Tree, Line by Zander Olsen

There is an artist by the name of Zander Olsen that has been stuck in my head for a month or so. In fact, these photographs from his Tree, Line collection became the inspiration for our current Elements of Nature window display at Anthropologie on the Las Vegas strip. His work, carried out in Surrey, Hampshire and Wales, constructs a visual relationship between "tree, not-tree" and the horizon line that appears so simple until a white material is wrapped around the trunks to show each dip and rise along that far off line.

I've gone cross-eyed so many times while looking at these pictures.

I especially like this conposition

A Latte Inspiration

This past week I have clocked my hours working on the visuals at Anthropologie to get our new concept up. It's all about Fay, who lives above her adorable coffee house in an apartment dedicated to her love of books, design, and one-of-a-kind items.

Movies have played an exceptional role in the glorification of coffee houses, but real life coffee shop owners do a great job at keeping with a style that doesn't seem to get dated. It's so easy to make coffee shops inviting. I find their masculine choice of materials, classic black, white and brown color schemes, ambient lighting, mix of old and new furnishings and suave audience the perfect example of what I want my home to be.

Be sure to run into your closest store to see the coffee house your Anthro artists created!

What places do you find inspiring?

Make a statement

Have you been on Anthropologie's site recently? They have a few tips and tricks for "how to be bold from corner to corner." For the record let me state that I am aware these rooms are not complete - these are simply staged vignettes to showcase the idea. Still, true to the Anthropologie way, it is beautifully executed. Which, if any of these, are you afraid of doing in your space? Do any of these daring design moves come naturally to you?

Emily's Favorite Things

We all hope to find that perfect and unique gift for a friend on Christmas - the type of gift that you would really like to keep for yourself rather than give to your friend. And seeing as I work at Anthropologie, a place full of perfect and unique things, I thought I would help you out this gift-giving season by compiling a list of some of my favorite things. Mind you, this is not my own Christmas list made public - I'm doing just fine - it is simply a help for those who are searching for a gift for a loved one.

Cue the audience of screaming moms, models dressed as elves, and the men who really don't belong there. This is Oprah's Emily's Favorite Things.

Happy browsing!

1. Top-Ranked Sweatshirt $78.00   2. Royal Apothic Hand Creme - Meyer Blooms $20   3. Royal Apothic Hand Creme - Kensington Garden $20   3. Garden Stroll Bobbies $24   5.  Long Jane Loungers $29.95

 

1. Eye Color Shades - Green $38   2. Eye Color Shades - Red Motif $38   3. Capri Blue Jar Candle - Volcano $28

 

1. Swinging Fringe Bracelet $58   2. Hinged Belt $29.95   3. Pin Gleam Belt $38   4. Pinch Posts $48

 

1. Q & A a Day $16.99   2. The Fashion Pack Note Cards $18   3. Blackstock's Collections: The Drawings of an Artist Savant $21.95   4. I Was Here: A Travel Journal for the Curious Minded $16.95  

 

Cadiz Mugs $10

Do you have someone in mind for any of these gifts? Or will you be putting any of these on your Christmas list?

“If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.”

Quote by Vincent van Gogh

You know, it makes me very happy that I have a job.

But it makes me even happier to have a job that I like. Enjoy even. Anthropologie is a place that applauds the creative mind, something I work every day to develop.

To spend my time surrounded by ingenious things of high quality and people who appreciate the beauty in the details is a joy.

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