(This is one of the things I’ve been doing recently...Hope you like it*)
Seasonal greetings, ho-ho-ho...
Time to spend at home, cinnamon cookies, jingle bells and Topo Azul wallpaper customization!!
Yes kids!! And not-so-kids... paint-it-yourself, build your own tale while listening to beautiful Cineplexx melodies.

A PAINT-IT-YOURSELF CHRISTMAS TALE from alanthegallant on Vimeo.

If you want your own Topo Azul to colour it at home you can buy it on Gallant Tales.

Have a nice weekend!
:)

Topo Choco is a new wallpaper from Pattern Tales®, the neo-ornamental brand created by Sir Alan The Gallant!


Below some detail pictures...





*If interested in buying visit GallantTales.com (Alan’s e-shop).

Have a nice sunday.
:)

I’m really happy to announce that finally Alan The Gallant has flaming new e-shop!
Treasures and pleasures from Sir Alan’s private collection... At Gallant Tales you’ll find wall coverings, t-shirts, lithographs... and this is just the beginning!

Did I said that all GT products are strictly limited editions? 3, 2, 1... GO!


*Subscribe to Alan The Gallant’s newsletter sending an email to paperboy(at)alanthegallant.com to receive special launch discounts & promotions.

Today I’m posting some colour variations of the pattern I’ve created for Alan The Gallant’s upcoming e-shop...



None of these is the final colour combination...That’s classified still, sorry. ;)

Yesterday we sent the first samples from our handmade designed wallpaper Topo Azul to clients. I’m extremely happy with the finishes and quality after using a first-class ecologic “woven non woven” paper (really easy to apply!). I took some macro pictures from the wallpaper for you to see the amazing slightly irregular texture.
note: the pictures are a little bit dark for you to see the texture... wallpaper background is off-white (not so greyish!).

I believe in “human branding” I don’t believe in “corporate” as we know it anymore. I truly believe in handmade things, in customizing, in DIY aesthetics, in “on demand” production, in human nature at the end... I guess sometimes “perfect factory finishes” are quite boring and dull. That’s why even Pattern Tales® stationary is handmade crafted via block printing!
I pasted below two pictures: golden thank you notes on the left and “Topo Azul” samples on the right.

I feel this is the beginning of a neo-humanism era and a neo-crafting time indeed!
Guess I can only finish this neo-hippy tuesday morning post with this phrase:
POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
;)

This month you can read this Alan The Gallant’s interview on LaMono magazine.

*Gracias Nura+Luce!

Just send via Futureme an e-mail to myself to be received by me in 3 months time.

I’m with so many ideas for projects at the same time that my notebooks and Moleskine-agenda are full of them in no particular order -all messed up- and I’m getting a little paranoid thinking about forgeting/loosing some of them.
As I hope in Christmas time to be more relaxed I programmed this e-mail to be sent to me on that moment to refresh this projects for the new year...

Until now I was doing this kind of things in a more analogic way... letting messages for myself on the pockets of my winter coats and so...

Think I still like it more the analogic way though... but Futureme is a great idea however!



*I know this image has nothing to do with the post... but I found it through FFFOUND and I wanted to place it here :)
Love it!

Today is a really happy day, my design studio Alan The Gallant has been featured on The New York Times (thanks to Design*Sponge)!!

TOPO AZUL is a handmade designed deep blue high quality wallpaper I’ve created for Alan’s pattern design brand PATTERN TALES®.

As we produce small quantities to keep it exclusive it is only available by pre-order, if you are interested in buying TOPO AZUL wallpaper or you need more info, etc check Alan The Gallant’s website or write us.

Our dear and beloved Alan The Gallant was born yesterday receiving lots of fantastic feedback, I’m very happy that people seems to really like our projects :)

We were featured on some inspiring blogs including DesignSponge* ! (Thank you Grace :)

Hope you enjoy browsing our new website.

Have a happy friday!


I couldn’t resist from pasting my fav dance scene from Thank God it’s Friday (the 70’s movie with Donna Summer!)

This days are quite crazy/busy, I’m just finishing Alan The Gallant’s website, the new project I’m creating together with Alex, my business partner.
We are not calling us itte studio anymore, now is Alan the brand new face for all the new services we are offering with a sense of total renewal. :)
I’ll post telling you about the launch... ( it’s going to be really soon! promise! )

And today, well... tonight, I’m posting a little illustration advance for Alan The Gallant’s website and identity... my first heraldic design for the launch!
There will be more for different occasions!

To new beginnings*
cheers!
^_^

Another media feature! Yeah!
This time full page on Tendencias Fashion Mag (Spain)...
*Gracias Victoria!

A little bit of translation...
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Aesthetic osmosis
Stamps for a better world

...... Two components who settled down in Barcelona to form itte studio, an active miscellany of projects with a common order of components, renewable ideas with intention of fresh creation and cultural reminiscences

..... in all their vast works, from books, web pages, fair stands or corporate image, manage to reach a delicate stylistic balance that awards them a proper speech. if versatility was taking bony form of creative atelier, would definetly finish resuscitating in itte studio...

This is an illustration I did yesterday.
Happy saturday*

Last week I did this drawing...
Mutant connected gradient fishes!
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(42x30 cm)

Another structural drawing for the collection...
This one is more colorful than the old ones and bigger (42x30 cm)!
:)

Just finished my second totally handmade pattern!!! (A lot of work though...)
But now it feels great to see it complete!
:D

Do you like it?

