website - anthropologie

examples of the type of patterns and designs you could expect to see on a visit to anthropologie

NEW YORK -kate's paperie

next up it was kate's paperie on west 57th street. this was great shop for cards and wrap, but it has a lot of staff so it proved quite hard to take many pictures. if you're visiting new york for shopping or research this store is a must see.

website - kate's paperie

just some of the fantastic christmas cards on offer at kate's paperie.

STORE REPORT : san francisco

one of my favourite stores in san francisco was 'the container store'. obviously at this time of year all the shops were dedicated to christmas and thanksgiving, but i thought this one particularly had a great holiday range of gift wrap and boxes, (many of which were designed by the excellent rock scissor paper). these are some snaps i took in the store, and when i got home i checked their website, see the images in the next post.

christmas wrap

my instore snaps and purchases inspired me to see more, so here are some of the designs in full from the container store. the cool yule collection was my favourite, but i also loved celebrate in style. also these gift boxes (above) were great value (at just $3.95 for small) with a cool pattern and everything you need to wrap included.

everyday wrap

dont just think of the container store for christmas, they also have designs for everyday wrap and occasions.

USA purchases

well here i am back from my holiday, and suffering from jetlag ! . ive taken quite a few snaps of patterns seen in vegas,nyc, and cisco and will post them up just as soon as i can. in the meantime to ease me gently back into blogging i thought id show you a few of my purchases. at the top is a leaf print from a plastic folder from kinokuniya, followed by three gift tags from kate's paperie by rock,scissor,paper. above is a xmas tree gift card from crate & barrel. next up a gift box from the container store, complete with tissue, ribbon and label included, and below that one of their decorations - a metal star with spots on. then i found these striking napkins in crate & barrel from their carnaby range. finally a schedule book from kinokuniya and an address book by amy ruppel from kate's paperie. lots more to come on all the stores i visited, just need to sort the photos, and i'll add links as well where i can. plus i bought some great books which i hope to photograph and share with you.

IM ON HOLIDAY

huge thanks to everyone whos been reading print & pattern, as from today im off on holiday for a few weeks, taking in new york, las vegas, and san francisco. in the meantime i'd invite anybody who has landed here searching for inspiration to check the archives, (just click on any of the months listed on the right) where you'll find hundreds of images and links to brilliant designs, companies, and stores. big apologies to anyone who has emailed me lately, ive gotten a bit behind on corrspondence what with preparations for the trip, plus my brothers vegas wedding, the UK wedding, and getting my work up to date before i go away. ive had around 250 emails over the last month or so, hence i havent been able to reply to everyone yet. rest assured all recommendations and images are saved, and i'll post the good ones on my return. thanks to everyone who has emailed kind words about P+P. hope to see everyone back here in december.

ONE LAST POST BEFORE I GO - my personal favourite blogs below ....