The Caterpillar Birthday Card

The Cure "Caterpillar" print is now available as a birthday card. Available here

Just Like Honey

Piper Gates Design is very pleased to announce that the Mary Chain Christmas Cards are part of the merchandise on the Mary Chain's US tour which started last Tuesday. Also available is the birthday/ greeting card which is suitable for occasions all year round. Get yours here

Alright

As well as Black Grape "cosmic scousers" Cast have Christmas Cards joining them on tour over the next few days, get them while you can.

In The Name Of The Father

Piper Gates Design is proud to announce that if your going to see Black Grape on tour these cards will be part of the merchandise in the next few days.

Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin Christmas Cards

A new addition to the Christmas Card range is the new Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin Card, the ultimate in cool!

Picture This

All orders now come with these groovy "superhero" style bookmarks for a limited time. Get them while stocks last.

Radio Live Transmission

My twitter mucker @RingoLee11 has a radio show on this Sunday the 23rd of October; it will be great. Here's some 'cyber flyers' I did for him with a Reid Miles feel to it.

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

Today marks the official launch of the Piper Gates Design Christmas Cards. As usual the cards are printed on high quality 250 gram silk and contain a unique blurb on the back which adds to the visual experience. All Piper Gates Design items can be found here

Dig! Bubblegum Cards

Despite its brazen editing ‘Dig!’ is a brilliant film. In fact I was so enamored with the film that I watched it solidly for a year. Re-watching it a decade later the narrative suggests a more passive agressive Monkees. Taking this thought further it was decided to recreate ‘Dig!’ as a bubblegum card series. Using style cues from the Star Wars cards of the 1970s the cards contain inane descriptions together with quotes making the series the ultimate bubblegum experience.

The Cure Take 2

An exclusive print of The Cure circa 'The Top'. See Robert and Lol now with more make up and even bigger hair. This limited edition comes in a set of 20 prints, which are signed and numbered by the artist. Available here

She Just Satisfies

Jimmy Page's solo single from 1965 is a freakbeat-tastic treat worthy of The Kinks. It also costs a small fortune to purchase an original copy. Luckily for those of us without limitless resources it was reissued for Record Store Day this year. However the repro Fontana sleeve was a very sorry looking thing so it was decided to give it the lovely European picture sleeve it deserved. The raison d'etre being in this parallel universe 'She Just Satisfies' was reissued in 1967 with a current picture of the Yardbirds era Page. The rear of the sleeve features other Fontana artists worthy of your inspection.

My My My

Eno in his post 'Roxy' finery, last but one of the 'marber grid' prints. Available here with lots of other goodies

Charlotte Sometimes

The latest addition to the Piper Gates Design “Rock ‘n’ Roll” prints is everybody’s favourite post punk band The Cure. Illustrated here in their 1981-1982 glory the print is 30 x 40cm in size and printed on high quality 250 gram silk paper. It comes in an edition of 20 copies and is numbered and signed. See Robert, Simon and Lol as you’ve never seen them before! Available here

The Cure Limited Edition Birthday Card

Also available as a limited edition birthday card available here

The Robots

The latest limited edition print from Piper Gates Design features the might Kraftwerk in their full Man Machine glory. The print is 30 x 40 cm in size and is printed on high quality 250 gram silk paper. It comes in an edition of 35 copies and is signed and numbered by the artist. Available here.

The Model

The Kraftwerk print is also available as a limited edition A5 Birthday Card. The card is printed on high quality 250 gram silk paper and contains a unique blurb on the back. The blurb tells the story of how Kraftwerk discovered the inner workings of a pocket calculator. Available here

Life On Mars?

The first memory of David Bowie I have is hearing family concern over my older cousin Daryl having a Ziggy haircut and getting his ears pierced. My rather loathsome Grandma commented that he had gone a bit “weird”. I often think David would have had a quiet chuckle about this small act of subversion committed in his name.

It wouldn't be until years later that I fully fell under the spell of David and could see he was a true genius. I also realized he had unlimited creativity and was always going forward even if the results weren’t his best. It’s sad to think we live in a world without such boundless creativity but one thing is certain – we are all better for having him in it and for the rich body of work he has left us with. RIP David.