ISAK Spring 2012

Spring 2012

Isak was brought to life by Swedish designer Sandra Isaksson. She was raised by a family of trolls in the heart of a Swedish forest. Blueberrykissed; she sculpted clouds and painted rainbows, carved with wind and whittled snowflakes from skybears.

At Isak we are passionately designing and creating responsibly made and sourced products for the home.

The Isak spirit is very much rooted in Sandra’s childhood memories of Sweden.

This spring season we have added some new and exiting designs. We hope that you will like our new products and join us on our journey towards beautiful happy things!

welcome spring

“Hello and welcome to spring at Isak! We’ve got some new lovely designs for you! Come take a look...”

Spring 2012

a tingeling tingle tale

tingleby

“The dewdrops sighed and the mushrooms bowed under the grumbling sky in his fluffy coat of darkening clouds. All the little people scurried inside. ” Spring 2012

The sky let out a monstrous roar just before it let it’s hurried rain come gushing down on earth. Drops big as coins came bouncing off the roof tops; made muddy little rivers on the roads.

The town-children put their faces into their hands as they pressed their noses close to the windows; the first one to spot the rain stop got a sweet. The first to spot the sun come out got two. The first to spot the rainbow got all the gold. If the wait was too lingering they lost their patience.

If the smells from the oven became too tempting and the hunger in their bellies became too distracting they would leave their posts and come back later.

At first tingle of a sun beam they all ran out onto their porches, sniffed the air and ran quickly, as fast as they could, out into the woods to grab their bows and arrows, their carts and dollies, their sticks and pebbles. All their childly treasures and worldly posessions. Then they would run.

Run as fast as they could. The cart with all their things jumping up and down, toys flying off with high speed. Nails and worms flying out of the boys pockets as they ran, ribbons and seashells falling from the girls hair as they ran. Fast. So fast.

Quick! Quick now! First to the gold is the winnest! As they got close there would always be slight confusion as to where the gold was and where the rainbow had disappeared to but then, there, all of a sudden; was the gold.

With limbs heavy as potato sacks, minds jumping with new thoughts and bellies full of gold they all went to bed.

First there was a tingle, it started at their feet. Travelled all the way up through their bodies and when it reached their faces it made them smile. With smiles on their faces, all the children of Tingleby fell asleep, exactly at the same time. They floated in and out of each others thoughts and travelled together into their imaginary land of dreams; continuing their adventures where the day time ones had ended.

As the children grew older they would find it rather strange that rainbows always appeared on Saturdays and always after dinner. But these children hadn’t yet reached that age. These children were happy just to sit down on a moss clad rock and peel off the golden wrappers of their glistening chocolate coins.

Tingleby Wallpaper

Unisex and ageless wallpaper, appealing to children and grownups alike. The paper used is sourced from sustained forestry and made in the UK. Wipeable surface. 9.5 cm repeat pattern. Each roll is 52 cm wide and 10 meters long.

RRP £38 / roll red/turquoise black/silver

tingleby wallpaper

made in the uk

“Enjoy the stories of Tingleby and new Tingleby wallpaper in two fantastic colourways.”

Sring 2012

W2TIN-RED W2TIN-BLK

Nova Wallpaper

The paper used is sourced from sustained forestry and made in the UK. Wipeable surface. 16 cm repeat pattern. Each roll is 52 cm wide and 10 meters long.

RRP £38/ roll Mist W1NOV-MST red, blue, green and black Dawn W1NOV-DWN pink, red, purple and black

nova wallpaper made in the uk

“The nova pattern makes us think of circus, the vibrant and colourful world of... fun! ”

Spring // 2012

Penguin Wallpaper

Unisex penguin wallpaper. The paper used is sourced from sustained forestry and made in the UK. Wipeable surface. 9.5 cm repeat pattern. Each roll is 52 cm wide and 10 meters long. This wallpaper matches the penguin bedding and the penguin blankets.

