Alongside the birth of her first child, Carla van der Meer’s also conceived her brand, Poppekins. “I designed her birth announcement and I really loved working on the illustrations,” she later explained in an interview with the Printed blog.
Now a proud mother of two, her brand is still going strong, catering to both children and children at heart. Based around colorful designs and naive, playful characters, Poppekins’ features an array of paper goodies and other delights, ranging from prints and cards to custom made birth announcements, party invites, and portraits.
“My first illustrations were mainly colorful animals, personalized name prints and cartoons,” van der Meer relayed in an interview with the Printed blog. A fashion designer by trade, creativity comes easy for her. But when she needs the extra push she turns to her children for inspiration.
“They inspire me every day with their curious outlook on life and all the funny things they say,” she says. “Their colorful toys and books give me so much inspiration too,” she went on to say, adding that Dick Bruna is one of her favorites, as well as all the bold colors and patterns of the ’70s.
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