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July's "Friend" Winners | |
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Tuesday 10th Aug 2010 |
Congratulations to July's winners of the Kolo Monthly Photo Contest 2010! The fifteen lucky winners will receive a $50 worth of Kolo merchandise and are automatically entered to win the grand prize of $500 cash and $500 worth of Kolo products, to be announced on February 1, 2011. Photographs are judged by a panel of expert photographers and designers. Winners will be directly contacted with information about receiving their prize. Be sure to send in your photos for August's "Nature" theme. Good Luck! To read more about Kolo's Monthly Photo Contest 2010, go here.
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A Boy and His Red Umbrella Part 2 | |
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Friday 6th Aug 2010 |
As promised, here are a few more pages from illustrator Steve Light's Kolo Noci storybook "A Boy and His Red Umbrella." As the pages are turned, each intricate cut-out and illustration adds to the imaginative story that slowly unfolds of the little boy and his adventures. Check back to see how the story ends! Thanks for sharing this great project, Steve. To see the first pages of the book, go here. See Steve Light's website, here. -Kate |
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Life Goes On | |
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Tuesday 3rd Aug 2010 |
After spending most of her life in Nigeria, the home country of her father, Alero Boyo moved to Berlin to continue her education. Now, she has become an influential painter and artist in the city. In a Kolo Essex Travel Book, Alero combined excerpts, quotes, drawings, photographs and various pieces of artwork to convey the message "...after all, life still goes on." Her optimistic view of life in Berlin shines through in the vibrant artistic pieces she has brought together to create this work. To see a Mugshot Book made with a Kolo Essex Travel Book, go here. -Kate |
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A Boy and His Red Umbrella | |
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Friday 30th Jul 2010 |
All Steve Light needs is a few rainy days and a stash of simple supplies to make the story A Boy and His Red Umbrella come to life. Using a sage Kolo Noci album as a base, Steve added carefully cut black paper and a touch of gouache to complete the illustrations. On each page prior to an illustration, Steve cut shapes into the Noci pages, showing a glimpse of what was on the page below. The shapes leave just enough of the illustration hidden to let the reader’s imagination run wild. I liked trying to relate the first cut-out shapes to the second more illustrated page. It is fun to look through the first page to view the illustration below. To see more from author and illustrator, Steve Light, visit his website. Also, maybe you remember a few of his other projects, like the tea-soaked Kolo Cortina Lux or the Kolo Newport “Sweetness and Light” baby book. -Kate |
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Kolo Now Available at Carsch Haus in Düsseldorf | |
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Wednesday 28th Jul 2010 |
Carsch Haus first opened in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1915 and has emerged today as a leading premium department store in Europe. The store features the latest fashion styles, along with a vast selection of household goods, unique gift ideas, and most recently a full Kolo department. Carsch Haus is now a Kolo LX special dealer with trained expert staff to serve new and existing Kolo fans in Düsseldorf. If you haven't been to Düsseldorf, you should see this amazing city first hand. Modern Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and also renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Culturally, as a city by the River Rhine, Düsseldorf is a home to Rhenish carnival celebrations. Every year in July more than 4.5 million people visit the city's Größte Kirmes am Rhein funfair. To find a store carrying Kolo near you, visit our store locator located on the website. For more about Carsch Haus department stores, go here. -Kate Quote from the Wikipedia article on Düsseldorf. |
