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And here we have a selection of Christmas card designs from Marks & Spencer. They have some nice contemporary designs in their 2016 collection featuring fun typography and stylish touches like the perspex tree above.

I was in London on Friday to visit 'Bowie Collector' event at Sotheby's and popped into Selfridge's at the same time to see what was in store in greetings, stationery, and home. Here are some of the things that caught my eye and made me reach for my camera... Read the rest of this post

After not receiving any card samples for years - suddenly two packages came along in one week. Today we have some gorgeous new designs from UK based publisher Lagom on wrapping paper and cards. Lagom designs are sold in some of the most well-known retailers in the UK and they work with top artists and illustrators. We begin with this beautifully bold floral design by Monika Forsberg. 

I was thrilled to bit to find a parcel of lovely cards had arrived from Belly Button Designs who wanted to show Print & Pattern their latest collections. New designs include 'Platinum' (above & below) which features stylishly simple hand drawn type in with gold, pastel pink and bright acid green. There is also a pretty feminine range called 'Paloma' featuring fashion, florals

Talking of Belly Button Designs I noticed they had posted some brand new Christmas designs on their blog. In keeping with their everyday ranges we can expect a lot of metallics along with smart, simple typography and stylish illustrations.

There are some truly bold and beautiful designs currently available from Red Cap Cards so it seemed like a wonderful chance to post up a showcase. Red Cap Cards is based in California and was founded by husband and wife Hal Mertz and Carrie Gifford. They collaborate with talented designers and illustrators giving them a platform to get their work noticed. Current artists include Carolyn Gavin,

UK card publishers Really Good, and sister company Soul have sent in some of their latest designs on cards, wrap, notebooks and gifts. Here are some of the new arrivals from their "Soul Studio" and "Always Fabulous" ranges.... Read the rest of this post

Vintage and Mid Century store Winter's Moon have introduced a new range of wrapping and craft papers. The FSC matte paper is the perfect weight for wrapping gifts and is printed in the UK. They are also of archiving quality and made use eco-friendly 100% vegetable based inks. The lovely pattern papers are available in two colour sets : either 'Pink & Orange' or 'Green, Mustard & Blue' and can

It is this time of year thoughts turn to Christmas gift shopping and many of the online stores are already stocked with goodies. One of those is Bristol based Howkapow where co-founder and creative director Cat How has a good eye for design. The post begins with this colourful wrapping paper that is a Howkapow in-house exclusive. Other arrivals in the new Christmas selection include cushions

Lisa Jones has released a new range of gift wrap which includes this fun animal design. Lisa describes the new collection as 100% cheerful and 100% recycled. Sold in sheets of two they are locally printed Lisa's hometown of Lewes in East Sussex and use vegetable based inks. Scroll down to see more, including the clever 'Apartment' wrapping paper. along with some more of Lisa Jones' designs on

Today I have some more patterns and placement prints on childrenswear that I couldn't fit into yesterday's Marks & Spencer post. But we begin with a fun series of illustrations on cards and paper goods from M&S's Baby Shower collection. Products in the range include fun invitations (above) and Baby's first year cards (below).

We have finally reached the end of our marathon Paperchase review. The only thing we haven't covered is Christmas - but I will save that for later as we are still enjoying the hot sun. For this final day we start with a look at some of the current designs and new arrivals in gift wrap at Paperchase.

Khristian A Howell worked as a designer at Nordstrum when she first began reading Print & Pattern before going freelance and creating her own design studio and label. Khristian's latest designs are a new collection of sophisticated wrapping papers featuring dark florals and chic geometrics. Khristian also sells art prints, cards, jotter notebooks and more online here.

A new week on P&P begins with a look at some of the new arrivals at Paperchase. I really loved this innovative rabbit design (above) which is available on a notebook. He is also part of a cute tribal style animal print which was spotted instore on wrapping paper (below). Scroll down to see more designs from the current Paperchase offering and with lots more online here.

Today Print & Pattern also has a new sponsor - Multifolia - an interesting online shop was founded by Rita Girola. Two years ago Rita decided to set up her own Atelier in order to produce original gift wrapping, greeting cards and notebooks. Each item is thought of with great care and a lot of passion. "Inspiring people to be creative: that's what Multifolia items are meant for" says Rita. 

Abigail Warner is a luxury stationery and paper goods company who have launched brand new designs at Top Drawer this week. The product range includes notebooks, greetings cards, wrapping paper and desk accessories. Abigail is based in Derby in the UK but has many connections in London where she designs greetings cards for boutiques such Selfridges and Fenwicks. Abigail designs bespoke paper

Rosehip have some bold new geo patterns in wrapping paper called dashes and confetti and sweet new cards for children featuring characters such as cats, tigers, and bunny rabbits. Rosehip is a contemporary stationery company based in Bristol which was founded in 2004 by Silkie Lloyd. The products are stocked worldwide by leading department stores, exclusive independent gift boutiques and

It's our final day for being inspired by the current trend for postmodern Memphis style design. The London store Darkroom have created a collection called So Sottsass as a tribute to the founder of the Memphis group Ettore Sottsass. The collection was designed by Darkroom directors Rhonda Drakeford and Lulu Roper-Caldbeck and includes plates, notebooks, and wrapping paper designs and you can

I was reminded about Dicky Bird whilst watching Pound Shop Wars on television the other week. The episode featured The Pound Shop a platform for designers to sell their lower priced items to a wide audience either online or in pop up locations such as Selfridges and The V&A. Dicky Bird cards and pocket mirrors were spotted in their store, and I thought I would take a look and see what was new

I thought I would have a look and see what was new at Mini Labo since we last looked, and of course there have been some new Autumn Winter arrivals. In case you don't know this really sweet brand they are a Paris based company founded by Celine Heno and Caroline Diaz and specialise in stationery, paper, homewares and ceramics. New items include trays, wrapping paper, wallpaper, wooden postcards

Two Little Ducklings is a design studio based in Melbourne, Australia and was the creation of graphic design Jacinta Wier. The idea for the business came while Jacinta was on maternity leave and became interested in children's decor. Products currently in their range include prints, posters, greetings cards and wrapping paper and Jacinta also undertakes custom work and branding design.

Kikki.K is a stationery company founded in Melbourne in 2001 Kristina Karlsson. Since then it has gained a reputation for it's beautiful Scandinavian designs inspired by Kristina's native Sweden. The idea for the business came about when she realised the stylish stationery and organisation tools she had grown used to were not widely available outside of Sweden. Kristina soon opened her first

Summer may officially be over in the UK but the weather this week has turned hot and sunny again so it seemed a fun time to showcase the fruity ranges from The Chaos Club. This Australian label was created by Fiona Michelon and Anita C and specialises in paper goods for parties. Here are some of their gift tags and a garland and there is more to see online here.

UK supermarket Tesco have just signed a five year contract with Hallmark who will be taking over their greetings card department from UK Greetings. Kicking off in September it will involve the launch of an exclusive brand and revolutionary new ‘card shop’ concept being installed, in varying degrees, across all of Tesco’s stores. In the meantime here are some snapshots of gift bag designs

My second Conran Shop discovery was Katie Leamon after seeing her neon and kraft cards lined up on the card department shelf. Based in London this luxury card & stationery brand uses Katie's love of typography and illustration to produce timeless designs. The products are predominantly hand printed using individual polymer rubber stamps and besides the Conran Shop can also be found in stockists