From his “bulging book of ephemera,” an inspired collection of design miscellany, to his photo exploration of typography dubbed “type found,” Eric Kass has created a vast and exceptionally holistic approach to graphic design, or as he would call it, “fine commercial art practice.”

I was first introduced to Eric through his work with Linnea’s Lights, for whom he created the elegant design elements that now identify the lovely packaging, website & collateral of these handmade soy wax candles.  I’ve since learned a thing or two about how Eric crafts such organic concepts by perusing his delightfully creative website & blog, chock full of inspiration.

The “bulging book of ephemera” is one of my favorite insights into Eric’s vast imagination. Eric recalls the project, “for years I’ve collected mundane, yet evocative, printed materials from the past and present — one day in a frenzy I covered the floors of my studio with these bits, edited them to an essential collection and pasted up spontaneous spreads to enjoy and share — these little “soul souvenirs” of our lives made into this little book bulging with life has become one of my favorite pieces that I truly love —“

The pages are filled as Eric describes.  One joyful page reminisces of elementary school cafeteria nostalgia – three single sides of three individual, deconstructed pint-size milk cartons (skim, chocolate & 2%) are pasted sideways in a grid across two pages, with a Smarties’ wrapper rounding out the fourth corner.  Other pages are themed by color (a medley of blue, a hodgepodge of red), and one brilliant set of pages is comprised of an innumerable jumble of stamps, resembling the abstract sincerity of a Pollock.

Eric has a knack for masterfully integrating his aesthetic muses with the vision & mission of his many projects, and when we gals need some inspiration, we know just where to turn: http://funnel-eric-kass-curation.blogspot.com/

- lauren