AG Stevie Cords, Orange: Anthropologie – £39.95 down from £128.00
Regular readers will know of my enduring attraction to all things tangerine. I have never seen bright orange cords – I guess they could be difficult to pull of sartorially – but I LOVE them!
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Many, many years ago in the London sales, we bought an Yves St Laurent orange bath towel set from Selfridges. They were beautiful, soft & fluffy when we got them; but now, with constant use and laundering, they’ve become a bit faded, thin & threadbare.
We’ve been looking for replacements for a while now – but the ones we’ve been seeing in the shops have all been the wrong shade of orange. You know the hue – a bit salmon or terracotta – not that knock-out tangerine that we love.
Now, just like the proverbial buses, we’ve found three shops that have examples that are just right!
This ‘Mid-century Modern brights’ living room belonging to our Flickr contact, Greg McKinney, really caught our eye when he posted this photo. We love the bold clash of bright colours – it reminds us of the powdered dyes used during the Hindu celebration of Holi.
And we’ve blogged before about how well we think teak goes with tangerine!
Many thanks to Greg for giving us permission to use his image.
Geoffrey Baxter joined James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) in 1954 where he initially worked as Assistant Designer to William Wilson. Baxter’s contemporary work soon began to filter into the Whitefriars output.
Scandinavian design was a strong influence during the 1950s & 60s, but under the direction of Baxter, an individual, strong, distinctive look evolved for Whitefriars and British glass in general. New shapes, colours and textures were developed. The main photograph above shows pieces from the textured range first produced in 1967. Actual tree bark was used in the moulds!
We have this piece known as a nail head vase in the tangerine colour way – along with other Whitefriars items – available for sale in the H is for Home web shop.
They look fantastic in groupings or as stand alone pieces.
They provide that initial flash of colour, but also give a wonderfully tactile experience on closer inspection.
If you’d like to find out more about Geoffrey Baxter and Whitefriars Glass, this book is invaluable:
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