August 2009
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Retail Spaces
I’ve always admired retail stores that use creative brain power.
The Puma Store in Waikiki has been around for a few years, but I always marvel at their store front. Tapa patterns and hawaiian petroglyph motifs are formed out of concrete and made into panels.
Simple material but high impact.
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Cool Stuff on eBay
Vintage 1970’s Flutter Dress-Made for Sears in Hawaii
Vintage Hawaiian Style Cheongsam. Made by Malihini Hawaii.
Hand-made leather slippers by Jutta Neumann, NYC.
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Wary Meyers
Traveling to the mainland, I always make it a point to stop by my favorite store, Anthropologie. Not only do they have unique products but their visual display blow me away.
That’s why I was so excited to find Wary Meyers Decorative Arts website. The hubby (John Meyers), in this husband and wife team, used to be the Corporate Display Director for Anthropologie.
His imagination is...
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I’m just a girl living in captivity,
Your rule of thumb makes me worry...
– -No Doubt
(live tonight in concert at the Blaisdell Center)
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Thrift Store Find
I love me some handbags! It’s another thing I hoard. I’ve been trying to purge…every time I buy a bag, I either sell or donate one. My saving grace is that I love thrifting for them. It also helps on the savings account. Found this cool number for $4.99. Love that it has a cool stripe down the middle.
Also has gussets and a shoulder strap…sweet! In this age of...
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