RRP £38 / roll silver turquoise green plum

penguin wallpaper

made in the uk

“This wallpaper appeals to grown ups and children alike.

Green is great in a nursery, the silver looks fab in a bedroom.”

Spring // 2012

W1PEN-SIL W1PEN-TQS W1PEN-GRN W1PEN-PLM

Harvest tea towels

Cotton/ linen tea towels, 47x70 cm.

RRP £10 red F3HAR-RED green F3HAR-GRN

harve

our new tea towels “This years lingonberry pickling, chantarelle picking and pike perch fishing inspired us to our new Harvest teatowels” Spring 2012

Blossom & Bill tea towels

Cotton/ linen tea towels, 47x70 cm.

RRP £10 pink F3BBP blue F3BBB brown F3BBN green F3BBG

Blossom & Bill mugs

Porcelain cups with handle.

RRP £ 10/ mug pink blue brown green

C4BBP C4BBB C4BBB C4BBG

Blossom & Bill round tray Birchwood tray with a protective coating, partly hand made in a small factory in Sweden. The birch is from sustainable Finnish forests. Each tray is packed in a re-usable 100% cotton tote. 38 cm in diameter.

RRP £30 Blossom & Bill, blue

blossom & bill

mugs and tea towels

“Every night at eight o'clock Bill dries the washing up with a tea towel while Blossom makes them both a cup of coffee.”

2011 // 2012

T1BBB

Blossom & Bill Notebooks

The cover is a laminated carton with a 128 sheet insert of 100g white paper and bound with a bookbindery cloth string. Size A5.

RRP £9 pink N1BBP blue N1BBB brown N1BBN green N1BBG

Familjen & Oak Tree Notebooks

The cover is a laminated carton with a 128 sheet insert of 100g white paper and bound with a bookbindery cloth string. Size A5.

RRP £ 9 Familjen N1FAM Oak Tree N1OAK

notebooks

for writing or scribbling or drawing “Write lists or stories or letters or songs. 128 pages of white crisp insert - there’s no limit to what you can create!”

Spring // 2012

Five A Day Poster At Isak we make beautiful happy things for the home because we adore thinking that - in a small way - we are creating a wonderful world for our families to live in. A world where our children can feel safe, loved and cared for. That is why we were so moved to be introduced to the work of Children on the Edge (COTE) and why we are so excited about telling you, our retail partners, about our new friendship. We donate £20 per Five a Day poster sold in our web shop and £5 per poster sold to other retailers.

Please work with us to help ALL our children!

Litho printed in England using vegetable inks and 100% recycled 300 grams paper. Size A2, 59.4 x 42 cm.

RRP £30 1-20 Bird P1DAY

new! apple broccoli carrot dragon fruit egg plant fig garlic horseradish iceberg lettuce jalapeños kiwi lemon mushroom nectarine orange peas quince radish swede tomato ugli fruit veitchberry watermelon xylocarp yucca zucchini

five a day

charity poster

“Children helping children.

Please work with us to help ALL our children! ”

Spring 2012

supporting

Posters

Learning should be fun! This poster illustrates how beautiful our bodies are and how they work. Litho printed in England using vegetable inks and 100% recycled 300 grams paper. Size A2, 59.4 x 42 cm.

RRP £25 My Body P1GUT

fluff!

my body po er

printed in the uk

“Why does boy’s farts go wroom and girl’s go fluff ? What does the liver do? Where are my kidneys? ” Spring // 2012

Posters

Counting and alphabet posters for children to practice number and letter recognition. Litho printed in England using vegetable inks and 100% recycled paper. Size A2, 59.4 x 42 cm.

RRP £25 1-20 Bird P2B20 123 Tree P2OTT Abc Tree P2ABC

po ers

printed in the uk

“Educational and decorative posters for kids. Look great in a nursery, playroom or study.”

Spring // 2012

Posters

Litho printed in England using vegetable inks and 100% recycled paper. Size A2, 59.4 x 42 cm.

