Midori® Ribbon Unspooled

Pretty Little Things

Midori Ribbon — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:44:39 +0000

Between the catalog shoot, the holidays and NYIGF in January, we’ve been doing a ton of creating around the MIDORI offices in the past few months. There are so many amazing things you can do with MIDORI products, and we’re very excited to share some of our latest Pretty Little Things with you!

Don’t forget, for more inspiration, you can always visit the Inspiration page of MIDORI’s website. Enjoy!

-A & T

MIDORI’s Etsy Faves

Midori Ribbon — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:47:29 +0000

As many of you know, MIDORI has recently become very active in the Etsy community. We love interacting with the Etsy members and selling in such an inspirational, DIY-oriented online environment! In addition to the great community atmosphere that Etsy provides (even with over 300,000 shops!), it also provides us with the opportunity to scout for some amazing products and inspirations. Below we’ve listed some of our faves from the talented people on the site. There’s some great holiday gift ideas in this list – for someone else or yourself!

Umbrella Heaven's Frilly Heart Umbrella

Domestic Notion's Customized Paper Tree

Picks 4 u’s Shabby Chic Cabinet

Boots N' Gus' Mason Jar Banner String Lights

Just Jayne's Bird Nest Necklace

Vintage Loves Company's Vintage Style "JOY" Tags

Imperfection by Irena Orlov's Wall Vase

Urban + Forest's Organic White Birch Wood Wall Art

Holiday Inspiration

Midori Ribbon — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:16:13 +0000

It’s officially December and you know what that means…the holidays are right around the corner! MIDORI’s Ribbon and Gift Wrap can be used for so many things around the holiday season – from traditional gift wrap to decor to stationary. After the jump, we share some of our favorite uses for MIDORI as well as a variety of gift wrap and ribbon combos that we hope will inspire you this holiday season.

Unique Holiday Ideas for MIDORI Gift Wrap and Ribbon:

Use MIDORI Gift Wrap to line your holiday card envelopes
Use MIDORI Ribbon as a garland on your tree
Create ornaments using MIDORI Ribbon and Gift Wrap
Incorporate MIDORI Gift Wrap and Ribbon into your holiday meals – use Gift Wrap for place mats, ribbon in place of silverware rings, etc
Create favor bags for all of your stocking stuffers with MIDORI Gift Wrap
Use MIDORI Ribbon in your DIY Ribbon Trees

Gift Wrap and Ribbon Combos:

For more inspiration and creative DIY ideas, please visit the Inspiration page on our website.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Midori Ribbon — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:35:56 +0000

MIDORI would like to wish all of our customers a very happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful for each and every one of you, and we look forward to another successful holiday season with you. Have a safe and wonderful holiday!
-The MIDORI Team

The MIDORI 2012 Catalog Shoot

Midori Ribbon — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:51:47 +0000

After months of preparation and anticipation, we held our 2012 catalog shoot this week! The shoot, which ran Monday-Wednesday, was definitely our best yet. We had an amazing team of talent working with us, and we are so thankful for everyone that was a part of the shoot this year. For a behind the scenes look at all the action, please follow the jump.

Our wonderful stylist, Marie, adding some sparkle to Aya’s look.

Creative direction from Trevor and our incredibly talented photographer, Michal.

Anna, our makeup artist, played an integral role in creating the right look for each scene.

Yuji was a true miracle worker with Aya’s hair. We’re so glad we got to use him again this year!

We loved this fantastic vintage styling chair – it was the perfect prop for one of our scenes.

Our amazing crew looking on as we shoot. Thank you, everyone for contributing your talent and hard work!

We are so excited to begin post-production on the catalog so we can share the final product with you. We hope to send out our completed 2012 catalog in the beginning of January, so be on the lookout!

-A&T

MIDORI’s New Website!

Midori Ribbon — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:37:43 +0000

We were very excited to unveil our new website earlier this week, and we’re equally as excited to share it with all of you!

This website is the combination of our inspirations, customer suggestions and lots of hard work by our staff! We designed it with all of our customers in mind, placing priority on the site being easy to use and aesthetically inspirational. Please, take some time to check it out and look over not only our products and latest collections, but the inspirations as well. We welcome and look forward to hearing your feedback and suggestions on this new site – feel free to comment on the blog or contact us at marketing@midoriribbon.com.

Enjoy!

-A, T & the MIDORI Team

Artist Inspiration: Audrey Kawasaki

Midori Ribbon — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:10:47 +0000

We were recently gifted with this beautiful print by Audrey Kawasaki, and we wanted to share it with all of our MIDORI friends. Audrey is an amazing artist, and both Trevor and I are very inspired by her work, which she describes as a “contradiction within itself.” We love that she paints her pieces on wood panels – it presents a really unique texture that contrasts perfectly with her images. If you get a chance, check out Audrey’s amazing talent at http://www.audrey-kawasaki.com.

Thank you, Audrey!

Catalog Sneak Peek #3

Midori Ribbon — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:08:15 +0000

Another storyboard from MIDORI’s 2012 Catalog! Inspirations for this scene after the jump.

Announcing MIDORI’s Holiday Retail Collection!

Midori Ribbon — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:33:29 +0000

We are so excited to announce the official launch of MIDORI products designed specifically for our retail customers! These new products will be released seasonally, and will be available to all MIDORI fans. Currently, you can purchase some fantastic MIDORI Gift Wrap products, available in both 3-sheet and 5-sheet rolls, at our Etsy store and Felt & Wire shop, as well as through select MIDORI retailers.

In the coming weeks, we will also be introducing a great selection of MIDORI ribbon to the mix. We are so excited to begin this new venture and bring all of you the opportunity to be inspired by a new product mix every season!

-A, T & The whole MIDORI team

Catalog Sneak Peek #2

Midori Ribbon — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:29:58 +0000

Get another exclusive look at the plans and inspirations for our 2012 catalog after the jump!

The above image is a storyboard for one of our editorial shots – can’t wait to see this world come to life!

Inspirations for the theme and style of the above Storyboard.

We are working diligently on creating this new story in the MIDORI world and we’re so excited to share all of it with you! As promised, we will continue to post exclusive new inspirations, storyboards, images, etc as we continue the creative process.

-A & T