Top Drawer S/S 2018

Last week was a fantastic start to 2018 with Top Drawer. The design-led show is one of my favourites as we can see the trends arriving for the coming seasons.

I especially loved this year's Paper Awards which gave real focus to the best in the Greetings and Stationery industry. Winners Sadler Jones and Hotchpotch captured the mood of 2018 so well. I also hugely enjoyed the paper fest talks and was lucky enough to see the stationery trend session - I'll be following up on these predictions in later posts.

It was a fab day all round catching up with old friends and making new ones. I'm very much looking forward to what 2018 brings.

TOP DRAWER 2018 - EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above clockwise: the olympia, paper awards finalists - pressed and folded - purpose & worth and wolf & ink, trend predictions talk with #NealWhittington of present & correct #LauraJaneBoast & #LucyEdmonds of quill london & #AudreyWoollen, products in the spotlight, a lovely sky over the show, paper awards winner hotchpotch and finalists noi publishing - lagom - scribble & daub - alison hardcastle.

#paperlove #stationerylove #topdrawerss18 #defineyourstory #topdrawerlondon

Abigail Ahern Design MasterClass

Well it's not everyday you meet your design hero. I've long been a fan of Abigail Ahern's interiors (see my mini bar project here). I was hugely excited to attend her Manchester masterclass on Saturday and was not disappointed.

Abigail's bold style inspired the trend for dark walls and her work often features elements of quirk, dramatic contrasts of proportions and unusual art. What especially attracts me to Abigail's style is the illustrative way in which she styles a room creating spaces with a story that invites us in. Her instagram has some wonderful examples of this.

We had a full day packed with amazing inside info. Heaps of advice on use of colour, contrast, texture, scale.... much of which can be applied to many creative fields including print.

ABIGAIL AHERN DESIGN MASTERCLASS - EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above clockwise: abigail ahern at the manchester design masterclass, a scribble from my new notebook filled in just one day, a favourite quote of abigail's, a picture of the class from abigail's instagram - me on the front row there - i wasn't going to miss a thing! the hollywood mirror i bought from abigail's collection which i love, styling tips still, my cuppa, more scribbles, inky hues still. 

Abigail's style is not for the faint hearted but the results are amazing. These fantastic masterclasses can be booked here.

#aadesignclass #abigailahern #designlove 

New Year New Stationery

Hello 2018. After a lovely Christmas break and New Year travels in Scotland I'm back at the desk and ready to start the year. My new stationery has arrived from the printers. Hot foiled on dusty pink + crisp white with a hand embossed envelope. I'm looking forward to scribbling away.

above: latest print project hot off the press, sparkly new business stationery for 2018, hot foiled copper and abalone. Tricky to photograph in the low January light!  #paperlove #stationerylove #2018

Merry Christmas

Best Christmas wishes to all. See you in the new year with the latest trends, design + show news, Emily x

CHRISTMAS CARD BY EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above: copper foiled christmas tree card designed by emily hauck #paperlove #christmasiscoming #hohoho #stationerylove #festivefriday

Diaries 2018

There is something special about fresh stationery: the possibilities, new projects and exciting events to look forward to. New Year is steaming up fast and I'm taking out time amid the Christmas rush to get organised for 2018. I'm loving this personalised diary I ordered from Art Box. There is still time to pick up some fabulous designs. Some of my favourites below.

DIARIES 2018 | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

going round clockwise. top left: batik diary from katie leamon, acrobats by carolyn suzuki studio for papier, navucko blush pink on trouva, rifle paper coral planner from the paper palour, arden rose linen planner from ohh deer, feminist journal from anthropologie, marjolein delhaas minimalist diary on trouva, alice scott slim diary on waterstones.
#paperlove #stationerylove #diaries2018 #2018 #newyear 

Christmas Post

Well here it is, hot off the press, my newly designed Christmas card. I am in full Festive Friday mode today as I write all my lovely Christmas post, mince pies and all. After finding our favourite Christmas tree yesterday and dusting off the decs, I'm quite enjoying a quiet afternoon writing these lovelies. They'll be winging their way to you soon.

CHRISTMAS POST | EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

above: my copper foiled christmas tree card with embossed envelopes + new business cards, exciting #paperlove #christmasiscoming #hohoho #stationerylove #festivefriday

Festive Friday

Well it's that time of year! Festive Friday is a special day for the greeting card industry to send our personal festive mail, creating a twinkly flurry of post arriving in the first week of December and getting us all in the mood for sending Christmas cards.

I am a tad late this year with my own send out but it will be worth the wait! In the meantime I have enjoyed creating this edit of favourite festive designs.

FESTIVE FRIDAY - EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA

clockwise from the top left: love these unusual pop up cards - jurianne matter forest pop up gift cards on trouva, seasons greetings christmas card wreath from paperchase, happy christmas pear tree pack of five from caroline gardner, brushstroke christmas card from anthropologie, u studio landscapes christmas cards from paperchase, john lewis seasons greetings charity pack, origami tree christmas card from paperchase, bethlehem by paper salad, john lewis christmas bird charity packs, in the middle: jolly santa card from ohh deer.

#festivefriday #paperlove