RRP £25 Inger & Olle P2 ING Family tree P2 FML

po ers

printed in the uk “You can add your own family photos to the Family Tree poster to make it personal and unique.”

Spring // 2012

Wall decorations / workboards

Hardboard wall decorations that can also be used as workboards. 6 mm thick with a protective wipe clean coating. Each piece is finished by hand. Made in Sweden. 35 x 50 cm.

RRP £42 ABC T5ABC 123 T5OTT

workboards

made in sweden

“Our workboards are fantastic.

After painting or eating - just wipe clean and put back on the wall!”

Spring // 2012

Nova Bedding

Cotton satin bedding in our new Nova meadow pattern. Closes up with red buttons at bottom and comes packed in a reusable envelope bag.

RRP £80 nova meadow F4NOQ-MDW queen size nova meadow F4NOK-MDW king size nova meadow F4NOS-MDW super king size

wonderful bedding

nighty night!

“The Nova meadow bedding is cool and soft to sleep in and made of 100% cotton. Perfect for a good night’s sleep” Spring // 2012

Penguin Bedding

High quality cotton satin bedding in our turquoise penguin pattern. Closes up with red buttons at bottom and comes packed in a reusable envelope bag.

RRP £65 penguin F4PEN -TQS single size

a good night

sleep well in soft 100% cotton

“The penguin bedding matches beautifully with the penguin wallpaper.”

Spring // 2012

Fika cups

Small porcelain cups, one Harvest motif and one Familjen motif. Packed as pairs in gift box.

RRP £24 ( 2 cups) C2 FIK

Lidded cups

Porcelain cup with oak lid. Packed as pairs in gift box. 8 cm tall, 8 cm in diameter.

RRP £28 (2 cups) Leaf C1LEF Lovebird C1LVB Landsby C1LAN

cups

a nice cup of tea “The perfect gift! No need to wrap, and the pretty gift box is reuseable.”

Spring // 2012

Round tray,

Birchwood tray with a protective coating, partly hand made in a small factory in Sweden. The birch is from sustainable Scandinavian forests. 38 cm.

RRP £30 Leaf T1LEF Blossom & Bill, blue T1BBB

Small tray

Birchwood tray with a protective coating, partly hand made in a small factory in Sweden. The birch is from sustainable Scandinavian forests. 27 x 20 cm.

RRP £18 Leaf T2LEF Landssby T2LAN Lovebird T2LVB Familjen T2FML Oak Tree T2OAK

trays

made in sweden

“Partly hand made by trolls.

Made from sustainable Finnish birch.”

Spring // 2012

Breadboards

Hardboard with a protective coating, partly hand made. Can withstand heat up to 150 degrees.38 x 17 cm RRP £24 Leaf T4LEF Landsby T4LAN

bread boards

made in sweden

“Partly hand made by trolls.

Useful as a place mat, cheese board or pot holder.”

Spring // 2012

UK and Ireland Northlight Design Pamela Spurling pam@northlightdesign.co.uk www.northlightdesign.co.uk Studio and HQ ISAK info@isak.co.uk www.isak.co.uk

Benelux and Germany Nordic Child Anne Bronnenberg anne@nordicchild.com www.nordicchild.com Sweden Oseroff Agentur för Form Marie Oseroff marie@oseroffagentur.se www.oseroffagentur.se Norway Maja Kolstad BruntHus maja@brunthus.no www.brunthus.no Denmark Base212 Mette Hagedorn Base212 sales@base212.dk www.base212.dk

conta s say hello

“Say hello to the team! We’ve got a great little network of Distributors and Agents to help you, just drop any of us a line!”

Spring 2012

Poland Stereo Design Michal Myczkowski biuro@isakdesign.pl www.isakdesign.pl www.stereodesign.pl France, Italy and Spain Atomic Soda Philippe Darmas phdarmas@atomicsoda.fr www.atomicsoda.fr If you believe in our ethos and would like to act as an agent or distributor with ISAK please send an e-mail info@isak.co.uk to and join the team.