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If you, like us, spent most of your childhood worshipping the likes of Luke Skywalker, C3PO, Ralph Macchio, WWF, The A-Team, Knight Rider and a plethora of superhero’s, then the work of Marz Jr. is made for you. His nostalgic, signature style takes us back to the good times when we thought anything could be achieved if we could only master catching a fly with a pair of chopsticks.

LA-based artist Marz jr. spent over a decade collaborating in colouring work for a private studio representing Marvel and DC Comics, and has had his illustration work published in newspapers and magazines all over the world. He now exhibits his work internationally, and it’s safe to say that here at Morning Edit HQ we are big fans.

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This furniture is absolutely fabulous, there is nothing about it we don’t like. Colourful, functional, modern yet giving a nod to the past and most of all thoroughly stylish, there isn’t an interior setting that this range wouldn’t look great in. Designed by Nell Beale under the guise of CoucouManou her love of colour is pretty evident throughout all of her products. Plus, not only is Nell a thoroughly talented furniture designer she also has a range of homewares that include everything from coasters and candlesticks to bookends and (our favourites) clocks:

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AND just when you thought this couldn’t get any better, everything is designed and built in the UK. Go Nell!

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There is something about the work of Austin-based photographer Alexandra Valenti which is really magical, don’t you think? We love how effective these pieces are in their simplicity.. How adding hand-drawn colour gives these photographs a completely new dimension. And it also makes us want to live by the water and frolic with nature! I mean – who doesn’t? All of her prints are available as limited editions should you wish to be transported to one of these dreamy destinations. We certainly do.

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As you know when it comes to poster art, we love a bit of good typography.. and these posters by Copenhagen-based designer Ruth Vissing are just our bag! Titled Pawaiian Hunch, Ruth has designed the full alphabet in five styles; Copenhagen, Berlin, Stockholm, Amsterdam & Milan. A little bit retro.. a little bit masculine.. and all rather uber-cool, we kinda want the whole set!

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We’d seen the ‘Bonjour’ poster around for some time without really investigating it any further and boy are we glad we have now. This collection of collages and prints are just awesome. You must know by now that we’re suckers for some type and we just love the way these are designed; the mixture of fun, bold typography with more studious imagery such as graph paper and geometric, almost science text book illustrations are just great. We know very little about the artist Edu Barba, he (she?) shares very little but who cares when the visuals are this darn cool?

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The work of Brooklyn-based illustrator Lan Truong is intricately simple and soooo sweet too. From fruit to florals to buildings and maps, she has applied her distinguishable style to a vast collection of gorgeous icons.. a few of which we’ve picked out below. Aren’t they lovely!?

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We have been deep admirers (and collectors) of the ceramic work of Tina Tsang for a while now; the fabulous designer of Undergrowth Design. Tina Tsang is inspired by “the obscure and uncanny in life”, which she tries to breathe into everyday objects. The results are seductive and fantastical, and stunningly beautiful.

Tina graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2005 in illustration and animation, and her diverse background – which includes film, painting, animation, photography, costume design, fashion design and trend forecasting – has enabled her to have a unique understanding of aesthetics and trends within the design world. And boy, are we loving the results..

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We featured some of Neil Stevens aka. Crayonfire‘s fab prints a week or two ago after stumbling across them and nearly passing out from excitement (read our post here). But we have even more stunners for you today in the form of Crayonfire’s Tour De France 2011 print collection. And these are really, truly lovely. You can tell how much we like them as we couldn’t edit down which ones to show in this feature, hence why there are so many below. But the locations, the warm and sunny colours, the beautiful landscapes and the overall patterny approach is right up our cycle path…and we just can’t get enough! Let us know what you think…have you got a favourite?


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Being a dab-hand with a needle and thread isn’t exactly Morning Edit’s strong point. And contrary to what you might expect, neither are we ballerinas. So we have been absolutely bowled over by the beautiful craftsmanship of Chilean artist Jose Romussi. We adore the contrast between the soft, vintage black and white photography and the brightly coloured stitch work. The intricate thread work adds movement and drama, bringing these bygone beauties to life. We’re also digging Jose’s more contemporary pieces involving typography, rainbows and the London Underground map. All of Jose’s work is absolutely stunning and we urge you to join us in some Romussi-worship!

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We are big fans of Brighton based jeweller Fawn & Rose, in fact one half of Morning Edit is the proud owner of a gorgeous geometric necklace thanks to the oh so generous other half (ahem…). We love the simplicity, the so on trend geometric designs and the minty fresh colour palette. I have sat here trying to pick a favourite and have failed miserably, managing to narrow it down to around 4. The great news is that they’re so affordable I don’t have to spend all evening deliberating and can treat myself to a couple. Hurrah! Join me in some retail therapy on their website here.

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