Join us as we take a closer look at the beautiful illustrations of Swedish author and illustrator, Elsa Beskow. Hailed as the Beatrix Potter of Scandinavia, Elsa’s books are known and loved all around the world. You can browse our Elsa Beskow books on our website here. Elsa illustrated her stories with detailed ink...
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#FlorisDesign is back for 2015, and what a year of book production and design insights we have planned for you! First up this year is a unique look at the history of a very popular Floris craft: paper folding, or origami. This week, we’re shining the spotlight on Paper Folding with Children: Fun...
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Illustrator of… Last week during our Twitter take-over, #FlorisDesign brought you some of our favourite images from The Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales and this week we were lucky enough to have a face-to-face chat with the artist, the wonderful Kate Leiper. Read on to find out about her inspiration, her...
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The Kelpies Design & Illustration Prize 2015 has officially opened and everyone at Floris is patiently waiting for this year’s entries to start rolling in. In 2014, we launched the Prize with the aim of discovering new children’s design talent in Scotland. We thought that The Sign of the Black Dagger by award-winning author...
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