January 4, 2009
best science images of 2008
National Geographic recently came out with it's Best Science Images of 2008, and they are really stunning! Above are just a few of them. The first is a shot of a human immune system fighting strep throat bacteria - I would have never guessed it, it's so pretty! The second shot is a diagram showing every cross reference between chapters in the Bible. The third is little diatoms attaching to a marine invertebrate host. I love how beautiful they are, considering they are pictures of some rather humble-sounding stuff! See the whole set here.
January 1, 2009
Happy New Year!
Everyone here in Philadelphia is enjoying the annual Mummer's Parade, which is a real spectacle, and very exciting - a smaller version of Mardi Gras! Below are just a few pictures of one of the string bands.
Happy 2009 to all! Hooray!
December 27, 2008
three belgian autochromists
These sweet photos came from Three Belgian Autochromists, a really cool site featuring the work of, you guessed it, three early Belgian autochromists! Autochrome is a very old way to take color pictures, used before the advent of color film. The site features the work of C. Corbett, P. Sano, and A. Van Besten, and frankly, the shots are just gorgeous. Plus, I really love getting to see pictures from as far back as 1903 in color! Do you think there are some hobbyists out there still practicing autochrome? The colors are so dreamy... See all the pictures here.
December 26, 2008
photo talent
These scenic photos are from the Travel Photographer of the Year International Photography Competition. They recently posted all the winners, runners-up, and special mentions on their site, and I have been spending way too much time perusing them! If you are the sort who enjoys just savoring photographs, especially really interesting and scenic ones, I totally recommend checking it out!
December 23, 2008
floating (kind of)
Word has it that this floating building is not photo-shopped, but is in fact real and exists in Ukraine! I'll let you decide for yourself. Still, a very cool picture, right?
Via Microscopiq.
December 22, 2008
eric tabuchi's alphabet trucks
It took Eric Tabuchi four years to collect the right pictures to complete this truck alphabet. Totally worth it, but I'm wondering, how did he ever find the Q? And I love the lower-case F. He's working on another truck alphabet currently, and you can see what he has gotten so far on his site.
Via Many Stuff.
December 8, 2008
beauty can be found anywhere
Would you believe that each of these pictures shows part of a sewer?! The first shot is part of a sewer system near Niagara Falls, the second is the Tokyo storm drain, and the third is part of the sewer system in London. Aside from being very pretty, these pictures make me give some serious thought to the kinds of incredible structures that we have underground! You can see more pretty amazing sewers on oobject.
December 5, 2008
Mrs. Obama's Inaugural Gown
Recently, WWD asked a bunch of top couture designers to make some sketches for Mrs. Obama's inaugural dress. They put together a pretty big slide show of all the sketches on their site, and I have been really enjoying it! The sketches above are by, from top to bottom, Christian Lacroix, Kai Milla, and Reem Acra. I don't know how Mrs. Obama will ever pick what to wear with so many fabulous options! See the whole slide show here.
Via Coco + Kelley.
December 4, 2008
robin cameron
I stumbled across these works by Robin Cameron on FFFFound and I am liking them pretty much! Regular readers might not be surprised, since I generally enjoy colorful artworks! If you like them too, be sure to check out Robin's site, since she has much more of her work posted there!
December 2, 2008
water photos from james cooper
We mentioned James Cooper yesterday when talking about the underwater shots from our December catalog, so we'd like to share some of his work too. Beautiful!
My favorite is the last one where it looks like some magical place between water, sky and earth. Which ones do you like??
today at the home office
Just a few shots from around the office today... Much hard work is being done!
December 1, 2008
rune guneriussen
I love these photos by Rune Guneriussen - I can't stop looking at them! The phones look like they are watching for phone predators... And the first picture is so perfect for wintertime, the lamps look so cozy and cute in the dark of winter!
See more pictures here on Livejournal, and even more on Rune's site!
November 24, 2008
foodscapes
Check out these awesome landscapes, made and photographed by artist Carl Warner! They are created entirely with food!
The castle is made of cheese, and the wagon wheels are mushrooms! I bet you can pick out the rest!
I love those rock-potatoes! And corn cornfields!
Mmmm.... Bread mountains.
Here is the artist at work on one of his creations!
You can see a bunch more of Carl's foodscapes right here! Special thanks to FP girl Lisa, who emailed us to make sure we saw these! Thank you so much Lisa! Great eye!
