NYC December 2013
I needed some happy.....It's been a tough year. A trip to NYC always works wonders when my heart's a little heavy.... so off to the city we go. New York at Christmas time is a magical and awe inspiring showcase of creativity. I always leave excited and renewed. The materials and techniques in the windows alone are breathtaking. As a maker of things, you could adopt, incorporate and embellish on this treasure trove of ideas for the rest of your life and never empty the well.
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Christmas vendor village set up in Union Square. Magical at night.
Visit Fishs Eddy on 19th St. while you are there. |
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Chalk art in Washington Square Park. This says it all....
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Anthropologie in Rockefeller Plaza.
If there's a common thread to many windows this year, it's a handcrafted- Russian Winter- story tale vibe.
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Detail. It looks to be made of simple materials. Yarn, thin wood, paper and paint. So clever...
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Large Russian nesting doll made of paper mache. Simple and very cool.
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Hand painted of course.
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I think this was my city wide favorite. The 'fur' is fashioned from small wooden pegs wrapped with wool yarn.
There's another window with a wolf clawing a burlap tapestry. My photos didn't read well, but it's worth an online search for a look. Genius....
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Russian bear fur.
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| St. Patrick's Cathedral. Peaceful, even with extensive renovations all around |
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ABC Carpet and Home.
If you know and adore Cody Foster products, ABC has the entire Christmas catalog on display. A Cody Foster Feast! Expensive... yes. But unique and exquisite. When will this company get a brick and mortar store in the city? |
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Bergdorf Goodman
These windows featured a year of different seasons and holidays. I believe this was Spring. The tree roots continue and give a little subterranian scene which I did not photograph. Darn!
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The shovel really elevates the scene above just fairy tale beautiful. It becomes so much more mysterious.
What is going on here?
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A tortoise, a snail, bugs and grass, and yet it still works as a Christmastime tableau.
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Tiffany and Co.
I think these house are made of paper.The most magnetic moment is created by the scene featuring a single tiny lit window with a itsy present perched on the sill....see below.
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Under the child's bed in the ABC windows. Break my heart adorableness.
Maybe the best NYC trip of all time.
Thanks Mom! |
