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Interview with: The Spotted Sparrow

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Interview with: Pulp Sushi

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Hi there, everyone.
In today’s weekly ‘meet-the-seller’ feature, we’ll be meeting the lovely Marilyn, aka Pulp Sushi. Marilyn puts old-school-glam in a fresh, contemporary setting to create jewellery and accessories which are colourful, fun and effortless – perfect for lovers of vintage and retro chic with a bit of an edge. Check out her [...]

Are you the talented creative the BBC is looking for?

Hi everyone,
We’ve got some exciting news for those of you based in the UK today. Auntie herself, the great and wonderful BBC, will soon broadcast a fantastic new TV show which helps budding creatives and entrepreneurs to realise their dreams – and YOU could be a part of it!
The producers of the show contacted us [...]

Time for a Tea Break?

Here in the DaWanda office, we all love a good cuppa char (as they say back in the wilds of Northern England, from where I originate). Whether chamomile, darjeeling, honey lemon ginseng or a good old builder’s brew, a cup of tea is the perfect way to calm your nerves, sharpen your mind and warm [...]

Interview with: Lily Pang

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In today’s interview with a DaWanda seller, we’re meeting lilypang, the talented artist behind ‘Lily Pang Art & Design‘. Lily’s beautiful paintings and illustrations form the basis of her range of items and gifts on DaWanda, including jewellery, magnets, prints and fabulously desirable laptop skins. Read on to get a glimpse of the lady [...]

Tricks and Treats on DaWanda this Halloween!

When the lovely Claudia and Michael, our benevolent leaders here at DaWanda HQ, went to New York last week for the Gizmodo Gallery, they brought back some delicious American Halloween candy for us all… ghosts and pumpkins, marshmallows and marzipan… we were positively buzzing in our seats from the sugar overload!
And of course, it was [...]

Interview with: Isabella’s Art

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In today’s interview with a DaWanda seller, we have the pleasure of meeting the lovely Isabella, proprietress of the IsabellasArt store. Isabella’s beautifully detailed pen and ink illustrations bring to life a magical world of mermaids and witches, ice cream palaces and crazy rocket girls, and are available as prints and original artworks, as [...]

Interview with: Linotte

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In today’s interview with a DaWanda seller we get to meet Anke Weckmann, aka Linotte, the incredibly talented illustrator/designer, whose beautiful drawings have been gracing greeting cards, tote bags, pendants, brooches and more on the English platform since May of 2008. Check out her lovely shop, and then find out more about how [...]

Bacon iPhone case hits Gizmodo Gallery in New York!

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Mmmmmm…. bacon! Most breakfasty and delicious of meats and meat-related products. At DaWanda we love ourselves a bit of bacon in the mornings, and so boy were we excited when, about a year ago now, we discovered the tasty felted goodness of Antjes‘ bacon iPhone case. At last, bacon you can carry around in your [...]

Interview with: Doppler

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Hi everyone,
Welcome to the 2nd edition of our weekly interview series. Each week we invite you to delve deep into the psyche of one of the sellers who’s currently blazing a trail on DaWanda’s English platform. This week it’s the turn of Gareth Ryans, aka Doppler. Gareth’s drawings are a little whimsical, a little [...]