Monday 14 November 2011

Collectionistas Exhibition



Here is more information about the Collectionistas exhibition that I am taking part in, 25 posters by collectors, artists, photographers and designers, Saturday November 26th at the Mill Co. Project, hope to see you there!



Rough Trade East Christmas Market





I will take part of Rough Trade East Christmas market on the 8th of December. There will be live music, great food and design so come down to Brick Lane and join us!

The first one hundred customers through the door on the night will be given a Rough Trade goodie bag containing a small gift from each of our vendors and Freia, Serena and I will offer a wrapping service for all the customers' and also show ways of making lovely paper bags.

In the Rough Trade Caf, Leila McAlister, founder of the esteemed Leila's Cafe, will be helping serve the best seasonal food treats, come and join us!


Rough Trade East
Dray Walk
Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London E1 6QL

More info on Rough Trade's Website


Tuesday 8 November 2011

Collectionistas and Kavel Rafferty with The Mill Co. Project






`Collectionistas ́
I was asked by my lovely friend Kavel Rafferty (of which I designed and photographed the PorTables with) to come up with a print for a Risograph print show at The Mill Co. Project London
This is what she wrote for us to get inspired:

I love the obsession inherent in collecting. The completist, whether finding that all-
important last football sticker to finish their sticker book or one of those committed men
(more often than not) standing on a rainy platform furtively scribbling down train
numbers. The amateur hobbyist, complete with vast selection of frogs/bottle
tops/records/paper fruit wrappers/tram tickets/whatever; I always admired those kids at
school who had a million different shaped and coloured erasers (they were called
rubbers then, before Aids)... I loved their dedication and their neatness and I got dizzy
just trying to imagine how much pocket money they got.
It ́s all valid.
There something religious about this devotion. It ́s repetitive, inspiring and, well,
ultimately pointless. Long live the anoraks!


this inspired me to get my camera out around my home, as I live with 3 collectors other than myself:



My son Sam's bley blades, he was very keen to make them all spin for me...... this is his design once I had taken all the photographs...

Monday 7 November 2011

New Christmas Range : Vintage baubles !


Vintage Baubles crackers by Ella Doran


Christmas is just around the corner and I have made a new collection of Christmas wrapping papers, boxes and bags that now are available in my online shop. Above an image of our Vintage Baubles Crackers, that comes in a box with 6 crackers, £12.50

Vintage Baubles wrapping paper by Ella DoranVintage Baubles wrapping paper by Ella Doran
Vintage Baubles wrapping paper by Ella Doran


To see more of our new Christmas products, please go to;


Friday 4 November 2011

Christmas at the Orangery in Bristol



On Saturday the 26th of November I will be exhibiting at Christmas at the Orangery at the Clifton Club in Bristol, hope to see you there!

New Small Trays!

New small birch wood trays by Ella Doran for Ary Tray

Today the web shop was updated with some new tray designs in a smaller size. The new small trays measure 27 x 20 cm and you can see all of the designs here

Have a nice weekend!

Tuesday 1 November 2011

Back from Colmar



Back in London after a great week in Colmar, France.
Thanks to everyone that dropped by our stall!

Here are some images from Colmar;