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Coulson Macleod Loves Great Food

Macleod — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:48:22 +0000

Coulson Macleod is loving Penguin’s Great Food series. 400 years of culinary writing. Beautiful covers by Coralie Bickford-Smith.

Coulson Macleod Loves The Geometry Of Pasta

Macleod — Mon, 02 May 2011 18:32:26 +0000

The Geometry of Pasta — part recipe book, part design book — and very cool looking it is too. Over 100 authentic recipes. Simple graphic black-and-white designs. What’s not to like?

AGNOLOTTI DAL PLIN

CANESTRINI

CAPPELLETTI

GNOCCHI (SHELLS)

So, if you’re ever stuck for a gift idea then this could be it. Food lovers. Design lovers. Italian lovers (or maybe that should be lovers of Italy) should all be pretty pleased with a copy of The Geometry of Pasta.

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Coulson Macleod Is Published

Macleod — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:15:10 +0000

We mentioned in a previous post that our typographic art had been published. So of course we immediately went to Amazon and bought the design book, which is called 1,000 More Greetings.

And here it is, our copy…

1,000 More Greetings by Rockport Publishers

It’s a great book, even if we weren’t in it. There’s some fabulous creative work, and we’re in exceedingly good company. Donna Karan and Anthropologie showcase their designs. And one whole page dedicated to a little UK-based art business making waves globally. Yep! Coulson Macleod. Needless to say we are giddy with excitement.

If you fancy owning a copy you can buy it from Amazon.

Win A Coulson Macleod Print On Design Refuge

Macleod — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:24:11 +0000

We’ve just been approached by Design Refuge to see if we’d be interested in giving one of our typographic prints as a first prize in their competition. Of course we’re interested!

This is a huge honour. Design Refuge is the largest meeting place online for interior design bloggers. Their members comprise the very best bloggers in the design world. The superstars of design blogdom. Our heros. Members include {this is glamourous}, coco&kelley, Bright.Bazaar, Lobster and Swan, Made by Girl, Nick Olsen, and sfgirlbybay.

To win a Coulson Macleod print, Design Refuge members have been given the challenge to describe their style aesthetic.

Members of Design Refuge come from all over the world including Greece, Norway, USA, Canada, Russia, Sweden, UK, Australia, Montenegro, Finland, Serbia, Belgium, Netherlands, Malaysia, France, Thailand, Ireland, Denmark, Israel, and Spain.

We’ll let you know who wins and what typographic print they choose.

Packaging Italian Style

Macleod — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:58:12 +0000

I’ve written about the gorgeous Tuscan family-run biodynamic farm / holiday lets / mail delivery maestros Fattoria La Vialla twice before.

Today I wanted to share their Christmas product catalogue with you. It arrived last week and before I ripped it open, I took some photos.

The multi-award winning La Vialla do packaging beautifully. They do food beautifully. They do holiday lets beautifully. In fact the entire Lo Franco family are beautiful. I can’t find fault with them. Which is why I keep on writing about La Vialla.

The first tissue wrapped layer with secret door

Bandino Lo Franco, the youngest son

spaghetti the La Vialla way

Time For An Adventure

Macleod — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:04:54 +0000

As a child I was, like most children, a massive Enid Blyton fan. Massive.

The highly informative Enid Blyton Society list all the book jackets and I found the ones that I actually read. And the memories came flooding back. So I thought I’d share them with you.

My all time favourite books were the Faraway Tree adventures, where I spent many a happy hour having fun with Moon-Face, Mister Watzisname, Silky, and the Saucepan Man. I imagined feasting on Pop Biscuits and Google Buns and sliding down the slippery-slip that spirals down inside the trunk.

And of course I can’t forget the Famous Five…

What’s your favourite?

Fàilte. That’s Welcome To You And Me.

Macleod — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:05:29 +0000

I used to live in Scotland. At the very top. In the Highlands. With views of purple heather clad hills and the wild north sea.

The air was cold and clean. Whisky was pure single malt. Made in the village where I lived. And venison was a staple.

So I thought I’d revel in a little bit of Scottishness.

The first is ANTA. Their factory shop was just down the road. And I fell head over heels in love with their handmade tartan stoneware.

Everything from ANTA is made in Scotland. The woolen yarn used for their carpets and tweeds is sourced in the Western Isles and is woven in the Borders. The oak furniture is made in the Highlands and some of the wood is homegrown. ANTA was created by designers Annie and Lachlan Stewart. And this is their amazing home.

The second bit of Scottish loveliness is Papa Stour. An online marketplace for all things handmade in Scotland. Papa Stour embraces art, craftsmanship and design in its purest form, like this bone china pod…

or this handsewn notebook…

or this lambswood baby blanket…

Slainte Mhath!

1,000 More Greetings

Macleod — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:53:41 +0000

Received an interesting email last night that said,

“We’re fans of the work you produce and would like the opportunity to include it for publication in a new Rockport book, entitled 1,000 More Greetings. We found your Love collection on Design*Sponge and thought it would fit well in the book.”

Sounds good to me!

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