I took so many photos of this one wall in our Philly store, I felt like I needed to give it its own post. There was so much to look at, it took my breath away. Artwork, potted plants, memorabilia from around the world had my eyes darting back and forth, snapping away with my camera trying to capture it all. One of the coolest parts? Some of the artwork is actually for sale!
One of the things I’m most looking forward to when our Philly store opens on Friday is seeing our new spring store displays! Our display team has transformed the entire atmosphere of our store from rich, sparkling winter to a light and airy spring. The floating wire and floral elements catch the light, creating intricate patterns that dance on the walls and bring the store to life like a gentle breeze blowing through tree leaves. The colorful Free People intimates pop happily out of a moss-covered wall and star-like floral and string creations pepper the bare surfaces. Spring, we are ready for you!
This is at the KOP Mall!
This job would be amazing!..If you ever have a position open give me a call! :)
I would LOVE to see tutorials for these- especially the hanging spherical decorations with flowers and ribbons at the bottom! It’s great to see a store put this kind of effort into their display. Believe me, it doesn’t go unnoticed or unappreciated. Seeing this while shopping at Free People (and Anthropologie) only reinforces for me the fact that you’re a thoughtful, creative, and inspiring company with a style and ascetic very much like my own. Now…if only I could afford all of your clothes and accessories!
One question- do you look for employees at your store locations who will specifically work on the displays/be part of the visual display team, or do most of the people hired there work on the displays as part of the job?
We have a beautiful exhibit hanging in Gallery 543 at the Navy Yard right now that consists of flags by artist Emily Manalo Ruiz. The main portion of the exhibit is the “1000 Works Project”, which consists of 1000 small fabric flags, each of which are unique, sewn out of salvaged materials and inspired by old battle flags. The exhibit also includes some of her larger flags, also made with reclaimed materials, that are text-based and printed with meaningful, personal phrases.
“Art, for me, is cathartic. It serves as an outlet for releasing deep-seated pains, capturing fleeting memories, and for understanding and documenting my life experience. My work conveys a sense of nostalgia, longing, and sometimes, hope. It helps me to make sense of things, to communicate, to find closure and contentment, and to attempt to make permanent what is impermanent.” – Emily Manalo Ruiz
Go see more of her work here!
Awesome… LOVE IT. Just sorta accidentally came across your blog & love what you guys do! Especially what y’all do at BLDG 25 :-))
And I’d love your inputs on my [ Indian ] Art & Fashion blog:
Thanks a bunch xx
Some of this is just “wtf”?
What a glorious little treat!
With the NY vs. LA theme of our January catalog I couldn’t resist posting about these awesome little side tables! Made by Faktura, they would be such a cool addition to an apartment – I wish they made other cities too!
Good thing Seattle is way too good to even be compared ;)
These are so fun… would be prefect for a loft!
Christina
Love them, but not 350.00 dollars kind of love :((
Happy first day of November! I think this calendar is one of my favorites :) Visit our flickr page to download the regular or widescreen version!
Where’s the December calendar? :(
love the chickadee’s ! thx !
Yes! I love that you do this.
I’ve posted some of Beth Hoeckel’s work before; she’s one of those artists I always keep an eye out for new work from. I love her collages and that they’re made of found paper and archival paste, not digitally. One of my favorite hobbies is making collages, it’s something I like to do in my down time while listening to music. It’s incredibly relaxing and also a great way to express your feelings – I actually rarely show mine to people because I think of them as little visual diaries full of mixed emotions, but the cool part is that their meaning is unique to the eye of the beholder. Someone else could look at them and have no idea what the real meaning is behind them.
But I guess that’s true for most art, huh? :)
Source: bethhoeckel.com
Just inspiring!!
This is too funny, because I am about to go to sleep, and hopefully these images will bring me good dreams. :) I love to make collages also. And yes, I ALWAYS have music on. It makes me stop thinking, and allows me to create. Beth Hoekel’s work really is lovely!
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julia, these images are AMAZING! beautiful post <3
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Kemi – sure! please just credit us and link to blog.freepeople.com :) thanks!
COOLLL!!! I hope you guys don’t mind if i post one of these pictures on my blog??
I love the framed sketches and artworks!