Sometimes I feel guilty about loving Anthropologie so much. A lot of people have issues with the politics of the CEO, with the very fact that it is a big chain store, with the preciousness of the products...but y'know what...those criticisms don't really outweigh the benefits in my opinion.I'm consistently impressed with Anthro's efforts to work with artists to commission pieces instead of just ripping them off. And for those of us who don't live in big cities, Anthro is probably a sanity-saving oasis of lovely in a local mall otherwise filled with crap. In short, Anthro brings genuinely beautiful things to the masses, and I'm hard-pressed to find anything wrong with that.
For instance, if it wasn't for Anthro, I'm not sure if I ever would have discovered the amazing work of Olaf Hajek whose book Flowerhead recently landed in stores. So amazing.
P.S. I just couldn't resist his volcano picture below. If only the one in Iceland was shooting flowers and butterflies!