I can’t wait to receive it and take lots of pictures!!
:D

Isn’t she beautiful?

I did this sketch last night while listening to Maps and Atlases


(the record)


(and the drawing)

I am working on handmade patterns for the next Pattern Tales collection,,, a couple of days ago started with this one, take a glimpse even though is not finished yet... do you like it?

Both designs were created with the same initials “M” and “P” and following the client’s brief: minimal, cold chromatism, typographic..

Out of three which one is your favorite?



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Isn’t it cute?... A special pattern for a contemporary wedding...Vive l’amour!!!
It’s constructed with the letters “P” and “M”, the initials for the lucky couple!

Comments are welcome... and in case you want to order a tailor made pattern, contact us.

In honor of Euro2008 UEFA, even though we are not soccer fans, we designed a few inspired&abstract football patterns... see the mock-ups below:

love to hear comments....



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Pattern Tales is non-stop roooolling.......thanks now to David @ perpenduum...
check it out, they are coming with a new Whiskey & Chat sessions..wish we can attend...

SUPER DUPER ULTRA MULTI PATTERN TALES COVERAGE at Jarret Fuller the blog, OdetteNY, Distractions & Clusterflock... THANK YOU ALL!!
So glad people like my patterns :)
...coming soon with handmade mineral patterns applied on a new t-shirt collection, don’t miss it, only 100 will be available of each drawing!

Glad to be as an inspiration in The Scoop blog by Orange Beautiful... Thanks Emily*
Love your new HELLO and GOOD BYE stationary, available now at Etsy...

What a great surprise! Pattern Tales at FreshlyBlended! Thanks a lot Nicole!

Pattern Tales still on the loop!....Today PT was featured at Behance Network, under their selected designers gallery. Thanks Matias.

I showed you the CD cover and back a while ago... now comes the jungle fever collages that never reached the light during the design process... enjoy!

comments and favourites at... ana[at]pop-pervert.com

A-SIDES (just to refresh your mind)





B-SIDES

Watch out L.A.! This poster will be everywhere!!!

2 poster design drafts created for Cineplexx’s upcoming album PICNIC...available soon in the U.S. and Canada!

more info at Cineplexx website and Portia Records.

Friday got not only one but double coverage at Netdiver! First our new line of patterns and then a mention under powarrrgirls, love it!! thanks Carole...*

Anthem magazine from LA just published an interview on our new Pattern Tales® collection, lots of fun & giggles while doing it, thanks Nik!

A new art space in Barcelona is opening this saturday!

Todo junto asked me to lend a pattern from PATTERN TALES for the vernissage, I am more than glad to contribute :)

See you next sat at the opening*

Just a sneak-a-peak of my upcoming "Historic Fashion" illustration series... A limited edition of 100 prints will be on sale at Gallant Tales.

See here the whole review.

Thanks Jw~ !

Check out the whole review.

Thanks Holly & CO. for your great feedback*

Just a few from my SPIRO-NOTEBOOK SERIES...



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and yes! ...the more the merrier

We just launched our first patterns catalogue...to receive a copy or more info visit Pattern Tales website.

if you wish to pre-order one of these limited edition t-shirts visit Gallant Tales.


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Some drawings based upon the idea of invented mineral stones... they are going to be colourful t-shirts very soon...!



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Just created an ironic interpretation of overrated famous celebrities, all in one illustration “FAB FOUR” (a.k.a : Britney, Paris, Lindsay & Nichole), limited edition T-shirts.

If interested in ordering it, FAB FOUR comes in different models and sizes, for more info visit Gallant Tales e-shop

MODUL series



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2 ROMBOS series



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CHAIN GARDEN series






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ORGANICISM series







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NEOCAMOUFLAGE series





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VAINILLA FRESA series

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INTERIOR GOURMAND series


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UP IN BRACKETS series

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DUOTONE series


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GENTLE series





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WHITEstochrats series



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CALEIDOscuro series

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DE FIORI series

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IN A VINTAGE MOOD series



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LA NOUVELLE NATURE series

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C'EST BRUNE VRAIMENT series

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GEOMETRY AFFAIR series

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Some renders I did...



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Just started selling our unique limited edition patterns and illustrations, or if you prefer we can create custom-made ones. For more info, please visit my studio website or write us at sir[at]alanthegallant.com

I am appearing on the cover of Ally Kerr's upcoming album "Off the radar", designed by my respected and beloved teatimestudio.

*(the back cover picture is taken by me too)

Yes, love-obsessed with Plywood Eames chair....I’m drawing it in different angles and pictures, so I invoke it to visit my studio.

happy chinese new year to everyone!!!

itte studio designed the new record by Cineplexx, Picnic, with collaboration from Mr. Cineplexx himself (a.k.a teatimestudio)

We are happy to wish everyone a Happy 2008!

you can check the whole review here

Selected as Resident Editors for the new upcoming Barcelona guide; the best food, shops, hotels, spas and more...check the website for the new guide, available in May 2008

I made a polaroid-shoot -no retouch at all- for Cineplexx’s upcoming album Picnic!

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Experimental illustration.

Photographic assistance at new album from Federico Aubele “Panamericana” designed by teatimestudio