isak - beautiful happy things

Portugal

2009-12-06T22:55:00.000Z

We're leaving the office on a few days sourcing trip to Portugal. Seeing some new factories and hopefully making new friends with them. Throw in a couple of layins and we should be returning very refreshed indeed!

Sing a song or two!

2009-12-03T21:59:00.000Z

Our Fika Cups...

2009-12-03T12:46:00.000Z

We promised these would be ready mid to late November. They are still not ready... The samples arrived and we approved them - they looked great! But when the stock arrived... the quality of the print was just not up to scratch. So, we decided to bin them and have the manufacturer make new cups. Quality is extremely important to us and although we hate to disappoint and not to be able to keep our word - we hope that our customers will bare with us. We sincerely apologise.

The Threee Kings

2009-12-01T10:49:00.000Z

The Three Preussian Kings? Or Russian? Or... the Three Mogul Kings... Who ever they are they are happy and ready to enjoy the holidays!

Christmas Post

2009-11-30T17:10:00.000Z

With December being blown into us tomorrow, please note the postage dates for your ISAK parcels to reach you by Christmas Day. Please allow a couple of days ontop of this to avoid disappointment,

UK Standard Post: Sunday 20th December 12noon
UK Special Delivery: Tuesday 22nd December 12noon
UK Express Post: Tuesday 22nd December 12noon

Europe: 10th December 12noon
Rest of the World: 9th December 12noon

UK Special Delivery is by Royal Mail Special Delivery service.
UK Express Post is by UPS next day delivery. This costs £10. Please contact us if you wish to upgrade.

We do wish you all a truly Merry, Peaceful and Loving Christmas.

Hello!

2009-11-30T12:19:00.001Z

S and T...

2009-11-26T19:51:00.000Z

First abc poster

2009-11-26T13:46:00.000Z

Our first alphabet poster was the Abc character one and since then we've made at least another seven new designs. But we can't just let these characters go... Any suggestions what we should do with them? Anyone?

Fishy

2009-11-25T21:51:00.000Z

Went to Sweden for some inspiration. A few days away in a magical winter wonderland... some ice fishing, snowball fighting and mould wine drinking by the fire place... Right! First of all, the lakes don't freeze over until January. November is mild and rainy... rainier than England in fact! And no one has fireplaces over there! So we cought crayfish in the rain and grilled hot dogs over open fire instead. Kind of cozy... in a cold damp way.

Just for you

2009-11-19T16:32:00.001Z

ISAK made to order wallpaper in the Emporium section of Junior magazine november issue. We make the wallpaper to fit your wall dimensions to create a bespoke feature wall.

Counting

2009-11-19T10:19:00.000Z

Detail from the 1-20 Counting Poster Birds. How many Birds are there?

Gift Ideas

2009-11-19T10:15:00.000Z

Elle & Olle

2009-11-15T00:04:00.000Z

Have any of you spotted Olle popping up in the Christmas edition of Elle Deco? And yes he is just in his underpants!

Furnish etc

2009-11-13T14:27:00.002Z

Hi Emmy! Thanks for showing off our new wallpapers on your wonderful design and interiors blogg, Furnish etc. We know that our Swedish admirers really appreciate our designs.

Retro to Go

2009-11-13T14:12:00.002Z

Thanks to the team at Retro to Go for picking up on a few of our hip and retro designs. Spread the love! Note the Blossom & Bill cards are available from our friend James at 1973.

Elle Deco ad

2009-11-10T14:04:00.000Z

What do you think?!Our latest ad in Elle Deco.

Design Sponge!

2009-11-08T13:19:00.000Z

Chesk this out! We made it on to Design Sponge! Thank's Grace!

Forgotten

2009-11-06T21:05:00.000Z

Something old but quite nice. Found this when we were tidying up. They were a series of post cards, rejected by the one who commissioned them. And then forgotten about.

