Found in the National Trust, independent museums, bookshops and gift shops across the UK
Drawn by hand, made with love. Illustration with character.
We make hand-drawn illustrated goods rooted in vintage design and popular culture — cards, prints, tea towels, and paper goods, made with the kind of care you can actually see.
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Free UK shipping on every order — no minimum spend. Cards go First Class; prints and paper goods are tracked. Simple as that.
Sustainable
We care about how things are made. Cards are printed on FSC-certified card with recycled kraft envelopes, by a specialist UK printer. Tea towels are printed in Suffolk. Prints are produced in-house.
Made and sent with love
Every card is hand-folded and packed by us in the studio. Because the way something arrives matters just as much as what’s inside.
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Latest from Off the Page (our blog)
The History of Marmite
How Marmite started as brewery waste, ended up shaping vitamin research, and built one of Britain's most famous ad campaigns out of the fact that people hate it.
Edition Marks, Artist's Proofs, and What the Pencil Marks Actually Mean
What "12/50" actually means, why prints are signed in pencil rather than pen, and what A/P, H/C and BAT stand for on a limited edition print.
The Art and Design of the Postage Stamp
From the Penny Black to the most reproduced portrait in history — how the postage stamp became one of the smallest, most fought-over pieces of design in the world.
About us
Design Smith Studio is run by the two of us — Jude and Tina, based in Norfolk.
Jude makes the work: hand-drawn greeting cards, limited-edition prints, notebooks and tea towels that draw on vintage design, everyday objects and popular culture. Tina makes the studio work: the ideas, the strategy, the connections, and the vision that turns a sketchbook full of drawings into something people love to find. We decide everything together — what we make, how we sell it, where we take it next.
Made in Norfolk. Packed by hand. Sent with love.
I'm a big fan of the old triband Penguin so this tea towel is my idea of heaven. The colours are gorgeous, the detail is amazing, it's a thing of beauty and makes me smile every time I look at it .. Any book lover would be overjoyed to own one!
I bought this card for my Mum. She worked in Dewhursts Mill when she left school - and I remember as a child playing with cotton reels just like this. It’s a beautiful design.
Perfect card for a Stephen King loving friend. Card itself excellent, great design, very good quality, and a very reasonable price for a card of such quality. Order and delivery were both problem free. Very happy, thank you.
Excellent range of beautifully designed and unusual cards. The range of subject matters suit so many different people. Very quick and efficient service. Thank you!
Lovely cards with quirky designs. Fabulous colours and print quality. Much more personal than high street cards.
This was such a beautiful card and unlike anything else I've seen. Wonderful, quality craftsmanship and a great customer service experience too.
This was a birthday present for an artistic friend and she loved it. Thanks!