If you ever see something awesome that you think we should feature on the blog, please always feel free to contact us and suggest it! We love to hear from you! Email us anytime at blog.freepeople@gmail.com!
November 21, 2008
the best view of victoria falls
These incredible shots were taken at the Devil's Pool on Victoria Falls in Africa. In the Devil's Pool during September and December people can swim right at the edge of the top of the falls and not go over! This would be so amazing! Plus, Victoria Falls is arguably the largest waterfall in the world! What a great way to see it!
Via Black Eiffel.
November 18, 2008
pretty pretty pictures
Aren't these pictures so pretty, and oozing with the Free People aesthetic? Free People girl Erica, of Santa Cruz California, went to gorgeous Wilder Ranch and took these shots of her two best friends! She was kind enough to send them our way, partly because everyone she knew commented on how "Free People-y" they looked! I agree, don't you? I especially love the one with the horse in it! Awesome!
To see the rest of the shoot, have a look here on Erica's site!
Thanks for sharing these with us Erica! They are so beautiful!
November 17, 2008
november intimates catalog extras
Here's a few extra shots from our November Intimates catalog taken by photographer Chrissy Piper. (check out her site too!)
See the November Intimates catalog online.
November 14, 2008
to each his home
We are loving this new book by friend of Free People, Bilyana Dimitrova called To Each His Home. The book highlights eight really imaginative homes with beautiful photographs by Bilyana. Above are some sneak peak images of the book. You can see more on the website. Wouldn't you love to live in one of these?
She has also set up a flickr group where you can share photos of your own creative home! Check out the info here.
How cute is her announcement with the handwritten note?
November 11, 2008
cozy house
I have been looking all afternoon for information about this house, but I can't seem to find any other than that it is in Iceland, and was photographed by Pascal Fellonneau, who has a lot of other gorgeous photos of Iceland on his site. I couldn't resist showing it to you! I'd love to live there...
November 10, 2008
wassenaar
These great pictures are from the first issue of Wassenaar, a new online photography magazine that I am enjoying very much! Definitely check it out if you like photography! These particular photos are by Alexander Binder, Andrés Marroquín Winkelmann, and Justin James Reed, from top to bottom. Check out Wassenaar if you want to see more!
November 7, 2008
matthew carden's small world
I love these photos by Matthew Carden with little people figurines depicted living and working among different foods. Carden is a commercial food photographer and married to a chef. I can't explain the work much better than what's on the site, so check out the description below.
"Carden sets out in his art work to make viewers more aware of what they eat and to simply think about food as an integral part of our world. His photographs juxtapose figures with seemingly colossal broccoli, macaroons, chicken wings and the like, and speak of abundance and the ultimate waste produced on a daily basis in our land of plenty. Despite looming issues, the blurry, dreamy quality of Carden's work allows the viewer a whimsical space to enjoy the pure pleasures of food. Carden sets out in his art work to make viewers more aware of what they eat and to simply think about food as an integral part of our world. His photographs juxtapose figures with seemingly colossal broccoli, macaroons, chicken wings and the like, and speak of abundance and the ultimate waste produced on a daily basis in our land of plenty. Despite looming issues, the blurry, dreamy quality of Carden's work allows the viewer a whimsical space to enjoy the pure pleasures of food."
Don't you just love the sun dried apricots?
found via Bloesem
October 24, 2008
Free People Halloween Wallpaper for your Desktop!
Hooray! We have a new Free People wallpaper for you, and it has a super cute Halloween-theme, made for you by our graphic designers! I have it as my desktop right now!
Go here to download it, and be sure to check out our desktop wallpaper set on Flickr for more fun FP wallpaper!
October 20, 2008
a few fun photos from around the office - part 2
There are lots of groups of things!
lanterns on the beach
Daydream Lily posted this image of a beach on Thailand. I've never been there, but I want to go just to witness this!
They release these lanterns on the beach as a symbol of good luck. How beautiful!
October 16, 2008
a few fun photos from around the office
Extreme Roger close-up!
If Brownie could do this all day every day, he would!
Can we please go back outside and play now?
October 15, 2008
abandoned train station
These are from a really gorgeous set of pictures of an abandoned Soviet train station along the Black Sea. See the whole set here.
Via We Heart It.
October 14, 2008
Bird & Leaf
These interesting photos are from a project called Bird & Leaf by Riitta Ikonen and Anja Schaffner. I can't put my finger on what it is that makes me like them so much. The scenery? The leaf costume? I'm not sure, but I really enjoy these. See the whole set right here.
