Last month I was assisting a good friend assemble her wedding event windows registry when the subject of monogramming turned up. To us, 2 ladies who choose a downplayed sans serif script to prim calligraphy, the standard monogram stimulates a lost period of obvious costs and His and Hers linens. This led me on a look for the modern-day monogram, embroidered and printed in a distinctly modern typeface, and with a sense of subtlety. Here are 10 mind-blowing discoveries: tableware, bed linen, and family devices that take a brand-new method to the bespoke.
Above: Arne Jacobsen’s font styles developed for the signs of the Aarhus Town hall embellishes the Jacobsen Typeface Cups, readily available in every letter of the alphabet; they’re $14 each in black porcelain from Finnish Style Store. It’s likewise readily available in the inverted, black type on white porcelain
Above: The Marin Natural European Flax Napkin is $9.95 at Cage & & Barrel.
Above: The An Hoa Monogram Napkins are readily available in an option of fonts/styles and thread colors. Contact An Hoa for cost and purchasing details.
Above: The Pottery Barn Mason Stoneware Stackable Alphabet Mug; $4.99 each.
Above: The Lands’ Ends Supima Cotton Pillow Sham is $42.95.
Above: The Mason Oversized Linen Napkins can be found in a serif or sans serif embroidered monogram; $48 for a set of 4 at Pottery Barn.
Above: Sferra’s Modern Monogram Mixed Drink Napkins are made from Lithuanian great linen, detailed with a black or brown embroidered preliminary; $25 for a set of 4 at J Brulee House.
Above: Ceramicist Mae Mougin makes custom-made Porcelain Tableware with subtle monogramming in pale blue; contact Mougin for rates and more details.
Above: The Sferra Mixed Drink Napkins can be found in a variety of linen colors, thread colors, and monogram designs; $100 for a set of 4 at The Monogram Studio.
Above: The RH Monogrammed 802-Gram Turkish Towel can be monogrammed in tonal thread; costs begin at $36.
Above: Nanz’s No. 1228 Doorknob has a minimalist profile and can be custom-made monogrammed; cost readily available on demand.
Above: London carver and designer Julian Sainsbury of John Julian Style develops Bespoke Monogrammed Plates
Fans of stenciled lettering and typography, have a look at:
- 5 Favorites: Tables Changed by Stencils
- Present Guide: For the Typography Obsessed
- Do It Yourself Job: The Cutout Paper Wall Clock
N.B.: This post was initially released on Might 13, 2015. We have actually upgraded it with brand-new and extra item choices and present rates.