Introducing Switch Faces - how much happier could your light switches possibly be?!  Henrietta Swift has made up some storming packets of vinyl stickers which are themed as girls, boys or animals so you can decorate and create cheery characters in your home.  We've had a go here in the gallery and  we've been so charmed that we sinply had to pass on the challenge to Light Up Your Mood.  The packs are just £6 and available in store now and online tomorrow.

If you are out and about this weekend, make sure to stop by The Book Trust, 55 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR for this fun Zine bookfair. I've Zine You is sure to have one of a kind zines!

This Friendly Chap is know as Parsley, and he has been watching over the other circus animals, performers and audience members currently in residence at The Red Door Gallery.  He is a rather delightful screen-print from the fresh from the wondrous imagination of Mina Braun, and we were just pleased as punch to see her interviewed by Red Door Favorite, the Oh Comely Blog.  The much anticipated 7th issue of Oh Comely Magazine is now available in store for £4 (soon to be online) and we will (sadly) let you have our pall Parsley for £120, but only if we must...

Wouldn't it be fantastic to float over Edinburgh in a Hot Air Balloon at this time of year?  Seeing the costumed performers, outlandish characters and lovely customers who flock to Victoria Street during the festival is an eyeful itself, never mind the entire city-come-playground all at once!  This is David Fleck's latest tribute to Edinburgh town (available in the bricks & mortar Gallery for £55, and online too), which apparently tells the tale of the first Hot Air Balloons launched over the city, a occasion so grand just about everyone had the day off to watch...

The festival is in Edinburgh and the circus has come to The Red Door Gallery!

Designer and illustrator, Kirsty Thomas (Lovely Pigeon) has created a fantastic circus themed display for our two windows. Kirsty has just launched a brand new playkit which is sure to raise a smile and entice big and small kids to get creative. The circus kit includes all your favourite characters to cut out, colour in, slot together and play... Meet The Ringmaster, Bearded Lady, Tiny Tiny Elephant, Bespectacled Bear, Mr and Mrs Acrobat and many more. Lovely Pigeon was inspired by her love of handlebar moustaches, clever animals and monochrome pattern to create this entertaining little playkit.

We also have new work by Seymour, Astrid Jaekel, TattyDevine and many more!



It's our most fabulous sale yet: Maptotes!
Have you ever wanted to go to Nantucket or Barcelona but just haven't found the time? Now you can proudly display your imaginary journey to these places while also saving the planet and whales. Maptotes are a handy friend of the environment. We have marked them down from £25 to just £18.

Stop on in The Red Door Gallery and leave like you've just been to New York City, London, Paris, San Francisco and/or many other terrific places!

Who doesn't love smiling and laughing fruit? Now you can have the happiest fruit around as part of your earring collection thanks to the work of Emma Ferguson, also known as "I Like Birds." We received these earrings about a month ago and they have been a customer favourite. You can also view some of the other new earrings we received from Emma via the link above.

 Just checking in with Lesley Barnes so we can top up her range of beautiful, screenprinted leather book marks and this mesmorising video project popped on the screen!  Lesley has animated Belle and Sebastian's toe tapping tune I Didn't See It Coming... we'll let you know when her work arrives back in The Red Door Gallery.

It’s a beautiful sunny Sunday here in Edinburgh and we hope it is just as sunny wherever you are! Today is one of those days to grab an ice cream or coffee (or both) and head down to your favourite sunny (buy shady) spot. On your way, grab a magazine like Oh Comely, to get inspired for your own creative projects.

We have been selling Oh Comely for a few months now and it has been a real hit with our customers. It’s really different from other magazines as “It's a magazine that inspires people to be creative, talk to their neighbours and explore new things, rather than buy stuff or lose weight.”

If your in the neighbourhood, drop on by The Red Door Gallery to pick up a copy. We have the latest issue and you can stop by our favourite juice bar, Hula, on your way to the Meadows.

Have a great day!

A lovely pile of post cards just rattled through our mail box, here at The Red Door Gallery, advertising the next exhibition at one of our favorite lunch spots - The Broughton Deli.  We hear tales of over 25 artists contributing to an exhibition which displays works of all shapes and sizes inspired by Edinburgh.  Each piece relates directly back to a location and these hot spots have been printed up as a walking guide to the cities lesser know points of inspiration.  Look out for these maps in the gallery soon and if you in town we'll see you at the opening this Thursday July 28 from 7.30 - 9 pm.  Rumor has it our own  Red Door-ette Kerstin has some new work on show!

