Japanese Papers for Pomegranate

Newly launched and licensed by Yellow House is a beautiful book of 30 postcards featuring a range of glorious Japanese Papers in collaboration with Glasgow Museums and published by American art publisher Pomegranate.

These exquisite designs are rich in their delicacy, detail, range of vibrant colours and delicate hues.

Popular during the latter part of the Edo period, Japanese decorative papers known as chiyo-gami were often based on the exquisite kimono patterns of fabric designers in Kyoto’s Yuzen textile district.

Designers gleaned inspiration from literature, theater, and cultural themes, and their work reflected a deep reverence for nature and an intrinsic admiration of beauty. Early patternmaking involved hand-inking and pressing leaves but gave way to mass-production stenciling and woodblock printing, which rendered the papers more accessible and affordable.

The vibrant colors and refined compositions of chiyo-gami, also known as yuzen, were put to fashionable use in handcrafting household accessories, paper dolls, origami boxes, gift wrap, and stationery. Sought after to this day, Japanese decorative papers are available in countless historical and modern patterns ranging from lush florals to symbolic or geometric abstracts.

Glasgow Museums has an extensive collection of Japanese decorative art, including these thirty woodblock prints that date from the nineteenth century. 

Ken Eardley for Almanac

Yellow House are proud to present Ken Eardley - the highly recognised and respected British ceramicist.

Ken Eardley gained a degree in printed textiles before going on to do a masters degree at the Royal College of Art. Ken's highly collectible ceramics are all individually handmade; he produces functional pieces decorated with distinctive hand-cut stencil designs, which express his love of pattern and colour.

Ken's ceramics have been exhibited and sold at The Yellow House (Artist Open House) as part of the Brighton Festival for many years - curated by Yellow House Art Licensing co-founder, Jehane Boden Spiers. With a long-standing relationship and knowledge of Ken Eardley's colleciton, Yellow House are the perfect partner to represent his artwork for licensing.

Yellow House have been working closely with Ken Eardley to develop a major new range of greeting-cards for design-led publisher The Almanac Gallery (Great British Card Company). Launched at the Spring Fair this week, this beautiful and distinctive range has been expertly put together by the team at Almanac - available in store from March 2015.

Set to be an instant hit, Yellow House Art Licensing is now seeking new partners in other product areas for this exciting brand - Ken Eardley. 

                        

A big thanks to all at The Almanac Gallery.