I wish we had Anthropologie stores here in Australia. I SO love their products. If you're unfamiliar with Anthropologie, they are a US chain similar to Country Road, but only in the sense that they are a big retail chain with stores in all the major shopping malls and shopping destinations. Also like Country Road they do homewares as well as fashion. But that's where the similarities stop. We have nothing that compares to Anthropologie here. Their style is mostly a mix of ethnic and retro inspirations: a riot of detail, colour and pattern. My friend Shauna lives in LA, a few minutes walk from the Anthropologie flagship store - I'm so envious. Their window displays and in store merchandising are reported to be very innovative and amazing. Shauna and I often email back and forth while looking at Anthropologie online, sharing our finds and gushing over particular pieces. The clothes, the shoes, the jewellery, even the shower curtains are unlike anythng we that's available here. And mostly I think things are reasonably priced.
I really *heart* the level of detail that goes into everything they sell. And their website is gorgeous. I've complied a few montages to show you some things I love.
I am particularly coveting this Orla Kiely Flower Blossom wallpaper. I would LOVE to use it in my house.
Visit the Anthropologie website to see all the lusciousness.
Happy looking and happy Friday!
I *Heart* Fridays: I *Heart* Anthropologie
Look what I stumbed across
Another blog mention of The Red Thread. I was Googling 'The Red Thread" to see where my website ranked in the search engine results (...1st, excellent!) and I came across this, which was a nice surprise.
You can see the blog entry here and visit droolicious here.
Inspiration: Vintage Typography
This beautiful book Modern Lettering is from the 1920's and is one of my market finds. If only I had the time to devote to hand lettering...
I wish I had a way with words
I wish I had a way with words like Elsita Mora. I wrote about her new papercut blog a couple of days ago (here). She has such a wonderful, excitable and almost childlike way of expressing herself... just gorgeous.
Here's what she wrote today about sharing her love for the art of papercutting:
I have just fallen in love with the world of papercutting as I said before and my mission is to pass that love to you. Think about getting a cake for your birthday, it is always much more fun when you share that cake with friends and relatives in a big party. I can say that the wonderful world of papercutting is my special cake and it doesn't make any sense to keep it for myself. I want to have a year-round papercut party with you from my new blog. I promise you that we're going to have lots of fun! :)
Visit The Heart of Papercuts here.
10 things I'd rather be doing this afternoon
In no particular order:
1. I'd rather be curled up under the doona with a stack of magazines and a cup of ginger tea
2. I'd rather be creating something just because I want to
3. I'd rather behaving a yummy lunch at Longrain with Stuart or some girlfriends
4. I'd rather be doing the harbourside walk from Spit Bridge to Manly
5. I'd rather be comfortable on the lounge with my laptop cruising around the internet
6. I'd rather be packing for an overseas holiday
7. I'd rather be spending all afternoon browsing the shelves of Kinokuniya
8. I'd rather be gallery hopping
9. I'd rather be shopping (with lots of cash)
10. I'd rather be doing something special with Roxy
But instead I am:
1. paying bills
2. sorting paperwork
3. tidying up my studio/office
4. trying to sort out a problem with my external hard drive, which contains all my backed up work. Yikes!
5. PROCRASTINATING! (that's obvious, isn't it?)... and um I have to admit, I'm reading blogs. I shouldn't be, but I just can't help myself.
