Tuesday, 25 January 2011

Naomi Avsec and Spoon


Back when Upmarket started we made friends with Naomi who also had a stall. An artist and embroiderer, she left the market a while ago and has gone onto to do all sorts of exciting things.

I caught up with her this week which prompted me to take a look at her website. Her work is absolutely gorgeous check it out at Ilovespoon.co.uk and naomiavsec.co.uk.

Saturday, 8 January 2011

Stabo Sale starts tomorrow


After much digging in the attic, looking through drawers and labelling up we have arranged a collection of sale stock. The sale is at our Spitalfields stall and should last a couple of weeks.

Sunday, 2 January 2011

Our new logo

We’ve been debating possible logos for ages. We both love blackbirds, the maniacs of the garden, for the crazy way they career around at knee height. So after much debate we thought it made sense to use the blackbird image we already use.

Pictured is my hand and label we are using for scarves.


Monday, 6 December 2010

Stabo's early Christmas Gift

As a small family business we thought we'd post the best thing we've ever made. They came early on 19 November and are still getting quite a lot of medical attention. We apologise if orders may have been a bit delayed or we haven't updated the website as much as intended but things were a bit hectic in the run up to and since their arrival. So introducing Poppy and Felix with love from their doting parents.

A Christmas Cracker

Once again Stabo products are available at the Sheffield Millennium Galleries for their Christmas Crackers exhibition. This is a showcase for British Crafts, amongst others our friend the jeweller Hairy Growler has his wares on display. They sent us over loads of photos and the exhibition looks great with lots of variety, so if you're in Sheffield in December or the new year do pop in.

Tuesday, 14 September 2010

Top Drawer Trade Show


We're doing our first Trade show (Top Drawer) at Olympia in West London. Unfortunately the show actually finishes today. Our stall is pretty much as far away from the front entrance as possible next to a fire hydrant and the disabled loos.

Friday, 27 August 2010

Screen Preparation

We've been sorting out our screen printing screens to make space for some new images.

Putting the images on the screens is a photographic process. Here's Ed looking at our exposure unit where the screens are being exposed. When the time's up they are rushed straight to the bathroom, the unexposed emulsion is rinsed off the screens and the images revealed.