Between 1981 and 1989 Edward Bawden donated the contents of his Studio to the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery in Bedford. A major new exhibition at the gallery sees much of  his work on display for the first time. The exhibition runs from 3rd October 2009 – 31 January 2010.

To celebrate the exhibition the gallery commissioned Mark Hearld who is inspired by Bawden’s work to produce a limited edition print ‘Rooster and Railway Carriage.’ This image is now also available as a greetings card along with a selection of other images from the Edward Bawden collection.

Both the Mark Hearld card and the cards reproduced from Bawden’s designs, which will see some additional images in the near future, are now available to purchase from us on-line. http://bit.ly/1wX0bZ

useful link: Cecil Higgins Art Gallery http://www.cecilhigginsartgallery.org/

St Jude’s have added two new cover designs to their popular range of large square format sketchbooks. Both cover designs are by Angie Lewin, one is called Ellipse which is a simple pattern of mustard, teal and green ovals against an antique white background. The other cover design is called Seedheads and is classic Angie Lewin pattern in pale blues and light greys against a very light grey background, this one we are sure is going to be very popular with fans of Angie’s work.

Made in England, both notebooks measure 21cm x 21cm and contain 96 pages of plain paper and are 100% recycled.  Finishing touches: bound with a brown paper belly band.

We offer the full range of St Jude’s stationery including these new sketchbooks here: http://www.onebrowncow.co.uk/stationery-cards/st-judes-stationery/cat_99.html

Also from Angie Lewin are two new greetings card designs, Autumn Spey and 5 Trees (shown below) see our Angie Lewin pages for these new additions http://www.onebrowncow.co.uk/stationery-cards/angie-lewin/cat_57.html

St Jude's Sketchbooks by Angie Lewin

Four great new greetings cards from Andrew Pavitt have just arrived. All are in his unique geometically influnced style and all four cards feature the countryside.

Silflay, a predominately olive green design, shows a hare at the edge of a field with hay ricks and long Autumn shadows in the background. Harvest is a golden brown design of crops and insects. Hello Mr Magpie is a heavily stylised countryside scene with a Magpie gathering nesting material in the foreground while a steam train passes by in the background. Almost There – you really feel for the lone cyclist making their way, head down, across a stretch of open coutryside.

All cards are 12 x 17 cm sold seperately and printed on Elemental Chlorine free board from managed forests. See our site for full details http://www.onebrowncow.co.uk/stationery-cards/art-angels/cat_62.html?page=1 and other cards reproduced from images by Andrew Pavitt

Andrew Pavitt Greetings Cards

Just arrived with us this week is a small selection of  limited edition cushions including the Eames inspired conversational cushion.

Pair of Eames inspired conversational cushions

Available in green or blue the Eames inspired cushion draws from the diologue which took place between Ray and Charles on the ‘Home’ show unveiling of the LCW chair in 1956. The chair itself  features within the pattern of cushion cover which is heavily influenced by graphic design of the period.

These cushions are limited to an edition of just 250 of each colour. Printed using non-toxic waterbased dyes onto soft faux suede with plain white faux suede backs and feather filled pads.

We also have some of the limited edition cushions by Jules including the Girl cushion which featured in Elle Decoration and cushions with the very colourful designs of Catilina Estrada.

See our website for more details and further pictures http://www.onebrowncow.co.uk/soft-furnishings/limited-edition-collection/cat_127.html

Stop press:  The Eames cushion has just featured in the November edition of Living Etc magazine.

Looking for alternative Christmas cards this year? how about this quirky range of linocuts from Flytrap Publishing featuring some of the most unusual Christmas themes we’ve seen. Our favourite is the Christmas Stegosaurus, a dinosaur dressed as a Christmas tree, closely followed by the Clockwork Robin which was inspired by a child’s tin toy.

The entire range is the work of one family of illustrators and artists who’s work spans some four decades. The charming children playing cards including Snowball Fight and Strolling With Dolls are reproduced from 1920s pen and ink drawings by Sylvia Venus, while the Linocuts by Tony and Sarah Venus are from as recently as the 1990s.

Printed in the UK and supplied individually wrapped with white envelope.
view a selection from the range at One Brown Cow

Flytrap Publishing Greetings Cards

We’ve started to roll out the Autumn ranges across our website and in our Amesbury shop.

New for this year, a lovely collection of vintage inspired handbags, purses and accessories by Kate Rawlinson at one/of a kind boutique, London. These delicate cotton bags feature her unique printed images highlighted with faux pearl and crystals or are embelished with bold 3D flowers and embroidery. Each piece comes in a cotton drawstring bag and is provided with a handprinted gift tag. Hoop bags come with assorted pin-back badges, again featuring Kate’s quirky designs. http://www.onebrowncow.co.uk/bags/kate-rawlinson/cat_124.html

We’ve stocked Earth Squared fair trade bags for a while now. Autumn sees a new range of colours for the popular Emily bag and the practical everyday Lara bag. Both feature chain link detailing to the handles and all styles come in either felt or cord fabrics. The Messenger bag is a new handbag from Earth Squared providing a slim yet practical bag solution with external pockets and pouches as well as internal pockets and a zip closing top for security, all this within a compact shape. http://www.onebrowncow.co.uk/bags/earth-squared/cat_100.html

NV London Calcutta manufacture high quality leather and canvas handbags and accessories in classic styles. These ethically sourced bags are entirely handmade in Calcutta by skilled artisans using the highest quality materials and are sourced from a company in India which is a founding member of IFTA (WFTO) We will be expanding our selection from NV in the coming weeks to include a new range of leather wallets and purses as well as a couple of new bag designs. http://www.onebrowncow.co.uk/bags/nv-london-calcutta/cat_121.html

Advanced notice of a few odd days that our shop in Amesbury will be closed during September and October due to weddings and other events happening in the Autumn.

Monday September 7th – Amesbury Shop will be closed all day
Monday September 14th – Amesbury Shop will be closed all day
Saturday 4th October – Amesbury Shop will be closed all day

Also as usual the shop will be closed all day on the bank holiday Monday 31st August.

Screen printed by hand and made by hand these lovely vintage look square cushions are detailed with reclaimed Military button fastening to the rear. As each cushion is hand printed minor variations occur and the combination of buttons varies every time. Available in dark grey, turquoise and sand colour variations. All fabrics used in the cushion range are derived from sustainable, biodegradable and/or certified organic fibres.

Union Jack Cushions

One Brown Cow started a Summer sale on Saturday, 1st August. Price have been reduced across the store. Special offers include 20% off Orla Kiely mugs, 20% off j-me gift and homeware products and up to 30% off Block acrylic homewares. Select items of Zsiska jewellery are also reduced.

Our remaining stock of Emma Bridgewater Pumpkin pattern has also been been reduced by 20%, stock is very limited on this range.

Callers at our shop in Amesbury will also find reductions on our ranges of silver jewellery and there are also miscellanous end of line reductions in store.

New from Repeat Repeat , Owlie nurseryware. A cute little owl design in pink or blue available on piggy bank money boxes, photograph frames and baby mugs. All products are fine bone china, made in Stoke on Trent, England and supplied in a lightweight card gift box. Further details here

We’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new Emma Bridgewater melamine beakers which we know several of our regular customers have been keen to get their hands on. The good news is that we had a delivery last week which included beakers in Hearts, Dancing Mice, Men at Work, Polka Dot and Union Jack patterns, but hurry, we’re selling them fast! Find out more here

Although not a new product, for the first time we now stock the Emma Bridgewater Cocoa Mugs and Pasta bowls.