Tag Archives: animal prints
Design Meets Fashion: Folkloric Finnish Florals
Finnish artist Klaus Haapaniemi designs an amazing collection of tapestries and printed décor, and he currently has an affordable collection of dishware at Anthropologie. I love the whimsical nature of his folkloric illustrations, which often blend animals with floral patterns. This theme transferred to a printed dress or top makes a fun statement piece! (Images via [...]
Weekly Wrap Up: Animal Prints, Ann Wood, & Summer Brights
Monday’s History Lesson: Animal Prints Wednesday’s Design Meets Fashion: Summer Brights Friday’s Destination: Ann Wood Handmade, Brooklyn, NY
History Lesson: Animal Prints
From wearing them to keep warm to hanging them for shelter, animal skins have been used in decorating since the earliest civilizations. Royalty have used animal print rugs and wall hangings as a sign of status, as they were rare and expensive to produce. In the early 20th century, interior decorator Elise de Wolfe famously [...]
Design Meets Fashion: Dog Prints
When I first saw this wallpaper by Lisa Bengtsson Tillsammans at the modern Scandinavian store Huset in Venice, I thought, “Could the dog really be the next horse?” Whereas horse prints stem from a more elitist equestrienne love, a passion for dogs is much more mainstream, down to earth and–at times–comes with a dose of [...]
Tuesday Tout: Vintage Art
One of our favorite things here at DC is vintage art because of it’s ability to elevate a space. In a recent installation in Manhattan Beach we mixed West Elm accessories with vintage art, which personalizes the space but also kept it within a limited budget. Remember these from our recent trip to Lost Art [...]
