Yulia Brodskaya

A few weeks ago I posted an advertising campaign for the Dutch clothing label Didi. I didn't know the artist then, but Nath was kind enough to comment and direct me to the website of Yulia Brodskaya.
Here you can see some examples of her work. I especially love the paper art projects. She makes everything looks so festive!

Hairy chest

Definetely must make some more collages as I'm running out of interesting ones to post... Got to find those scissors and the bottle of glue.

Fence and lace

When I pass fenches around building sites I always look for that little MOBI sign. I love it, the Stencil letters show a great piece of typography within the industrial environment.
While taking the picures I remembered the project the Dutch designstudio Demakersvan made called Lace Fence. I think this is so extremely charming and beautiful, the idea should be adopted for any building site. It would truely enhance the environment.

The game of goose

This game is well known in The Netherlands but I never really liked playing it. A few months ago we played it with our kids, I suddenly had flashbacks and remembered why I didn't like it: The goose can end up in jail, can fall into a waterwell or even worse, can die! My kids were scared to throw that dice and I remembered feeling the same way.
However, the game is beautiful to look at, the illustrations are cute and very colourful.

My old friends

These are my little friends whom I've known my whole life. One was a bit more precious to me than the other. I guess it's quite obvious which one used to share my bed with me.

Books in three dimensions

A few days ago I posted a Winnie the Poeh book with the same 3-dimensional concept as these two books. Both published by the same departmentstore a long time ago. The illustrations are a bit simplictic in my opinion. But I love the idea of the book being a display on its own. In fact I liked it so much that I turned the idea into a design of my own. But that was about 20 years ago and I think I already threw that one away...

Vintage postcards for children

No need to explain, right?!

When the clock strikes...

Nice little storybook with illustrations by different illustrators such as Fiep Westendorp. I espeacially love the cover.

Winnie the poeh in 3d

This lovely Winnie the Poeh book is the ultimate pop-up experience. If you tie back to cover the book can be displayed. So gorgeous! It was published by the department store Hema in the eighties or early nineties.

Orange of the day

My colleague Willem made this fruitdoodle for me today!

A.J Bocchino; recycling newspapers

Artist A.J Bocchino used New York Times headlines for his paintings. For ten years he collected headlines and used them in paintings with themes like '9/11' or 'Spanish American War/Iraq War' or 'oil'. He excised every headline in the New York Times which contained for instance the word 'oil' for ten years. The headlines are organized by subject and color-coded.
The digital version of the Dutch newspaper NRC Next posted this item on twitter. I love artists who show endurance in their work.

Domino for kids

Dutch visitors may recognize this game of domino. I bought this one a few years ago at a Queen's day market. Yesterday I was in the local thrift shop and I saw two of these boxes. So it's not a rare item, but nonetheless very cute. I love the simplicity of illustrations.

Still life...

... in the smallest room of our house.

Plaid pattern

Faithful employer

This certificate for being a faithful employee was given to my boyfriend's grandfather. He worked 12.5 years at a stretch for the same employer. Nowadays, that is almost considered a weakness and a sign of being a total bore.

Advertising for Didi

Yesterday I went past a bus stop and saw this amazing advertisement for the spring collection for Didi. The clothing is not really my style but I thoroughly love this piece of paper art. I don't know who is responsible for the artwork, but he or she had my vote already. Excuse me for the bad pictures, to make up for them I added a screendump from the website.

Sinbad and friends

A few vintage dolls, toys and figurines. Only one of them used to be mine when I was a kid, the Brio penguin. The other ones we picked up in various markets, shops and we even found one lying on the street.