Inside Out Blog

Was soooo very delighted to be featured on the INSIDE OUT blog today.

"Remember the love and effort that you used to put into making a mix tape?

Well try translating that into an artwork. Music loving designer Marika Järv has in her 

'Wall of Sound' prints and we're huge fans."

Thanks Inside Out for the ever-so-lovely intro!

And I will admit, I am hugely flattered that despite the mountain of ah-maz-ing things that the
Inside Out team must see each day, my Wall of Sound prints have found a
happy place in a couple of their homes—so yes they really are FANS!   

Anyway, you can read all about my favourite music moments, plus a little bit about the
making of Wall of Sound by clicking here.

Enjoy!

MJx

Christmas Giveaway

On the first day of Christmas,

My true love gave to me....

(hopefully a Wall of Sound limited edition print!)

Ok so Xmas is officially less than one month away - eeeeek!

(and if you are anything like me that means you haven't bought a thing!)

Anyway to get into the festive spirit I'm giving away a

WALL of SOUND
limited edition print.

Simply click on this link for how to enter

www.marikajarv.com.au/giveaway

Best of luck!

MJx

ShopSmart in the Sunday Telegraph

"Naming every band you've danced to is hard enough, but entwining 500 of them into a record-shaped artwork is on another level altogether. Marika Järv spent five years perfecting the Wall of Sound as a nod to record producer Phil Spector's mixing technique. The result is a mesmerising work that links artists by the first and last letters of their names."

Thanks to Clare Patience from Inside Out for picking Wall of Sound as her "DON'T MISS" product in last weekend's ShopSmart guide in the Sunday Telegraph.

MJx

GQ Men Of The Year 2012

GQ Men of The Year issue is out now—
with WALL of SOUND featured as # 1 on their 'THE HIT LIST'!

"We're loving these limited-edition prints by Marika Järv. Entitled Wall of Sound and named after the production technique pioneered by legendary music producer Phil Spector (crazy hair, murder conviction), they feature the names of over 500 musicians arranged in a spiral like the grooves of a record. They're a subtle way to add an arty touch to your walls, though what we like most is Järv's attention to detail. In black, gold or clear—only 100 of each are available, so get in quick."

Thanks for the nice words GQ—

oh and thanks for putting Chris Hemsworth on the cover too 

(yikes)! 

PS. Congrats to Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes from Pnau for winning "Band of the Year"
(I think you might find them hidden somewhere on the Wall of Sound...!) 

MJx

Inside Out Summer Entertaining Special

"Don't underestimate the importance of good music. You can really set the mood for the 

evening —whether it is relaxed or upbeat, music is the key to a good party."

The Inside Out Summer Entertaining Special is now out and is chock-full of goodness.

Like the above tip from Vogue Editor-in-Chief Edwina McCann; it's her advice when posed the question—What does every fabulous soiree need? And I couldn't agree more.

Another great tip, and alongside Edwina on page 20, is the 'Editor's pick' for the summer 

Shopping + News guide, and oh looky there is a sneaky pic of WALL of SOUND!

MJx

Belle Magazine Dec/Jan 2012-13

"Marika Järv is the designer behind PrintDolls who started the craze for tram-roll art. 

Her new work, 'Wall of Sound', is inspired by a vinyl album."

Big thanks to Belle's Managing Editor Tanya Buchanan for including the Wall of Sound 

in her 'Belle Inbox—Note to self: Must put these events and pieces top of the list'.

The latest issue of Belle: The Holiday Issue, has one of the most gorgeous covers ever!

(I'm a sucker for anything neon coral at the moment!)

So fun and colourful—and how cool are the bespoke walls tiles by designer

Jonathan Adler (co-owner of the Shelter Island home featured). 

There are some truly fabulous homes on show in this month's issue;  

below is a little sneak peek of my favourites.

MJx

Sunday Loves Wall of Sound

What was on the Sunday Magazine's Sunday Loves wishlist this week?

Why, the "music lovers delight" WALL of SOUND was of course!

(Thanks Meg Mason x)

And the super-smart are snapping them up for Xmas already.

(I wish I could be that organised *sigh*)

MJx

Create Design Awards 2012

The winners of the 2012 Create Design Awards were announced in the October issue of 

Desktop magazine and, proudly for me, the WALL of SOUND Gold Record 

was awarded a Highly Commended in the Print Creative category!

Considering I was delighted to just be short-listed, the extra bit of recognition made my week!

Yipeeeeeee!!!

MJx

The Vinyl Frontier

Super cool article "The Vinyl Frontier" by Michael Adams in this month's Men's Style; 

about the romance of vinyl and how records are making a comeback.

"The warmth of vinyl is undeniable.... But the warmth extends beyond the sound. The physicality of records — ensuring they're clean, lowering the needle, changing sides, returning them to their covers — all requires presence of mind. If it sounds like work, it is.

But it's satisfying in a way that toggling an iPod or letting shuffle choose your music can never be. Many adult visitors to our home get a real kick out of putting a record on for the first time since CDs took over back in the early 1990s. It's the launch pad for many conversations about first albums owned and what bands were seen where and when. Records remain because people love taking about everything to do with them."

Well worth a read for any old school music enthusiasts out there.

Justus Magazine

"YOU'VE MADE QUITE AN IMPRESSION ON ME"

And on me too, Justus. I've had a few magazine crushes over the years, but none have struck me as hard as Justus. Though to be fair, even though it's called a magazine, it probably shouldn't be. 

It is so much more. 

Justus is a celebration of the print design industry; featuring a range of printing techniques, a variety of specialty paper stocks, and is filled with an array of delightful fonts, the latest inks and sumptuous embellishments. Whilst devoted to honouring and protecting the art and craftsmanship of age-old printing techniques, Justus is also about building a platform for the design community to share knowledge, ideas, and showcase their talent and innovation.

Each issue specialises on a particular technique; with Issue 1 titled "The Ode To Foiling" (helloooo - WALL of SOUND!), the second and current issue is themed "To Letterpress With Love". Founded by art director Lindsay Smith, and saturated with enchanting words, tactile pages and inspiring work from other design professionals, you can really feel the love and passion with which these publications are created, not to mention the sense of community they have managed to establish.

Justus is only available via subscription (which you can apply for on their website). If you are in the design/paper/print industry and haven't yet come across Justus, then I thoroughly recommend that you get your hands on a hot little copy—you won't be disappointed.

And if you look really, really closely at the last of the images I've shown - you might just see my 

All Stops To Prahran screen-print in the background of The Arcade Print Club feature.... 

what a nice surprise!

MJx