Stripes!
Saturday, November 7, 2009 I was prowling around Anthropologie and — zowie! — these new striped upholstered pieces caught my eye and knocked my socks off. The Bertram chair is a tribute to Paul Smith with it’s trippy stripes and fine tailoring. The Striped Kilim sofa is as crunchy as the Bertram is sleek. Bands of delicious fuchsia, red, green, and black.
What is it about stripes? Whether they are bold or reserved, stripes just mix-it-up so well with other patterns. Here’s how a few other retailers and designers are doing stripes.
TOP, Tim Clarke sofa, LA TImes photo; CENTER TOP, unknown; CENTER BOTTOM, Jay Jeffers Gentleman Bedroom in the 2007 San Francisco Decorator Showhouse; BOTTOM, Black & Spiro
TOP, Anne Coyle Interiors, Bond Street Banquette; CENTER + BOTTOM, Tim Clarke
TOP, The Designers Attic blog; CENTER TOP, City | 1st dibs; CENTER BOTTOM, unknown; BOTTOM, designer Kristen Buckingham
Kate Spade’s Stripes: TOP, flagship store adorned in luscious stripes; BOTTOM, Striped Twitter page
Fun striped household helpers, Alice Supply Co.
Thanks Paul Smith, for covering virtually everything with your signature stripes.
These stripes underfoot are my very favorite Paul Smith designs. Available from The Rug Company.
Anthropologie, Paul Smith, stripes in Furnishings, Pattern, Rugs, Textiles 
Reader Comments (7)
Gotta get
me some!!!!
UGH! I wish I could just LIVE at the kate spade store. Great post!
trendy. tho that sectional wit the puffy i like.
Fantastic! Requires a certain boldness (or perhaps just commands attention!) but these are some great, fun options!!
Dang girl, when you put together a round-up, you put together a ROUND-UP! That third image is spectacular...gorgeous patterns and textiles. Love the mix!
Love it all!!!
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