Akitaka Ito paints a variety of noble creatures wearing fine attire. Finding this wonderful work made me very happy indeed.

Akitaka Ito paints a variety of noble creatures wearing fine attire. Finding this wonderful work made me very happy indeed.

I discovered Yu-hsuan Huang’s sweet illustration work via Poolga, where this charming dog (with puppet dog) is available as an iPhone/iPad wallpaper.

I discovered Yu-hsuan Huang’s sweet illustration work via Poolga, where this charming dog (with puppet dog) is available as an iPhone/iPad wallpaper.

Here’s a money bank Jeff Koons would approve of - the Doggy Bank, available from Animi Causa. Found via Dog Milk.

Here’s a money bank Jeff Koons would approve of - the Doggy Bank, available from Animi Causa.

Found via Dog Milk.

Bath-based designer Matt Pugh created this brilliantly playful ‘Dog’ lamp. Found via howkapow.

Bath-based designer Matt Pugh created this brilliantly playful ‘Dog’ lamp.

Found via howkapow.

Brazilian illustrator Samuel Casal’s woodcuts are all absolutely superb - it was difficult to pick one to post but I kept coming back to this fine fellow, entitled “Cão”.

Brazilian illustrator Samuel Casal’s woodcuts are all absolutely superb - it was difficult to pick one to post but I kept coming back to this fine fellow, entitled “Cão”.

Riccardo Guasco’s illustrations are, in his own words, “full of tall houses, bicycles, large whales, migratory birds, boats suspended, clouds and other objects, perhaps from a place called fantasy”. I think they’re fantastic.

Riccardo Guasco’s illustrations are, in his own words, “full of tall houses, bicycles, large whales, migratory birds, boats suspended, clouds and other objects, perhaps from a place called fantasy”. I think they’re fantastic.