Designed by Lush Designs and priced at £10, this tea towel will surely bring out the vixen in you (sometimes we can't actually believe it's possible to be this cheesy)!!
Monday, 8 March 2010
Oooo what a fox!
Check out this super cute new Fox and Cubs tea towel...
Designed by Lush Designs and priced at £10, this tea towel will surely bring out the vixen in you (sometimes we can't actually believe it's possible to be this cheesy)!!
Designed by Lush Designs and priced at £10, this tea towel will surely bring out the vixen in you (sometimes we can't actually believe it's possible to be this cheesy)!!
Friday, 26 February 2010
These tea towels are making us hungry!
We've added a few new tea towels to ToDryFor recently, and we suddenly realised that a lot of the designs we stock feature food and drink. Obviously this shouldn't be too surprising, as tea towels are normally found in kitchens, but at least now we've worked out why we're always hungry! Here are just a few of the new foodie designs:
Monday, 1 February 2010
Introducing... Stuart Gardiner
Stuart Gardiner is a graphic design genius. His previous work includes everything from 18th century inspired skateboards(!), numerous album covers, witty Northern tote bags and even an Iron Maiden 757 tour jet!
Here he is (pictured below) with the largest, most amazing dog we've ever seen (more on this later)...
Not content with his awesome Metal graphic designer status, Stuart has gone on to design and produce his own range of fantastic seasonal guide tea towels (as below)!
My work is quite varied so I don’t really have a definitive approach, it all depends on the project really. They usually start with a good think, then scribbles in a sketchbook until an idea is formed. Good ideas are a fickle beast, and can be instantaneous, or have to be sweated out painfully. Sometimes it’s an enjoyable process, other times I tear my hair out, but a deadline usually helps things along.
What’s been your favourite design project to date, and why?
It’d have to be my seasonal fruit & veg tea towel, because it was my first product as an independent designer and not something for a client. I’d only just gone freelance, so for my first consumer product to be so well received and sell well has been really encouraging.
What other projects are you currently involved with?
I’m designing a new look flyer range for Big Chill bars in London and Bristol, and also doing a logo for Ben Fogle who approached me after seeing my website. I’ve got some new products in the pipeline to get finished off too when I get chance.
Do you have any pets? (that makes it sound like a French practical exam, but we really honestly are interested)
At the moment, yes! I’m looking after a friend’s dog for 3 weeks. Ridley Bo Diddley (below) is a one year old golden doodle (a retriever crossed with a poodle) and is a very cute fellow indeed. Quite distracting while I work though (in a good way).
Tea or coffee to get you through the day?
Coffee, then tea, followed by coffee then tea. Lunch in the middle.
If you weren’t a graphic designer, what would you be?
I’d like to have been a musician, or working in music somehow. I play the piano and used to play the drums, but they’re too noisy for a terraced London house unfortunately.
Who’s your favourite superhero, and why?
Superman. I was about 5 and my mum said she was going to take me to the pictures to see Superman. I couldn’t wait even though I was expecting just to see still pictures of Superman. I was properly blown away when I sat through moving images with sound and everything. After that I learned how to draw his logo, which may have been the catalyst that got me into graphic design. Thanks Superman...
What was the last song/piece of music you listened to?
Fuse by Hudson Mohawke.
Your seasonal fruit and vegetables tea towel is a massive hit; how did you come up with the idea (and do you have an allotment yourself)?
I’ve got a degree in information design, so every now then and I have vaguely functional ideas for graphic projects. The whole seasonal eating ethos was getting a lot of press, so I thought it would make sense to do some kind of info-graphic about it, as people these days don’t really know what’s in season and when. At first I thought I’d just do it as a print to hang in kitchens, but then had the idea of printing it on a tea towel, so it would also have a practical purpose too. I don’t have an allotment, but I do grow tomatoes, herbs and various chillis in my back garden.
And finally, who does the washing up in your household (and do they dry the dishes with your tea towels)?
Our dishwasher does most of it, but non-dishwasherable stuff gets dried by me and my wife equally. Yes I do use my tea towels. It’s a good way of testing their durability, which of course is excellent!
For more information why not visit Stuart's website: http://www.stuartgardiner.co.uk/
Here he is (pictured below) with the largest, most amazing dog we've ever seen (more on this later)...
Not content with his awesome Metal graphic designer status, Stuart has gone on to design and produce his own range of fantastic seasonal guide tea towels (as below)! 
We wanted to know a bit more about Mr Gardiner and what fuels his magnificent designs. Below is a quick interview with the man himself...
My work is quite varied so I don’t really have a definitive approach, it all depends on the project really. They usually start with a good think, then scribbles in a sketchbook until an idea is formed. Good ideas are a fickle beast, and can be instantaneous, or have to be sweated out painfully. Sometimes it’s an enjoyable process, other times I tear my hair out, but a deadline usually helps things along.
What’s been your favourite design project to date, and why?
It’d have to be my seasonal fruit & veg tea towel, because it was my first product as an independent designer and not something for a client. I’d only just gone freelance, so for my first consumer product to be so well received and sell well has been really encouraging.
What other projects are you currently involved with?
I’m designing a new look flyer range for Big Chill bars in London and Bristol, and also doing a logo for Ben Fogle who approached me after seeing my website. I’ve got some new products in the pipeline to get finished off too when I get chance.
Do you have any pets? (that makes it sound like a French practical exam, but we really honestly are interested)
At the moment, yes! I’m looking after a friend’s dog for 3 weeks. Ridley Bo Diddley (below) is a one year old golden doodle (a retriever crossed with a poodle) and is a very cute fellow indeed. Quite distracting while I work though (in a good way).
