Alan Aldridge

"contemporary, imaginative and truly original." sir terence conran on alan aldridge

alan aldridge was dubbed 'the graphic entertainer' in the 60s and 70s, designing illustrated lyrics books and album covers for the the beatles and elton john and brand identities for the house of blues and hard rock cafe. wmu are besides themselves with anticipation at another of the design museums story tale exhibitions, complete with all the archive material that make them so exceptional. www.designmuseum.org/exhibtions/2008/alanaldridge

www.alanaldridge.net

Alex MacLean

we love alex's aerial photography. he has such a natural eye for form. absolutely beautiful.

www.alexmaclean.com

COS Magazine

wmu always find it hard to resist a visit to cos and since their beautifully shot a/w magazine arrived on our desks, we know exactly what we are missing if we do. inspiring as always and hardcore tasteful......what did we wear before?

Clark and Telephone Vineyard

it's a dilemma when you have a bottle of wine in front of you and it looks too good to open. the wax seal on this bottle of pinot noir is too much for wmu to handle. 

L'Artisan du Chocolat

new packaging for l'artisan du chocolat will be launched  in the next couple of weeks. packaging has was designed by ivan riis henrikson. we love!

www.artisanduchocolat.com

www.ivanriis.com

Petra Borner

we just don't know where to start with posting petra's work......it's all too lovely. here are some of her book jackets as a start. petra works as a designer in many mediums including fashion, textile design, graphics and illustration. her own blog, on her site www.borner.se/ shows her changing studio chalk board which we love to look at too.

Jaime Hayon

everyone wants a piece of jaime haydon and he's collaborated with everyone from benetton and bisazza to adidas and swarovski. we're really keen on these pages from his diary and his work in 2006 for piper hiedsieck. www.hayonstudio.com

Heal

we love this product devised by 5 new leading british plastic and cosmetic surgeons to speed skin recovery. looks great and acts even better. www.healgel.com

Kate Bingaman-Burt

kate draws something that she buys everyday. she also has 6 credit cards and until she pays them off, she will draw every statement that she gets from the credit card company. you can see her drawings on flickr.

The Joyful Bewilderment

an exhibition showcasing some of the best illustrators of the moment is due to start tomorrow.

'the joyful bewilderment' includes james jarvis, rob ryan, andy rementer, mike perry, damien correll and josh patherick. it runs through to the 27th october at the rough trade east gallery, dray walk, old truman brewery, 91 brick lane, london, e1 6ql.

Anna Wolf

anna in a photographer living in new york. all of her work is beautiful but she has a section on her website called, 'little books' which is absolutely stunning. some examples below but there are 50 or so in all and we suggest you view them all. www.annawolf.com

Mike Perry

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Penguin's 3rd and final 'Great Ideas'

the last of the beautifully illustrated 'great ideas' books from penguin. we will miss them.

£4.99 each, www.penguin.co.uk