Penguin Wallpaper

2009-11-04T19:35:00.000Z

The family of Penguin Wallpaper is now complete. The clean, repetitive pattern gives the impression of extending the space where it is hung. First there was Turquoise inspired by the infinite, delicate hues of an Atacama Sky...

Next came reflection Silver. The Silver has some black mixed in for greater contrast, and the colour effect changes with the light in the room...

Wasabi Green was next on our wish list. the colour inspired by the Japanese Horse radish that will only grow in pure, clean, free-flowing water...

And now to complete the line-up, Plum. A solid, hearty British Plum...

All four colourways were chosen to be neutral and calming, to show-off the Penguin pattern. They are all available from ISAK and selected retailers in standard 10m rolls. £30/roll.

A memory...

2009-11-03T13:16:00.000Z

Rain makes us nostalgic... It never used to rain like this... Here's a sunny Swedish memory.

Dad cought the fish, I hawled it in from the back of the boat. Grandad gutted it on the jetty. Mum went for a wee under a spruce. Mormor picked blueberries for dessert and my cousins collected dead wood for the fire. We would eagerly eat the perfectly flame grilled trout handed out to us on paper plates and drink fresh water, straight from the lake. By the time it got dark someone would inevitably have had too much moonshine, stumbled over their clogs and fallen in to the water. Those were beautiful happy days. In the morning we would be awakened early by the birds, crawl out of our sleeping bags and count the mosquito bites. The one with most had to empty the wee bucket. It never failed - it was always me emptying that bucket...

The Last Batch

2009-11-02T21:51:00.000Z

The Blossom & Bill Classic Red tray introduced the couple as ISAK's global design ambassadors. It has been a very popular and well featured product which epitomises the ISAK design ethic. Clean, fun, vibrant and bursting with life. Blossom & Bill continue on their journey of discovery but The Classic Red Tray is coming to an end. The final batch has been pressed, coated and finished by hand. Each tray made from 7 birchwood laminates from the sustainable forests of Sweden. Each tray part made by Trolls in the heart of the forest. The Trolls are now busy making the Blue Blossom & Bill tray that will continue to be available for a while. Each tray comes slipped into a 100% cotton tote so that you can carry it home or to the dinner party and use the bag to continue carrying your swag wherever you go.

But for now there will be no more red at the factory. Pick one up while you can...

Starting to think Christmas...

2009-11-01T21:53:00.000Z

We can't help but to start feeling a little bit Christmassy over here...

Rain

2009-11-01T11:59:00.000Z

What a rainy windy miserable day! We're going to make ginger bread men to cheer us up. Now that Halloween is over - we can start making edible Christmas decorations. Finally!

Lastest news on our fabric

2009-10-29T09:27:00.000Z

On Tuesday we went to see the first perfect meters of our Familjen fabric roll off the print but oh so disappointing it was... The screens had been made in the wrong order and the print looked diabolic... Nothing else to do but to have new screens made... This is of course causing delay... We'll keep you posted.

Stay warm

2009-10-27T20:58:00.000Z

Tucked away in the mid-Norwegian hinterland south-east of Trondheim is the quiet town of Roros. It is a small community. A place without pretention, renown or significance. A one-time mining community where copper from pulled out from beneath the old-fold mountains.

When a childless Director of the mine died in the 1700s, he bequeathed his wealth to the local community that had served him and the mine. He set up a foundation to supply free yarn to the community and teach them to weave.

Roros is now listed as a World Heritage Site with over 100 original dwellings preserved and maintained as they were in the mining days. Now the town has nothing to offer but tranquility, beauty and a sense of belonging. On the outskirts of the town there is still a textile plant run by father and daughter Erling and Arnstein Digernes. They still produce the finest lambswool blankets in the world with 100% pure Norwegian wool. Each blanket is inspected by hand and the wool is teased up with needles to give better thermal properties. The blanket will last you a lifetime.

This is where ISAK came to produce our Penguin blankets. Blankets that will keep you warm and carry your memories for the rest of your life.