Get inspired by the bright and fun shapes of Edinburgh based artist/illustrator

Louise Smurthwaite. Her hand bound notebooks (with assorted paper inside) are perfect for writing lists, deep thoughts, or life's fun observations. Her work is a great colourful pick-me-up for those rainy days (if you live in Edinburgh, this can be roughly everyday at some point)!

The Red Door Gallery recently received some new prints by Claire Hartigan. The above images are a sampling of the new prints (the bear print we are selling has a golden heart). We are excited to be offering more than ten pieces of her work. To learn more about Miss Hartigan, log onto her blog.

We are gearing up for the busy festival month of August so make sure to drop by and see all of our new and exciting stock!

Fresh cuppa joe first thing in the morning sets the tone for a great day ahead, and we've had a great day with these new prints from Mengsel and this rather outdated little ditty from Frank Sinatra.  Mengsel is a Dutch Africans word meaning Mixture and comes from the Illustrator Luzell van der Westhuizen mother tongue.  Luzelle has settled in London and has worked worked freelance with great designers like Marc Jacobs.  Her Moka Express screen prints are a favorite here at The Red Door Gallery and always strike a chord with coffee lovers.  We appreciate a bit of art in our coffees and can't wait till tomorrow morning, it might be time to try some milk art in the coffee... perhaps a swan.

From the top:
Moka Express, White on charcoal screenprint
Tiny Retro Robots, White on Black, editioned screenprint, A3, £30
Swans, 2 colour screen print, on white, A3, £40
Moka Express, Denim Blue on White, editioned screenprint, A2, £50

This striking pair just arrived in our mail bag this morning, fresh from Olivia Jeffries new studio.  These A4 prints are taken from original hand drawings which Olivia releases as signed, editioned digital prints.  Her work is always inspired by and sketched upon found papers whose stains, tares and stories can seen through her abstract shapes and text.  Available through The Red Door Gallery online shop or in store for £10 each.

Seymour has been a very busy bee, producing not just one new print, but an entire new print set titled 'Retired Wrestlers'.  Any one who was a fan of WWF will love looking at these prints and pondering over what may have become of the lycra clad heros...

The prints come as a beautifully bound pholio set and we love the texture of these prints - apparently this is due to a mix of the gicclee print technique and the silky recycled paper which sups up the ink (in a more balanced way than mixed synthetic papers) to produce these wealthy tones.  They are approximately A5 in size and are fully archival quality, signed, sealed and even delivered to your door if you would like, through The Red Door Gallery shop.

The pholio of 5 prints will set you back a mere £50, a strikingly reasonable price for such high quality work from one of our favorite and hotly demanded artists.  

 

Mina Braun's hotly anticipated exhibition A Time To Wonder opened last Thursday and The Red Door Gallery was jumping!  Here are a few snaps of the event, which saw visitor's queuing out the door on one of the sunniest evening's Edinburgh has seen for a long time.

A huge thank you to the very lovely Mina for all her hard work and if your passing by you can have a peep in the windows at her screenprinted Beer Mat Forrest, badges, screenprints and totes.  If your not in town, you'll be happy to hear some photo's of her works will be up here next week and they will be available on our online shop as of Thursday morning...  if anyone is waiting for news of her sell out Forrest tote, Mina is working on a second print run already - phew!

The Tail prototype (2006) from greyworld on Vimeo.

Just had a lovely chat with Michael Smyth of Edinburgh's Napier University, who was telling us all about this event he is organising in Shoreditch called Create11.  The week long event focuses upon Interaction Design and includes studio visits, talks and demonstrations.  Anything that involves the discussion of a human tail as a product is ok by us!  Hope this makes you smile on a rainy Saturday.

 

With Father's Day fast approaching,  we thought you might like a peep at some of our favorite card's for dad's... above is a card fresh from the inspirational, creative world that is Sunlight on Closed Lids.  Below is the new 'proud dad' range from the great Hanna Melin.   Both are firm faves here at The Red Door Gallery and you'll find them in store and online for just £2.50.

Paris by Kate Mclelland - oui oui.  Here at Le Red Door we feel this print sums up the joys of paris, and would love to see it from a hot air baloon.  This hand pulled, limited edition screen print is available through The Red Door Gallery for just £38, vite vite!

You can never be to sure what you'll find on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, especially as the Summer months kick in.  There was some sort of Bentley convention taking over the old cobbled streets yesterday and even though no-one seemed sure exactly why they were on show, it caused quite a stir as they each drove off in turn.  We're pretty sure we saw Dick Van Dyke peel off down George IV Bridge... the programs have all been released and the festival magic is coming!

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