most influential designs of 2007 {part one}



going through my 2007 archives, i picked out some designs that really popped out at me, as the most influential over the past year. what comes to mind mostly looking back, the influence of craft and art, collections of favorite things, tactile surfaces and hand-lettering to start.

1. painted bottles by laura normandin from the tinlark show (posted here).
2. hand-lettering (this one by robin cameron)
3. porcelain pinecones by coe & waito
4. felt accessories from bludot (posted about here).




5. image transfer ceramics (this one by vancouver's elizabeth burritt).
6. die-cut wool felt (pendant light from mixko)
7. collage on paper, by aja robb, eciad student



8. immacolata and her friends by stina persson (amazing colors)
9. wooden rings from somethings hiding in here
10. letterpressed with hand embroidered prints by lisa solomon
11. escutcheons (by suzanne carlsen)



12. a collection of wooly sea gems by helle jorgensen



13. cursive fonts (image from flickr folk typography pool by feaverish



14. amazing things being done with gocco, tiles by circa ceramics
15. restless things prints by olivia jeffries
16. anatomie by lisa congdon
17. cul de sac designs by laura mckibbon



18. faux underwater scene with a kodak dualflex on hula's digital camera
19. cute little nuggets by small stump
20. collection series by camilla engman
21. to nashville love brooklyn show, works by caitlin keegan & julia rothman, sq. ft. gallery, nashville

Jan Halvarson

10 comments:

Fiona Cartolina said...

The wooly sea gems by helle jorgensen have to be the most intriguing items, for me, that you have listed here. When you first posted them I found myself going back to them time and time again . They are so truly unique and yet completely obscure - I still find them fascinating, the whole collection is very impressive.
Thanks for the memories!
F.

Anonymous said...

thanks poppy talk for listing our rings as one of your favorites from 2007.
shauna & stephen
something's hiding in here

Anonymous said...

thank you so much for including me!! brought a tear to my eye.
lisa congdon

lisa solomon said...

i don't think i belong in this list.... am so deeply honored

happy happy new year jan.....

[nancy + andy] said...

A friend sent the link to us Jan :)))
We are still humbled by your appreciation of what we do! Thank you, and Happy & Successful New Year to you and Earl!!!
Nancy + Andy

Annika Sandin said...

Oh so many wonderful things collected here. I'm confused ;)

Babelfish said...

Fabulous, love the round-up thank you!

Michelle said...

So many great, beautiful things, very inspiring.

Anonymous said...

I was so flattered and happy to see our show included on your list! Thanks so much :)

Katie Runnels said...

Thank you, Poppy! Your support has been and continues to be very much appreciated!! xo katie runnels