The Installation Art That Is Anthropologie

Sadly, after a serious, long and excruciating google images search I could not find documentation of the aforementioned raised bed display in Anthropologie (though they have done a lot of other cool things with beds). But I did find a whole lot of other fanfuckingtastic pictures. Could this store be ANY greater? I think not. 

I would absolutely love to be part of the design team that makes these displays. I wonder if there is only one small team that comes up with these designs and sends the materials/directions to each store across the country, or if each store gets the freedom to decorate its own store. This is something to ask. Regardless, I worship the head of this artistic masterpiece. 

photo credits:

http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/anthropologie,display

http://thesmartestfish.blogspot.com

http://cravinganthropologie.blogspot.com

I Have a New Idol

I am in love. His name is Tim Walker; he's a famous fashion photographer (and completely, unequivocally gay). I guess I'm just been living under a rock. Whatever. I swear to God/Sacha Baron Cohen/Allah as I was looking through his portfolio I thought to myself I bet he did those Juicy Couture ads that were everywhere a few years ago and lo and behold he did. 

I'm in sensory overload. It's like a fairy tale/storybook/childhood romance with grown up models. They can pretty much all be described by one adjective: whimsical. What's interested that what came to mind immediately after seeing his pictures were the floor sets they make in Anthropologie. There is one display in particular that I will never forget. They had constructed a old wire metal bed but had extended the legs about four feet so that the mattress hovered in the air. Essentially, it was the perfect size for a small child. Underneath the bed was a little forrest, with magical trinkets and miscellaneous delightful objects. I will try hard to find a picture of it, but regardless this man's work reminds me endlessly of that display. Here are some of his photographs. Enjoy

www.timwalkerphotography.com