Showing posts with label florence broadhurst. Show all posts
Showing posts with label florence broadhurst. Show all posts

10 July 2012

...pretty reads...


...lovely book cover updates to virago modern classics by neisha crosland & florence broadhurst, from little, brown & co....loving the whimsy floral motifs & pastely teal...


...and nothing goes better together on a sunday morning than coffee & books, right? {image via here}

07 June 2012

...design icon...


I'm going to be surface pattern inspiration hunting in paris today so I thought it would be fitting to mention one of my favorites, florence broadhurst.  An aussi gal known for her wallpaper patterns, I've always been a huge fan of her horse stampede print below...


I'm actually really interested in reading her biography as well because the story of her life is somewhat controversial.  She was a chameleon- reinventing herself & her career several times over the coarse of her life- very successful but secretive & there is some speculation as to whether some of her designs were even her own...her death still remains a mystery.  Regardless of the drama I love the business she built & the prints that came under her name...


...this spring kate spade teamed up with signature prints which now controls broadhursts' print library to launch a home goods collection infused with some of her most iconic prints. 


You can view more here...ok, ciao for now...off to pound the paris pavement...x mvg