Found on Lolita.
October 8, 2008
The Denim Factory by David Friedman
Check out this awesome photo essay by David Friedman! He tells about it best: I shot these photos at a denim factory in Kentucky that specializes in distressing high-end jeans for a few top designers. I used to scoff at paying a premium for jeans that come with holes in them already. Then I saw just how much work goes into distressing jeans, and I realized that these people are artists. You can’t just have any loose threads, you have to have the right loose threads. They can’t just be faded. They have to be the right color. A lot of work goes into making these jeans look just right.
I put my favorite shots below - click here to see the whole essay on David's blog!
Sam Taylor-Wood's Self-Portraits
Apparently these awesome self-portrait photos by Sam Taylor-Wood are actually from about four years ago, but I just found them on WeHeartIt! Aren't they just so cool? There is an interesting, though probably also a little old, article about her here on the Telegraph.
October 5, 2008
what is it about blythe dolls?
This Blythe Doll is so cute! I think she looks like a total Free People girl! I recently found an awesome collection of Blythe pictures by Honey Bunny on Flickr- check it out if you like Blythe too! I love looking at all the outfits and hairstyles...
October 3, 2008
James Spicer
I found James Spicer's work on Poppytalk Handmade, and boy am I glad I did! I could look at the pictures he takes for hours! I really love all the work with miniatures, and the colors that seem to predominate are fabulous. It would be nice to find myself in his mini world for a while. You should have a look at his blog too - his series "Today's Look Through the Viewfinder" is going to keep me coming back.
See James' shop on Poppytalk to buy prints!
October 2, 2008
just a couple cute shots...
I snapped a couple fun little shots of the silhouette meeting yesterday - it was another day of accidental matching!
Special buddies!
A quick shot of one of our silhouette walls - basically an inspiration board!
September 28, 2008
record sleeves
Thanks in part to HI+LOW, who found it, I have been combing the archives of Record Envelope all afternoon. It's basically just tons and tons of pictures of old record sleeves - which it turns out is pretty interesting. The graphics are total eye-candy. Check it out!
September 22, 2008
the fabulous photography of Rachel Papo
If you're looking for a good browse this afternoon, I strongly urge you to check out Rachel Papo's website. All the above photos belong to the Israel-raised photographer, and her website holds many more delicious photos. The way she captures people is mesmerizing.
via Lost - a really cool blog!
September 17, 2008
Free People Style Event!
Don't forget about our FP Style Event, which is going on right now!
We've been collecting your pictures of you and your friends wearing Free People and putting them in a set on our Flickr account! We love seeing how you wear your Free People!
Below, check out just a few of the super cute pictures we've gotten so far! To see the whole set, go to our Flickr account!
And don't forget to send us pictures of you in your Free People, with your name and hometown, to blog.freepeople@gmail.com!
theselby: artists at home and work
Today I indulged and did some browsing on theselby, where photographer Todd Selby shares intimate protraits of artists, designers, and such at home and work.
I LOVE seeing where these people spend their time and the objects they surround themselves with.
The photos above are some of my favorites. Links to more of the corresponding artists below:
Judi Rosen
Derrick R. Cruz of Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons
Erin Wasson
Leyla and Ben
September 12, 2008
new wallpapers for your desktop!
We have some new wallpapers for you! Go to our set for wallpaper on Flickr, pick out which one you want and click "View all sizes"! From there you can download any size you want!
September 6, 2008
Melissa's scenic vacation
Our knit designer Melissa took a trip to Niagara Falls over Labor Day weekend, and she took some gorgeous pictures!
The first few are from a canoe trip where they saw a swan nest. The swans ended up joining them in the water!
These hot air balloons were in a valley on the drive to Rochester. There were maybe 15 of them!
Niagara Falls, on the Canadian side. Amazing!
September 3, 2008
porter hovey polaroid project
I'm loving the Polaroid Project, polaroids taken in NYC by photographer Porter Hovey. The light and colors are always so beautiful in polaroids, and I love the idea of instantly capturing a little piece of your everyday life. Seeing the images also makes me want to stop and take a better look at what's happening around me!
September 2, 2008
state map postcards
I've been a little obsessed with postcards that have state maps on them for a while now. They're pretty appealing looking, right? I had been looking for them on Google image search, with some luck, but not tons. Today, I am totally pumped, because I found this Flickr set, which is all map postcards! It's an impressive collection with some colorful eye-candy!
