Brian Kaspr of Flat Vernacular. Thousands of … Continue reading
Pia Wüstenberg
I thought they were bangles… I wish they were bangles… they are nevertheless very beautiful paper vessels by German born designer Pia Wustenberg: She also makes beautiful lights and trestle legs: And here is how she makes them: Processed Paper … Continue reading
What a ….. relief!?
Some days just don’t turn out how you planned them… There were ups, there were downs, then there were ups again…. The first ‘up’ was the discovery of these beautiful old postcards in Turnstyle. I am in love with the … Continue reading
CATEGORIES: florals, looking further, paper, photography
Tagged colour, kylie thévenau, painting, paper art
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bird bird bird b-bird is the word
Am I on some kind of roll here? Certainly I’m deliriously tired. Anyway, today, a little bird flew into the office next door and bumped it’s head on the window, and then just sat all sleepy in Dim’s hand for … Continue reading