Behind the scenes at Norman Records Leeds
Music is an integral part of Maraid Design. When we were based in York we regularly went record shopping together at the wonderful Earworm. Now in Leeds’ Duke Studios I’ve been visiting the city’s numerous…
Maraid Portrait by Luke Drozd
Luke Drozd has been on our wish list for a Maraid portrait for a long time, we love his playful approach to illustration. He has perfectly captured our love of ephemera, post and travel and…
MATCHBLOC the book
MATCHBLOC the book is here! The lovely Neal Whittington from Present & Correct and I have been working on this for a little while. If you have been following our instagram account you can now…
Why the sea is salty, a Karelian folk tale
On a recent trip to Estonia I came across this Russian children’s book in a second hand shop. I instantly fell for the style, colours and character illustrations. Once home I discovered the book is…
Running the Yorkshire 10 mile for Accessible Arts & Media
We are raising money for York’s Accessible Arts & Media by running the Yorkshire 10 Mile on 14 October 2018. Accessible Arts & Media provide inclusive creative learning programmes for disabled people, young people,…
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Svenskt Tenn
Svenskt Tenn is a Stockholm interior design store set up in 1924 by Estrid Ericson, an art teacher who produced pewter objects. In 1934 the Austrian architect Josef Frank was given safe haven by Ericson…
Maraid Portrait by Mariery Young
Mariery Young is the founder of Mezclao Studio in Panama. She specialises in bold, colourful, playful illustration and surface patterns. We spotted her work during the recent #artvsartist trend which included a wonderful green haired…
Beat Back at Leeds Industrial Museum
We love museums so when Lee Goater asked us to get involved in a project to bring a new audience to Leeds Industrial Museum we jumped at the chance. The project became Beat Back, our…
A day in Nowa Huta, Krakow, Poland
I was initially drawn to Nowa Huta for the Brutalist Architecture. During the visit I found so much more. Nowa Huta (which translates as The New Steel Mill) is a planned secular socialist realist settlement….
Wio, Leokadio! Polish book illustrations
Since the 1950s Polish illustrators and publishers have been recognised for their unique and high quality work. During a recent trip to Krakow I spent lots of time in second hand and art gallery book…