Etsy Entertaining

Min Pin

Today marks the final instalment of our ‘Etsy Entertaining’ series,  highlighting handcrafted ideas for summer entertaining, in partnership with Etsy!

Today we introduce a talented young illustrator and designer based in Melbourne’s Dandenong Ranges.  Penny Ferguson is perhaps best known as Min Pin!  Her distinctive illustrations form the basis of a cheerful collection of table linen, tea towels, ceramics and accessories.

For this project, we asked Penny to create a unique printed tablecloth for us, as well as a range of her quirky ceramic vessels. We partnered Penny’s designs with vases by another of our favourite Etsy sellers – Vanessa Bean!

Written
by
Lucy Feagins
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The ceramic works and printed illustrated textiles of Min Pin. Blue checkered platter and teaspoon by Spin Spin ceramics. Photo – Eve Wilson for The Design Files.

The ceramic works and printed illustrated textiles of Min Pin and totem ceramics by Vanessa Bean. Photo – Eve Wilson for The Design Files.

The ceramic works and printed illustrated textiles of Min Pin. Photo – Eve Wilson for The Design Files.

The ceramic works and printed illustrated textiles of Min Pin and totem ceramics by Vanessa Bean. Photo – Eve Wilson for The Design Files.

Penny Ferguson of Min Pin’s studio space in the Dandenong Ranges. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files.

Ceramic works in the studio of Min Pin. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files.

Studio details and illustrations in the space of Penny Ferguson. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files.

Penny at work in her studio. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files.

Illustrative works by Penny. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files.

Studio details. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files.

Penny at work in her studio in the Dandenong Ranges. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files.

Writer
Lucy Feagins
8th of December 2016

Penny Min Ferguson grew up in Perth, Western Australia, where she studied design and illustration. In 2010, she moved to Melbourne, where she instantly embraced the local creative scene, organising small group exhibitions and undertaking various internships at design studios. In 2013, she began designing her own accessories and homewares, and before long, she was running her own fledgling business!

Since first opening her Etsy store in 2013 and starting to sell her wares, Penny has been part of some amazing special projects and collaborations. She has created a line of purses and a textile design for local label Togetherness. She has collaborated with another local label, Halcyon Nights, on a range of wonderful kids bedlinen. This year she is also very excited about a new print project she is working on with fellow local designer and printmaker Ashley Ronning. OH AND Penny also took out the Art and Illustration category in this year’s Etsy Awards!

‘What I get most out of the work I do with Min Pin are the connections I make with the local craft and design communities’ Penny says. ‘There are so many amazing, inspiring and talented people out there! I hope that Min Pin continues to grow so I can keep meeting these great people and work on new and exciting projects’.

Taking our cues from Penny’s sweet and quirky illustrative style, we sourced a few additional handcrafted items from the following Etsy sellers to complete this look. :

Printed table linen and ceramics vessels by Penny Ferguson aka Min Pin
Totem Vases and Peep Lights by Vanessa Bean
White ceramic plate by Belinda Tee

 

Difference Makes Us. Celebrate all that unique-ness. Find what makes you ‘you’. Shop Etsy.com this Christmas.

Penny Min Ferguson of Min Pin. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files.