I heard about Japanese textile designer Naomi Ito (she designed the Nani Iro fabric collection) for the first time today from Leslie — she pointed me over to Heather’s blog to learn more about Naomi as well. These are such gorgeous patterns, and I love the watercolor-y deliciousness of them all and had to post them for a little visual inspiration for you today.

You can buy some of her prints, patterns and books at Super Buzzy in case you like what you see… You can also search for Naomi Ito or Nani Iro on Etsy and you’ll find sellers who have her things too.

I wish you a lovely weekend! I am going to a fabric market with my friend tomorrow and then I’ll be reading, writing more of my book, and packing for the big move in two weeks. I also have to work on my kitchen design this weekend — almost forgot about that — oh my! Busy! And what about you, anything that you have planned?

Also, I have quite a lot of shiny new books to read. Here is what came in this week. I bought some of them online, I went on a little book shopping spree and yes, I indulged quite a bit…. First up is Home is where the heart is and also Sensual Home both by Ilse Crawford and I can’t believe I’ve never read them!! Oh and the new issue of Jeanne d’Arc magazine, I bought a second copy of Simply Home by Mark & Sally Bailey because I forgot I already had one (oops!), American Modern by Thomas O’Brien, Farrow & Ball Living with Color by Ros Byam Shaw, Harmonious Home by Judith Wilson, All in the Detail: Over 400 Finishing Touches That Make a House a Home by Caroline Clifton-Mogg, Old House New Home: Stylish Modern Living in a Period Setting by Ros Byam Shaw, Contemporary Country by Emily Chalmers and Pattern by Orla Kiely. Yes I know, that’s a long list and very indulgent of me but it feels good having this great stack before me to enjoy and refer to for ideas and inspiration over the years to come. I love books.

Have a lovely weekend and if you can, spoil yourself a little – okay?

(images naomi ito)

20 Responses to “Nani Iro by Naomi Ito”

1 Lisa commented:
September 17th, 2010 at 8:12 pm

Oh wow, I had not heard of Naomi Ito before but now I will be on the lookout, I just love her style!

And, I’ve been eyeing Lotta Jansdotter’s book Handmade Living: A Fresh Take on Scandinavian Style and your note to spoil ourselves a little has just pushed me over the edge! I have many of her books already (some in Japanese, which I try to read ha ha!) and I love pouring over all the little details. This book has recipes, too! Food for the soul and the tummy too. YUM.

Happy weekend, Holly!
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2 ANETTESHUS.COM commented:
September 17th, 2010 at 8:27 pm

Beautiful!! Love the colors:)

xo
ANETTE:)
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3 La Belle Vie commented:
September 17th, 2010 at 9:20 pm

Lovely ♥
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4 Laura Gaskill commented:
September 17th, 2010 at 9:40 pm

Happy weekend Holly!! Curling up with a stack of fun decorating books sounds just right this weekend…and I would love to sew a few little cushions out of those yummy fabrics :) xo Laura
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5 Christina commented:
September 17th, 2010 at 9:51 pm

Hi Holly

Sounds like a great weekend ahead of you :-) We are celebrating my husbands B-day with the family and I still have some homework for BYW – so it will be a fun weekend. I really enjoy the workshop :-)

I´m a book addict too and buying inspirational books is one of the best ways to spoil yourself – I mostly buy photography book though.

Do you know the danish book “Elsk dit hjem” by Ranvita La cour – it´s in danish but very beautiful, very feminine and sweet?

Happy weekend

Hugs/ Christina
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6 Lucia commented:
September 18th, 2010 at 3:03 am

Hi Holly,
thanks for sharing her work, it´s very beautiful.
Have a nice weekend!
Lucía
7 Roseyanna commented:
September 18th, 2010 at 5:40 am

I’ve been obsessed for a while. Also available at http://www.duckcloth.com.au.
8 Samantha Denisdóttir commented:
September 18th, 2010 at 12:28 pm

beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
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9 iHanna commented:
September 18th, 2010 at 3:22 pm

beautiful colours and mix. you do find good stuff girl!
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10 Tricia commented:
September 18th, 2010 at 5:46 pm

Holy cr@p! I thought I had a lot of reading to do by procrastinating my BYW assignments, lol! I hope you have as much fun delving in as I have. Glad to see so many of you are still enjoying books–there’s just something so special about a printed object, holding it in your hands, seeing beautiful pictures and designed words on paper, feeling the pages, and finally, decorating your shelves …ahhh*~
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11 Henway commented:
September 18th, 2010 at 6:18 pm

Hi Holly, just discovered your blog.

I’ve not heard about Naomi Ito before, but those patterns look gorgeous. Guess I’ll be doing more shopping at Etsy this holiday season.

Home is there the heart is one of my all-time feel-good books. Wonderful mix of photos and thought provoking essays.
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12 Glenda Childers commented:
September 18th, 2010 at 8:34 pm

Your weekend stack of books is intruiging. I’m off to the library.

Fondly,
Glenda
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13 frauheuberg commented:
September 19th, 2010 at 1:38 pm

oh, just lovley work…the colours really amazing…;)…and thanks for your book tips…;)…hopefully you had a great time with all your projects, especially your “new home projects” and your new BYWclass…yes, i´m a bit sentimental…was a wonderful time at the beginning of the year…thanks again…time flows…unbelievable…so, Holly…take care and enjoy your hopefully sunny weekend…all the best…until then…cheers and hugs…i…
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14 Amanda commented:
September 19th, 2010 at 4:21 pm

Nani Iro fabric is lovely! You can see amazing creations with it at this flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/712284@N20/.
15 Casa e Cose commented:
September 20th, 2010 at 11:25 am

OH i wish i could go on a shopping sprea of books like that! Still i think one of the most precious books regarding the HOME is the one called HOME. Its a pocket book by….cant remember the name of the writer and its all about how the defention of the HOME has changed of the centuries.
Lovely watercolor prints….
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16 Jess @ Reclaimed Marketplace commented:
September 20th, 2010 at 6:51 pm

You always have something neat to share with us! Thank you for always being so dependable on your cuteness! haha. I really love the colors in this! Its super light and airy. We love you blog!

Jess & Mr. M
17 Kathryn commented:
September 21st, 2010 at 4:40 am

Oh my, these are stunning! Thanks so much for sharing This makes me want to break open the watercolors again. And thanks to Amanda for posting the flikr link, I can’t wait to make something with these!

I bout the Ilse Crawford book years ago and still look at it every month, it’s SO my style (byw student here thinking inspiration board)! And to add to your reading list, Simply Scandinavian edited by Sara Norrman. Wonderful!
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18 decor8 commented:
September 21st, 2010 at 8:40 am

@Kathryn – I have Simply Scandinavian too – it’s to die for right!?
19 suzanne commented:
September 21st, 2010 at 12:59 pm

Sensual Home is one of my all-time favs. Drool City.
:)
20 mirra commented:
August 10th, 2011 at 1:17 pm

I found these lovely fabrics
And some fabrics are on sale!!!

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