Seth Balliett: Paper to Canvas

Graphic Designer Seth Balliett has just launched an online gallery dedicated to his highly unique textural portraits (click on the images above for a larger view). By applying personal elements from the subject's life (such as fabric swatches, newspaper clippings, and handwritten letters) with archival glue over a hand sketched stretched canvas, Balliett is able to create a one-of-a-kind biographical tableau. Commissions usually cost around …

Pinel & Pinel Trunks

When traveling on an extended journey sometimes you need more than the comfort of your laptop or iPod. Pinel&Pinel makes a range of essential travel trunks so you can take your office, home cinema, music library or just about anything else you can think of along with you. The trunks are custom finished to your specifications and preferences. The i-Trunk (above left) includes a 20" …

Cardstock from Set Editions

Cardstock is a year's worth of cards in a box. 40 cards (printed on 100% recycled paper) provide for a year's worth of birthdays, holidays, thank yous, get wells, anniversaries and more. A bargain at $60, they are available from Set Editions. While shopping pick up a very handy pack of Alison Riley's "Stop Talking" cards. These classic cards started the Set Editions company in …