Tea or coffee to get you through the day?Coffee, then tea, followed by coffee then tea. Lunch in the middle.
If you weren’t a graphic designer, what would you be?
I’d like to have been a musician, or working in music somehow. I play the piano and used to play the drums, but they’re too noisy for a terraced London house unfortunately.
Who’s your favourite superhero, and why?
Superman. I was about 5 and my mum said she was going to take me to the pictures to see Superman. I couldn’t wait even though I was expecting just to see still pictures of Superman. I was properly blown away when I sat through moving images with sound and everything. After that I learned how to draw his logo, which may have been the catalyst that got me into graphic design. Thanks Superman...
What was the last song/piece of music you listened to?
Fuse by Hudson Mohawke.
Your seasonal fruit and vegetables tea towel is a massive hit; how did you come up with the idea (and do you have an allotment yourself)?
I’ve got a degree in information design, so every now then and I have vaguely functional ideas for graphic projects. The whole seasonal eating ethos was getting a lot of press, so I thought it would make sense to do some kind of info-graphic about it, as people these days don’t really know what’s in season and when. At first I thought I’d just do it as a print to hang in kitchens, but then had the idea of printing it on a tea towel, so it would also have a practical purpose too. I don’t have an allotment, but I do grow tomatoes, herbs and various chillis in my back garden.
And finally, who does the washing up in your household (and do they dry the dishes with your tea towels)?
Our dishwasher does most of it, but non-dishwasherable stuff gets dried by me and my wife equally. Yes I do use my tea towels. It’s a good way of testing their durability, which of course is excellent!
For more information why not visit Stuart's website: http://www.stuartgardiner.co.uk/
Thursday, 14 January 2010
NEW tea towels - dry up your melamine in style!
Hooray! We have brand spanking new tea towels available on ToDryFor!
Caravans - £8.50
I would love to own a caravan. Actually, all I really want is to be able to pull over on the hard shoulder, make a pot of tea and nibble on some custard creams whilst Dave has a nap.
Happy Go Lucky - £9.50
Feeling down in the doldrums? We're not suggesting that drying up pots and pans can sort out all your problems, but surely this bright and cheery tea towel will help make you feel a teensy bit happier...
Beach Huts - £8.50
Even if you don't own a beach hut, you can always go down to your garden shed with a flask of coffee and pretend you're at the seaside...
Our House - £8
I SO wish we lived next door to a pie and mash shop......
We've got loads (and when I say loads I mean TONS) of new designs to add to the site throughout the year - why not sign up to receive our monthly e-newsletter and keep up to date with our tea towel onslaught?
Caravans - £8.50
I would love to own a caravan. Actually, all I really want is to be able to pull over on the hard shoulder, make a pot of tea and nibble on some custard creams whilst Dave has a nap.
Happy Go Lucky - £9.50
Feeling down in the doldrums? We're not suggesting that drying up pots and pans can sort out all your problems, but surely this bright and cheery tea towel will help make you feel a teensy bit happier...
Beach Huts - £8.50
Even if you don't own a beach hut, you can always go down to your garden shed with a flask of coffee and pretend you're at the seaside...
Our House - £8
I SO wish we lived next door to a pie and mash shop......
We've got loads (and when I say loads I mean TONS) of new designs to add to the site throughout the year - why not sign up to receive our monthly e-newsletter and keep up to date with our tea towel onslaught?
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
Happy New Year!
We've really loved 2009. It's been manic, productive and exciting, but most of all it's been so much FUN! We hope you've all had a good year and that ToDryFor has given you a chuckle as well as some great designer tea towels to dry up with.
We want to wish you all a very happy 2010 - can you believe it's a new decade already? We've got loads of wonderful things planned for the new year, so do keep popping back!
We want to wish you all a very happy 2010 - can you believe it's a new decade already? We've got loads of wonderful things planned for the new year, so do keep popping back!
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
We've gone Lahloo-py over this wonderful tea!
If, like us, you're rather partial to a good cuppa, you will fall in love with Lahloo tea! Kate Gover (Lahloo's founder) has chosen teas from the world's most enchanting family-owned, fairly traded and sustainable tea gardens.This ain't no Tetley tea we're talking about here!
Excitingly, Kate has given us lots of lovely tea samples to send out to our ToDryFor customers in the run up to Christmas (while stocks last). Each sachet includes an amazing recipe card for tea-related treats; you could be sipping on an Earl Grey mar-tea-ni (get it?) or feasting on Green Jasmine & Peppermint sorbet...incredible!!
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
AARRGGH! Panic! It's nearly Christmas...
Goodness! How did that happen? It's December already, which means that it's nearly time to dust off the decorations and get ready for Christmas.
Don't forget, if you pull the short straw this year and have to clean up after Christmas dinner whilst everyone else snoozes in front of a festive You've Been Framed, at least you get to do it in style with ToDryFor...Merry Christmas!
If like us you have been putting off your xmas shopping for as long as possible, you will now be in a state of festive-induced panic...Don't worry, there's still time to listen to Mariah Carey's Christmas album whilst snuggling up in front of the fire with a glass of port and some mince pies.
Here are the all important 'order by' dates to ensure you get your tea towels in time:
UK:
Friday 18th December
Western Europe:
Thursday 10th December
Japan, USA, Canada and Eastern Europe:
Wednesday 9th December
Rest of world (including Australia and New Zealand):
Thursday 3rd December
If you have an emergency that means you are unable to place your order before the above dates, do get in touch and we will try to work our delivery magic to ensure you get everything you need.
Don't forget, if you pull the short straw this year and have to clean up after Christmas dinner whilst everyone else snoozes in front of a festive You've Been Framed, at least you get to do it in style with ToDryFor...Merry Christmas!
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