blueprint range
date February 2009
description an Australian designed and produced, limited edition range of wall plates created in collaboration between Cindy-Lee Davis of Lightly and Samantha Parsons of Studio Sam.
The design builds on Studio Sam’s Betty Blue Range. A narrative is created through the application of circular motifs. An additional layer is applied to some plates through a process of watercutting.
The plates can be purchased individually, allowing Collectors to make up their own personal sets.
award Home Beautiful, Product of the Year 2009, Home Accessories
size 8 inch
materials china plates with silver rim
designs Blossom Blue, Billy Blue or Beatrice Blue
price and stockists All enquiries and orders to Lightly
photos Lightly
betty blue range
Date July 2008
Description Betty is a set of crockery assembled from a mix of mis-matched, ‘as good as new’ plates. The concept was not purely about giving the plates a make-over. The intention was to go a step further and address possible reasons the plates were discarded in the first place; in particular the issue of good quality plates becoming orphaned. Betty gives these plates a new family.
Although each plates is an original composition (no two plates are the same) and each comes from a different walk of life, they are now related to one another through the application of blue and white circular motifs. The artwork is based on several of the found plates, which themselves form part of the new set.
Photos Peter Bennetts (top), design files (bottom)
dust jacket gift cards
Date 2008
Range Booksmith
Description hand-made blank giftcards utilising original dust jackets. Jackets left over from the construction of Bookscreens. Various themes, styles, topics, and colours.
Sizes as each card is different sizes vary
Envelope C5 100% recycled post consumer waste (not the envelopes shown adjacent)
Photographer Samantha Parsons
family of sam
Family of Sam is the brand name for the diverse range of products designed by Samantha Parsons.
Siena the Book Block table
Date 2007
Description I am obsessed with books every part of them! After making a bookscreen I am left with a lot of pages, many of them are quite beautiful in themselves. Not wanting to waste any paper I started bending the left over bookblocks to create bookends. The resulting forms were very sturdy. As a natural progression I started to play with the pages from larger books. Siena the Bookblock Table was born.
They work as an individual table or in clusters. They can be used with or without a tray / plate / glass / book sitting on top (whatever you have at home). Alternatively they can provide an interesting sculptural feature sitting on a table.
Sizes Tall (310 to 395mm high), Standard (200 to 305mm high) and mini (less than 200mm high)
Photographer Peter Bennetts (top) and Matt Moore (bottom)
bookscreen
Date initial mock-up 2005. Several screens made since. Each screen is given a Christian name. This screen is “Ruby the Bookscreen” and was made in 2008 as a private commission.
Description Bookscreen is a flexible screen constructed from pre-loved, hardback books. Each one is hand made, individual, an exploration into colour composition and builds on the qualities of the original books.
The collected books, which have outlived their intended function and have been discarded in good working order, are dissembled. The covers are then arranged according to the colour and reassembled utilising traditional book binding techniques. The integrated book spines provide pliable hinges for the concertina screen and enable it to have greater movement than many screens. The back of each screen is also treated in a unique manner.
Bookscreen would be an ideal privacy screen for reading, as a feature in corporate foyers, or for delineating space and providing a haven in the open plan house. The screens pure colours, simplicity, and existing patina would add an element of personality to any interior.
Awards Premiers Design Award 2008 (winner) and SMH Young Designer of the Year 2005 (runner-up)
Sizes Although each of these pieces are unique, a typical size is 48 books: 8 books high and 6 books wide. Lower screens 1 to 3 books high are also made to provide table/desk top privacy. Bookscreens can also be custom made to a specific size or colour composition.
Colours The bold colours of the covers provide an integral part of Bookscreen. Hard back books can be found in a range of colours and tones. The different coloured books can be arranged in a variety of ways, for example a gradation of a range of colours, a variation of a single colour, or a composition of colours.
Photos Peter Bennetts
Stockists please contact designer for nearest stockist.
Price Available on application. Price depends on: size (eg height, length and number of books), colours selected and the level of customisation required.
Elliot the bookscreen
Date July 2008
Size 48 books (8 x 6 books)
Colours A composition of blue, green and purple
Photos Peter Bennetts
Stockists please contact designer for nearest stockist
Price available on application.
mini bookscreen
Date 2008
Size 5 books (5 x 1 books)
Colours various (example shows yellow, orange and red)
Photos Samantha Parsons
(m)art, Artisan, Brisbane
ranges available Booksmith Range including the Mini Bookscreens, Siena the Bookblock Tables, Dust Jacket Gift Cards and Booksmith Gift Tags.
state QLD, Australia
address 381 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
website www.artisan.org.au
contact 07 3215 0808 retail@artisan.org.au
Koskela, Sydney
ranges available Booksmith Range (including the Mini Bookscreens, Siena the Bookblock Tables, Dust Jacket Gift Cards , Booksmith Gift Tags and Notebooks) and Dot to Dot Gift Cards.
state NSW, Australia
address Level 1, The Imperial Slacks Building, 91 Campbell Street, Surrey Hills
website www.koskela.com.au
contact 02 9280 0999 info@koskela.com.au
