Fatoe is the portfolio of Mike Orduña. Spray paint, watercolor, and vector illustrations in vivid color yield beautiful layered masterpieces. The above detail is from a set of two prints offered in The Official.

Shorthand Press believes that people should say more with less. A novel idea for a stationer. Their line of notecards and postcards feature simple typographical layouts and the related shorthand notation for each word. Very cute.

Heidi‘s colorful gift wraps are just the ticket for the impending wedding season. Great patterns and colors to choose from and you can buy entire collections at a time that come with coordinating papers, ribbon and gift enclosures. In addition, letterpressed cards and paper journals are also offered. Beautiful stuff.

I love Hermès. In case you couldn’t already tell. Popped over there following a link in my inbox and found the adorable Peony Tea Set. The teapot and cups are so perfectly proportioned with beautiful illustrations of peonies, my official favorite flower of the moment. Perfect gift for mother. Or yourself. Gorgeous.

Ane Christensen works with various metals that she molds and shreds to form bowls and other vessels that explore negative space and optical illusions. (Refer to the above for a perfect example of this.) Her Fruit Bowls are wonderfully shredded and seem to be made of the most delicate of paper. Her Ribbon Series are so gracefully elegant and appear to defy gravity. Totally beautiful work.

Jenifer has turned me onto Barbara Barry’s line of fine china for British china maker Wedgwood. Her design called “Musical Chairs” features white china with black trim and a graphic image of a chair. So simple and clean. The shot is just a preview of the to-be-released collection which will launch in Fall 2006. Lovely.