LOVE: A Romance Was Born, Fruit and Flowers A/W 2011

Always a favourite and this collection does not disappoint at all! The prints look amazing.

How Good Are These?!

How good are these props from Jiggery Pokery?! I like the lady with the ice cream hair!

PATRICK: Graphics Man - Some Inspirations

Hi, I am Patrick a new contributor to the Lucy Jay Blog; I am a graphics based designer and will be occasionally sharing with you what influences and inspires me and not only helps to contribute to my work and Lucy Jay but also general day to day things that may be of interest to you.

I am very much influenced by graphics and typography. I am working on building up my library of books and thought this might be a good place to start; all these books are graphic design related but not necessarily just for the graphic designer. They can be inspirational to anyone and read by everyone.

First of is Just My Type by Simon Garfield

The book is a really good read, it gives a good history of typefaces and there subtle differences.

Next is A Love Letter For You by Stephen Powers

I have wanted to get my hands on this book ever since seeing Stephen Powers work in Creative Review.

This particular piece was created in Philadelphia in the summer of 2009; it consisted of a written love letter across a selection of rooftops facing a main train line. The letter, meant for one, with meaning for all, encompasses 50 walls on a 20 block stretch of market street... amazing.

He includes really aspirational and sentimal messages in his work and it is really great how the piece can be viewed by passengers on the train; the bright contrasting colours are what make the piece work so well.

Finally, there is Josef Muller Brockmann by Kerry William Purcell

This is a book I have read and referenced a few times but never owned until now. The book showcases one of the most influential and iconic designers work, Josef Muller Brockman. His work and that of other swiss designers has influenced a generation of modern design; what I found great about his work is how modern thinking and ground breaking it was for its time.

Again this book is not just for graphic designers and his work can be appreciated by everyone...

Patrick

Baaaaaaaaack!

Baaaaaaack to the blog! Happy belated New Year!

The third collection has been completed this week so hence the silence on the blog front, but we are back and excited for Lucy Jay in 2011!

So collection number three is looking great and is really bringing out another side to Lucy Jay, expect different and exciting! The inspiration has come from numerous places... places and things you would not usually put together, however in a weird and wonderful way we have!

There is an essence of ...

FOOTBALL (note the scarves!)

and...

ALL THINGS SHINY

Intrigued?

Also... new for 2011 is the Lucy Jay website. The new video has been added and looks so great! Log onto www.lucy-jay.com to check it out or below in full.

Enjoy! Lucy

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Stone and Spear

I got an email this morning from Simon from Stone and Spear showing some love for Lucy Jay scarves.

I went on to check out his website and found he is an illustrator who goes down the bright colours and lots of shapes route as Lucy Jay does however in that Stone and Spear kinda way! Loooove it... and thanks Simon!

Snow and Stuff

So the Lucy Jay studios were pretty snowed in last week but we are just about thored out now and back to it, however still slightly cold and decided to wear slippers instead of shoes!

Quite a lot has been going on in the meanwhile, including lots of online press which is great. To start are some more mood boards from Polyvore; they are great ways to wear your Lucy Jay Scarf. The bright pink mac looks great with the black base and bold colours of the Patrick scarf.

Also... the super Alison Jane from the Ethical Hedonist added a great write up to her website. She say that 'It is hard not to feel a rush of excitement when the eye first comes to rest on Lucy Jay's extraordinary flights of fantasy scarf designs...' The post is great and talks about all of the

silk jersey collections inspirations and ideas.

There was also Emerging Fervour who write about upcoming designers and described Lucy Jay scarves as 'amazing'. To keep yourself up to date with what is going on in the upcoming world of fashion this is a great site to keep you informed.

Finally, we have been listening to The Knocks a lot recently, especially their song Make It Better, check it out! Looooooove it!

The Knocks – Make It Better

Stay warm!

Lucy

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