About us
Pin It Creatives Inc. was founded in 2007. Our first products were for the stationery industry, working with artists from London and LA. Today we work with new and established artists from across the UK, US and Central Europe. We are expanding into fashion, retail and product design, publishing and designing bespoke ranges for retail organisations. Today’s retail world is a difficult one, and the pressure to create beautiful & individual... Read More
Artist Profile: Ed J Brown
Pin It Ed J Brown is a freelance illustrator from the Midlands but is now based in Manchester, England. He is very passionate about drawing and exploring. Ed’s work takes its aesthetic cue from screen printing, he likes to create eye catching images using bold, limited colour palettes and adding lots of hand made texture. He works both digitally and also paints using acrylic. Always available for all work, editorial, commissions, exhibitions... Read More
Artist Profile: Alison Fairbairn
Pin It Illustrator Alison Fairbairn creates quirky and cute images with a sense of fun and whimsical feel. She is from London but her half-Japanese background has been an influence on her style of work, growing up with manga and being inspired by the colours and lines of Japanese art and cartoons. She is a largely self-taught artist so loves to experiment with different techniques including digital and watercolour. However, she is always drawn... Read More
Artist profile: Craig Kendall
Pin It Based in Manchester, England since graduating from The University of Central Lancashire. I live with my partner of eleven years and our mischievous Italian Greyhound puppy just outside of the City Centre. My passion (and the reason for my continued sanity) is the creation of surface pattern and decorative imagery for interiors, greetings, gift-wrap, textiles etc. Art, history and culture fascinate me and I’ve been lucky enough to experience... Read More
Artist Profile: Janine Allies
Pin It Janine graduated in 2010 from Sheffield Hallam University with a degree in Architecture. She has always had a passion for art and architecture and loves to paint and draw whenever she can. Since moving to London she has enjoyed spending weekends exploring. Visiting London’s landmarks and great architecture inspired her to create this set of images. These illustrations all have trees in the foreground of the buildings to show the green... Read More
Artist profile: Marie Perkins
Pin It Marie Perkins studied Graphic Design and Illustration before going into hand painted ceramics, and then later textile design. In 2006 Marie created the blog ‘Print & Pattern’ and has since published a book of the same name. It was this success and a love of greetings cards, stationery, and paper goods that led her to leave her full-time textile design job and take the plunge to go freelance under the name ‘inkjet designs’. She... Read More
Designersblock 2012 @ London Design Festival
Pin It Designersblock runs from the 20th through to the 23rd September 2012. Open daily from 10am to 7pm. The 15th annual Designersblock will take place with Southbank Centre during the London Design Festival over a series of amazing spaces including the Royal Festival Hall and the Queen Elizabeth Hall, some of which have never been seen by the public. This is the most high profile and prestigious venue we have ever used, attracting over 22 million... Read More
New Designers 2012 | Artsthread
Pin It New Designers is the UK’s most important graduate exhibition. Taking place over two weeks, with nine distinct design zones and two prestigious Awards Evenings, New Designers is an event full of innovation and fresh thinking. Over 3,500 of the most talented newly graduated designers from across the nation will come together under one roof for the 27th edition of New Designers. New Designers are delighted to announce that we are working... Read More
Designersblock London 2011
Pin It DESIGNERSBLOCK 14th annual London show will take place between the 22nd and 25th of September 2011. They welcome applications from individual designers regardless of discipline, design collectives, universities , manufacturers, creative agencies, artists and others who understand and appreciate our approach and values. Space within the show is available at 100 per sq metre, minimum stand size 10sq metres. Farmiloe Building 34 St John Street... Read More
Print & Pattern Blog
Pin It If you havent heard of it, then you must have been living in a cave in deepest Burundi for the last 5 years. ‘Bowie Style’ [not her real name!] has been photographing and logging the styles & trends of the gift, cards & textile industries for what seems like forever. We found the wonderful Michelle Romo through her website back in 2008. Her perseverence in collecting information resulted in the Print & Pattern Book.... Read More
PSFK: The Future of Design NYC
Pin It PSFK is the go to source for new ideas for creative business. Our events bring to life the discussions that take place everyday on our site with a focus on particular areas of innovation. On May 13th, PSFK will host a discussion at Soho House New York about the Future of Design to kick off Design Week and the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. This event will be a lively and thought-provoking discussion amongst the editors of... Read More
