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our design for inspired products blogNew Simon+Kabuki Dishes
Our Typografeast dishes are finally in stores! Yeah! I know that they can be found at Hobby Lobby. Here are some pictures from the Atlanta Gift Show. There are approx. 40-50 pieces. I love the teapot and cookie jar. So exciting to finally see the finished product. We...
What’s New Wednesday
We've been busy here at Simon+Kabuki designing for next year. We are always a year or more ahead of the game. The licensing/manufacturing route takes a really long time. After we submit designs we usually don't hear back for several months. If a design or collection...
Pantone Color of the Year – Emerald
"Emerald, a vivid verdant green, enhances our sense of well-being further by inspiring insight as well as promoting balance and harmony." Sounds good to me. I love that Pantone has picked bright, fun, full of energy colors over the last few years. Emerald green is the...
Out with the old in with the new
One of the things I did over Christmas break was to go through closets and drawers and get rid of things that I don't wear, or are stained, torn or shrunk. I had my kids also do the same thing (they needed to make room for all of the clothes their grandparents bought...
Favorite Calendars for 2013
Have you made all of your New Year's Resolutions yet? Like losing weight, eating healthier, exercising more, spending more time with your kids, balancing work and play, blah, blah, blah! I never make resolutions except one year I promised myself not to buy clothes in...
Turquoise and Red – Favorite Color Combo
I've always been partial to turquoise, it reminds me of the beach. And it always feels fresh and breezy. I've seen it a lot with red in everything from invitations to pillows to clothes. Two colors that were meant to be thrown together like peanut butter and...