When I worked at Anthroplogie for a while outside of college, I enjoyed having a job where I was using so many different materials and methods to create projects. This particular picture is of a metal lamp shade which has been drilled and then cross stitched into the drilled out design. Quite time consuming. The company sent us prototypes and allowed the display coordinators to come up with their own take on the ideas. These are all finished designs of mine.
Yarn drawing on peg board.
The roof and the skirt here are made of cedar shingles with a wire skeleton underneath. Then I applied gold leaf to the ends of the shingles, and broke off the edges to create a softer feeling to the wood. My take on the skirt was more feminine and heavy than the prototype, which was of a short skirt with blunt edges. I enjoyed creating a look that had a bustle effect.
Here I wrapped fixtures in ribbon and fabric.
These wooden sheep follow the prototype quite closely, However, I loved how they turned out.
My idea to create a light contemporary accent for Christmas: birch tree branches with gold leaf tips, and small gold leaf characters.
A yarn drawing stitched through shingles.
Christmas Tree fixture made of shingles.
These rather large ornaments were created to hang over the cash wrap. One of my favorite projects.
Wooden moose.
Yarn drawing stitched through wood.
These floral compositions were very satisfying to create: Yellow and White Pages drilled together.
One of my first window displays, paperbacks folded into geometric shapes and turned into light fixtures. I worked many overtime hours on these. The project took over 500 books.
Paper beetles, turned into a window display for Pasadena, Anthropologie.
Baubles tied to ropes to create a Christmas tree in the window.
One of my favorite windows I created. It was chosen to be on the front page of the Anthropologie visuals website: (for the employee's, not actual product website) as an example of good craft. The wheels are made of wood supports and paper backs. I created a wire frame to allow all the books to fall into shape with an even proportion using gravity to allow for the clean look to the line.
Tape drawing on the wall.
This was an interesting job. I learned so much, and it was a very different environment working along side so many other types of people. All in all, it was a very rewarding experience to work there for a few years.
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