Atelier BomDesign in the Netherlands have been making these amazing chairs and birdhouses out of discarded materials (mainly old billboards). Covered with old type and bright colours, no two are the same – in a word, beautiful. Birdhouses are 99 euro each and can be bought online, i get the impression the chairs are all bespoke… mmm bespoke!

I was watching an interview with Chip Kidd, a book cover designer on iTunes. He was talking about his experiences, the medium & his creative process etc and it really inspired me to look in more depth at this discipline.

This post was a round up of my favourite designs, i’m not saying they are all classics but they stand out to me for one reason or another; type, photography or simply the way they are framed.

As for the video, it definitely struck a cord with me. Anyone who has that sort of passion for what they do has my respect. Jacket design hadn’t really even crossed my mind in terms of career… While I appreciate a good cover, I hadn’t really grasped that it would be possible to design covers for a living. Perhaps it’s only the elite few that are able to actually make a career from such a niche?

I think most importantly it inspired me to give a little hat-tip to everyone who is passionate about what they do – especially to those who are not getting noticed for it!