The New Design Breed - A Rising Star David McCandles

Information experts predict that by 2020 there will be 40 times as much data available as there is now. If you are a visual person like myself then there is light a brand new breed of designers of data and information who love making complexity simple and even turn it into art. Welcome to the 'info-graphics' and David McCandles is one at the top doing just this... see the limited edition print below. Pick it up now as these are going to be the retro of cool, slightly geeky but the beginning of a new tide.

$45 (approx £30UKP, 32 Euros) Buy the David McCandles limited edition print Edition of 200, stamped, numbered and signed by David McCandless and Stefanie Posavec.

Seasonal Vegetable Tea Towel

Grow vegetables at home and use this stylish teatowel to remind you when and what to plant. Designed and printed in the UK - green bonus points for this item.

Stylish Holidays Start with this Chocolate Rain Luggage Tag

Designed exclusively for the British Museum available for £7.99

Feeling The Retro Windy Weather Today

Hour of fun plating with our Retro Weather Magnets

The Notebook Made From Elephant Poo

Wonderful present for friends who are green and like to get back to nature, from the Natural History Shop

Make You Mark On The World

AND LET IT BE A GOOD ONE.

New cloth bound Penguin books - beautiful designs

These books would look great on any bookshelf; visit Penguin for some lovely gift inspiration on classic collections this Friday afternoon. Happy browsing!

A vintage find at Hampton Court - crockery straight from the farm!

A gorgeous selection of traditional flowers, tins, candles and soaps. Picture perfect for a wonderful for garden party as you can hirer the vintage crockery straight from the farm! Visit the website Traditional Flower

V and A spot at Hampton Court

Lots of garden goodies and these trendy items we have mentioned before on the blog were seen on a stall at Hampton Court... perfect for light digging..

Hampton Court Flower Show tomorrow, excited and inspired by these lovely prints

Hampton Court Palace Flower Show tomorrow, let’s hope the sun is shining so the photographs will come out well. Updates from the show will be here tomorrow very excited to be going. Hope the shops there are filled with wonderful gifts for myself and others..

Sale at the British Museum

Up to 60% off selected books at the British Museum Sale