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For the final post from the January 2012 NYIGF, I’m focusing in on a few interior design exhibitors at the show.  I happily stumbled into the booth of Cose Nuove, which specializes in Scandinavian design – from eco-friendly dishtowels to textiles to mugs and votives.  So pretty!

 

 

Cose Nuove

I can never resist the bright colors and patterns at Jonathan Adler – and while it might see random, the two things that really caught my eye this year were some new fun bath towels and shower curtains!

 

 

Jonathan Adler

Designer Christen Maxwell isn’t exclusively about interior design – she creates some truly lovely tote bags and clutches – but I absolutely loved her new pillow patterns and designs.  I’m particularly smitten with the watercolor houndstooth pattern and the pillows with neon piping.

 

Christen Maxwell

Well, that’s it from the January 2012 NYIGF!  Do you have any particular favorites from the show?

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Today we’re wrapping up coverage from the January 2012 NYIGF with two final posts.  First up, a perennial favorite – Bailey Doesn’t Bark!  In addition to gorgeous ceramics (which you can see from the August show right here), I love RJ’s beautiful and minimal stationery, tea towels, and accessories.

 

Super cute tea towel packaging!

Bailey Doesn’t Bark

It was so nice to finally meet Rumi from the Japan-based Winged Wheel at this year’s NYIGF!  Rumi made her U.S. tradeshow debut with a stationery collection that mixed classic design with fun modern elements like pops of neon and die cut card shapes.

 

 

Love the pops of neon!

 

Winged Wheel

Finally on the stationery front, the bright and colorful booth of 9SpotMonk!  The ladies of 9SpotMonk had some seriously hilarious letterpress thank you cards printed on kraft paper, along with letterpress wine and gift tags.

 

 

9SpotMonk

I’ll be back with more from the January 2012 NYIGF soon!

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper

I’m back with more from the January 2012 New York International Gift Fair!  In case you missed them, you can find the first three recaps from NYIGF right here.  First up for today, the always fab Aesthetic Movement rep booth, where I caught up on the latest gorgeous letterpress stationery from Kim of Austin Press and swooned over the amazing ties from Forage.  I also totally fell for the barware and flasks from Izola – I can’t wait until the cocktail shakers become available for purchase next month!

 

Austin Press

Forage

 

Izola (they also had awesome soap packaging)

Next up, the fun textiles and stationery from Girls Can Tell out of Philadelphia.  From coasters to notebooks to onesies, this booth was full of awesome and quirky pieces.  I particularly loved the drinking glass and cookware tea towels!

 

 

 

Girls Can Tell

Next up, the lovely ladies of Albertine Press, May Day Studio, and Carta, Inc.  I always love the beautiful cotton ribbons and twine from Carta, Inc., and this year Angela is also introducing a beautiful collection of vintage international postage stamps (love!).  Kelly from May Day Studio had gorgeous journals in beautiful new patterns, while Shelley from Albertine Press just introduced a city-theme notebook collection.

 

Carta, Inc.

 

May Day Studio

 

Albertine Press

Last up for today, one of my favorite new finds from the Handmade section of NYIGF – a New York-based company called Ortolan.  I fell in love with the graphic black and white chevron blanket below, but the entire collection of napkins, pillow cases, and reclaimed wood mirrors is seriously gorgeous.

 

 

Ortolan

Check back tomorrow for the final posts from the January 2012 New York International Gift Fair!

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Happy Friday everyone!  I have one more NYIGF recap to share before we head off for the weekend – then I’ll be back with more booths next week!  First up, the fabulous Laurel Denise booth, which was full of her beautiful and delicate jewelry and the most adorable little bud vases.  So cute!

 

 

Laurel made this awesome felt garland that she hung up above her main display area.  It was so cool – I want one in my house!

Laurel Denise

I always love the beautiful ceramic wares from Gleena.  The soft colors and organic shapes of the plates, bowls, and even vases and votives are all so beautiful!

 

 

Gleena

Last up for today, Smock – a booth that was packed full of lovely paper goodies, from greeting cards to scratch pads to wrapping paper to patterned boxes.  So much to see in just one booth!  They even had some of the new foil stamp 2012 wedding invitations from Bella Figura on display!

 

 

 

 

 

Smock

That’s it for now!  Check out the rest of the posts from the January Gift Fair right here.

Photo Credits: Nole Garey for Oh So Beautiful Paper

*Smock is one of my fab­u­lous spon­sors; for more on my edi­to­r­ial poli­cies please click here.