Feels like Autumn today

It will be a rainy drizzling day today ... time to remind the exuberant autumn colours I saw in Norway last September.

Prien's Booklet for your Purse in black and red

What's going on at the moment?? I should be posting more blogs ... but a lot of things keep me from doing it. Things like:
- following a professional PhotoShop course at Mediacollege in Rotterdam
- following an interesting e-course about blogging at Decor8
- preparing new stock for the Webshops Only Shop in Den Bosch
- designing and preparing flyers and nametags for the Webshops Only Shop
- working on new assignments, such as a box, an address book, some notebooks

So there are a lot of new things I want to show you ... soon! It would also be a great opportunity to show off my new Photoshop skills as well :)

For now I just want to introduce these new Booklets for you Purse; small notebooks for, yes indeed, in your purse. Always handy to write down that amazing idea that pops up in your mind when you are waiting for the train, or when you are stuck in traffic or something like that.
On a special request I made the Prien Booklets for your Purse in black and red as well. You can find more colours at  www.prien.nl.

A3 Portofolio Folder

For a set designer Prien made an A3 Portfolio Folder in black. The client was looking for an A3 square folder to show her portfolio to potential clients. It had to be very easy to change the 300 grams portfolio sheets. In close cooperation with the client Prien developed a folder with four anchorages in matt black. The outside material is sturdy and can be cleaned with a damp cloth if necessary.
Hopefully my client will get a lot of new clients with her stylish portfolio folder!

Decor8's E-Course Blogging Your Way

Last Friday the e-course Blogging Your Way from Decor8 started officially. We had to do some reading and update our profiles .... but today ... we finally start the course .. I am very curious! As you might have noticed, sometimes I was a bit lazy with posting new blogs ... but with the help of this course I am planning to give this blog a boost. There are so many ideas in my head ...with some discipline and new guidelines they should result in an interesting and beautiful blog about bookbinding and everything that inspires me and hopefully you!

BoekKunstBeurs in Leiden

Yesterday my friends and I visited the BoekKunstBeurs in Leiden. This fair is situated in an old church in the center of Leiden. It is always a pleasure to visit this yearly event; walking around in a nice environment, talking with enthusiastic exhibitors, meeting acquaintances and checking out new products. Of course I bought too many things, so my arms still hurt because of carrying all that stuff around, but my head is full of new ideas ... now I need a lot of time to carry out all these plans :)

Autumn Forest

Last week  we finally had (read - made- ) time for a long hike in the autumn forest at the Veluwe. Unfortunateley we chose exactly that forest (Kroondomein Het Loo) that was very limited accessible because of the deer that needed rest. Nevertheless we had a great day. The weather was typically Dutch, sun, rain and wind, so now and then we had to seek shelter under a tree, and that's were I found this beautiful birch bark. The colours and surface of this bark are amazing and reminded me immediately at Norway. I am still looking for a way to make birch suitable for a book cover ...

Passport Case

In order of a client Prien designed a passport case. The graphic on the front has been developed in close cooperation with the client. Because a passport case is new in Prien's assortment I made several trial cases, which I showed at some fairs. Since people seem to like this product I decided to include it in Prien's collection.

It is a very nice aspect of my work; developing products in close cooperation with the client! The result is a personalized special gift!

Happy Red Fish

A few weeks ago, on a Amsterdam Blogger Conference, I met Hagar from Happy Red Fish. We had a nice conversation and we exchanged our business cards. She gave me a wonderful  card, showing one of her artworks. I liked it inmediately! It's a combination of my two favorite materials; paper/pictures and thread/textile. The result is a graphical surprise which invites you to take a closer look.

 

You can find Happy Red Fish at:
http://www.happy-red-fish.com/
https://www.facebook.com/HappyRedFishArt

New Series - Simply Black

Especially for business use, Prien developed a series notebooks and writing cases. These practical, yet beautiful utensils make your working day more stylish and easy. Because of the though black cover the notebooks and cases withstand rough handling while they still look great. The fly leaves give each product its own character. Check them out at www.prien.nl!

Webshop Till You Drop

This Saturday and Sunday (October 12th and 13th) Prien will be at the Webshop Till You Drop Fair. The location is great! An old compound feed factory called DeFabrique in Maarssen (close to Utrecht). Come and meet Prien and dozens of other great webshops. Hope to see you this weekend!

 

For more info about the fair, the location or the directions:
http://www.webshoptillyoudrop.nl/
http://www.defabrique.nl/