Creative Envy

A big thanks to my friend Nand for telling me about Sundance Channel’s new series Man Shops Globe. Apparently I’m a little late to the party (per usual) since it premiered last October, but I watched an episode today and am hooked. The half-hour show follows Anthropologie buyer Keith Johnson all over the world as he looks for one-of-a-kind items to inspire the designers of Anthro.

What a dream job! I’ve only seen his trip to England so far but in 30 minutes time, they cover a lot of ground and pack in so many amazing items. I can’t imagine the pressure though to pick just the right objects to appeal to the Anthropologie customer.

One of my favorite parts of the episode was when Keith and crew visited textile artist Becky Oldfield (pictured above) of Lost and Found. Her specialty is creating new items from old and she produced some amazing Union Jack flag quilts. The one that Keith ended up keeping for himself is the one I’d want too:

Check out the show if you’d enjoy seeing behind the scenes of a company that always seems so top secret and usually has me scratching my head thinking “How did they think of that?!”

{Top three images from Sundance Channel; bottom photo from Elle Decor}