I'm heading to New York today to starting setting up for the Stationery Show that begins this weekend! For those of you attending the show, come by and say hello to us at booth #1448. I'll be with a great group of designers in the Mixed Co. booth including Allymoon, Good on Paper, Laurel Denise, Linea Carta, Mateo Ilasco, and my line Nantaka Joy. For those of you who can't attend, I'll be posting occasionally from the show and will be sure to post some show photos next week. I'll be back to regular daily postings on Monday, May 26th.

For those of you who love packaging design as much as I do, check out The Dieline which I just came across this morning. It's chuck-full of great packaging design work...a visual treat for the eyes and especially for the graphic design nerd in some of us! Here are a few recent pieces spotted on The Dieline.

{left to right, top to bottom: wine bottles by Duffy & Partners, food packaging from Daylesford Organic, Japanese matchbooks, Beehive honey packaging by Little Fury, and Lovejoy Vodka by ID Branding.}

You may have seen Samanthan Hahn's new pattern work around the web lately, as this illustrator is gearing up to debut her very first line of textiles and patterns at Surtex this weekend. Sam and I actually went to college together so it's nice to run into old classmates and see  how well their doing in their careers. Here are a couple favorites of mine of Sam's prints for wallpaper...check out more here or visit her booth at Surtex this weekend!

{left to right, top to bottom: cameo campaign chair, apple jar with spoon {via Design*Sponge}, woodgrain bangle, glass carafe with wooden stopper, akhassa body scrub, i/o desk organizer {via Notcot}, and wauwinet table lamp.}