I love to hear the meaning and stories behind the little things people keep at their desks. Everyone’s desk space here is so unique and full of tiny, fascinating details. Here’s a look at the Free People office coordinator’s desk top! 1. The headphones were actually a Christmas present from my father last year. They (…) Read more »
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Cool Job Alert: Graphic Design Assistant!
Oct 05, 2011We are looking for a Graphic Design Assistant to join our home office team! The primary focus for this position will be to create. Responsibilities include: To create compelling catalog covers and layouts, using your painterly and illustrative skills To invent new ideas for layout and push the limit of catalog design To create striking, (…) Read more »
Designer Jewelry by DANNIJO
Oct 03, 2011This month’s featured jewelry designer is one of my personal favorites – Dannijo. The New York based label was founded by sisters Danielle and Jodie Snyder, self-taught jewelry designers who learned how to wirework by playing with their father’s medical tools as kids. Their pieces are handmade using various metals – oxidized silver, gold and (…) Read more »
Our little Installation
Sep 30, 2011A few weeks ago I told you about a little installation we started in our lobby. Well most of our objects have been hung by now and it’s so fun looking at them and trying to guess what belongs to who! Here’s a little peek at some of the things we love about our jobs (…) Read more »
Another Awesome Job Alert!
Sep 28, 2011Calling all artists, fashion, and design junkies!! Do you love to create inviting atmospheres? Do you constantly add touches of detail to transform a space? Do you understand the Free People brand thoroughly and love the aesthetic, constantly trying to recreate it in your own world? Free People is looking to hire a District Visual (…) Read more »
Gypsy Thief
Sep 17, 2011A friend sent this to me the other day to check out and I thought it was such a neat concept – a photographer and textile designer collaborated on this shoot and it showcases both of their talents so beautifully! I love the juxtaposition of the fabrics alongside the photos of nature, they complement each (…) Read more »
FNO: Honestly WTF Friendship bracelets
Sep 14, 2011The friendship bracelets that Honestly WTF made at our FNO event were beautiful and a true symbol of what free people stands for. They’re unbelievably quite simple to make and FUN! They’re perfect for a quiet night in with your girlfriends. just sit around the table, chit chat, and proceed with these instructions – the (…) Read more »
A Free People Wedding Gift: Quilted Fabric Clutches
Sep 14, 2011Our operations coordinator is also getting married, and had the amazing idea to incorporate some of the beautiful quilted fabric from India that we use for lots of our store displays – by having it used to make one-of-a-kind clutches as gifts for her bridesmaids! She worked with her friend Paige, a local designer behind (…) Read more »
Free People Fall Display Giveaway!
Sep 13, 2011I have one of the awesome flannel lanterns from our Fall store displays and I want to give it to one of YOU! To enter, click here and fill out the brief form. I will choose a winner at random one week from today! Good luck :) P.S. learn how we made them here. (…) Read more »
Designer Jewelry by ACB
Sep 06, 2011All it took was one read through Annie Costello Brown’s bio and I was intrigued…very intrigued. This month’s featured jewelry artist, she is the designer behind ACB - a line of hand-made pieces in materials including leather, bronze castings, vintage chains, natural shells and semi-precious stones. Her creativity and design sensibilities originated in her childhood, (…) Read more »
Fall Displays are up in Free People Stores!
Aug 23, 2011Our display team continues to blow my mind… for Fall they have turned our stores into an enchanted forest of color and texture. Window screens crafted out of tree branches, sweater fragments, neon tape, yarn and other embellishments invite you into the store, where you are greeted by walls hung with embroidered canvas sacks, wooden (…) Read more »
