Journal
Welcome to the behind-the-scenes of Studio Van Low. This is where is keep track of things I’m eating, learning, making or contemplating (and there’s even some archival posts from my blog The Monday Issue RIP 2009-2019). Make yourself a cup of tea and enjoy browsing!
Rating Things I Bought for the Packaging (Asian Grocery Edition)
The Asian grocery store is one of my favourite places to find design inspiration. From colour combinations and layouts, to illustration styles to packaging materials, there’s always something that piques my interest.
Everything I got from the IKEA x Raw Color TESAMMANS collaboration
Along with colour-blocking enthusiasts the world over, I was utterly drawn to IKEA’s latest collaboration with Dutch design duo Raw Color.
Rummaging Archives: State Library of NSW 1970s Fashion
One of my favourite things to do is browse museum, gallery and library archives - they’re great for design inspiration, local history, or simply feeding my curiosity.
Ta Ta For Now (Closing My Shop)
My two shop streams (Found by Van Low and my candles) have given me so much joy but it’s time for my next chapter…
Interview with Creative Women’s Business
I was so honoured to be interviewed by Creative Women’s Business! Have a read to find out what inspires me, what I do in a creative rut, how my career began and the one app I can’t live without.
My Candle-Making Journey: lessons, experiments, choices, fails, and successes
When I started candle-making, a lot of things made sense: colour combinations, experimenting with shapes, crafting things by hand with love. However, I learnt a lot of things the hard way…
All My Packaging (So Far)
It’s been just a couple of months since I launched Found by Van Low / my online shop of curated vintage homewares. Aside from the process of sourcing, cleaning, styling, photographing and listing the objects online, one of my favourite things has been organising the packaging.
Design Discovery: John Hinde’s 1960s-70s postcards of Butlin’s holiday resorts
The aesthetic of 1960s and 1970s design is some of my favourite - the colours, typography, shapes and overall kitsch-factor are like sugar to my eyes.