new designs

Earlier in the year we were asked to create some merchandise for the Glasgow based band Belle & Sebastian (you can read more about this exciting commission here) and one of the products we developed was a rucksack. Initially myself and Fi (their lovely merch manager) chatted about doing a special duffel as we're both big duffel bag fans, but I'd been thinking about creating a rucksack for a while and thought this was maybe a fun way to develop the product...

We're delighted to be taking part in the Scotland Re:Designed Interiors Showcase this week alongside many other great scottish companies such as Fun Makes Good, Dana Finnigan and Morag Macpherson.

As a lover of collecting things for inspiration, I decided to take time out the studio this week and take in the local delights of Hämeenkyrö, the nearest town to Arteles with a selection of secondhand shops and flea markets. I wasn't disappointed and managed to find a selection of blue objects (I'm aways drawn to blues) that included these amazing patterned Arabia cups...

It's been quite a while in the making but we're finally nearly ready to launch our exciting new interiors line! Last year we were very lucky to be awarded a Creative Scotland Artist's Bursary which allowed us to take time to do some important research and development about an idea that had been rumbling away in the background for a while...

It's only a week away now and we're really excited about the new products and print designs we are about to launch at Pulse next week! We're really looking forward to sharing them with everyone very soon, but for now here's a few sneak peeks to get your guessing about what we've been up to so far this year...