Posted in around the shop on July 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Wow. It has been a fantastic week around here! Hope you all had the same.
Last night we had a very special event in the back yard, which I will be posting all about on Monday. In the meantime, here are some shots from around the store today.
Happy weekend friends!
xo
*A
letter banner by L2 • custom stationery [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
New to Urbanic is Treeo Design.
I love the pom pom wrapping paper sheets and these adorable little boxes!
Posted in nice words & press on July 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We have had some nice things written about the store lately and I just wanted to say thanks!
Margaret from Paper Pastries featured Urbanic on her blog this week right here!
Delta Sky Mag listed us here as one of LA’s Top 10 famous shopping spots.
Malika from Living Locally in Los Angeles wrote about us a while ago right here!
Megan from Blog Out Loud wrote such nice things about Urbanic right here!
Laure from Apartment Therapy listed Urbanic here as one of the Top 10 design destinations in Venice.
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Thanks for the midweek, midsummer, kind words !
*A
Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Lately it has been difficult to work since it is so beautiful outside. Today, this is what I wish I was doing..
Option A. would be laying by a pool in a chaise lounge for a long extended period of time with a book and fruit infused ice water.
Option B. would be a series of events in this order…
1. Ride my bike to the park (with one of these cute bike seats of course)
2. Picnic with friends
3. Play badminton. (It has been said that I was a teen champion)
4. Eat large bowl of cherries
5. Take a very very long nap.
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chaise lounge note cards by Vera Wang • bikeseats by Bikecap (found on Lovelyvelo) • vintage picnic flash cards by Elles • badminton card by Gold Teeth Brooklyn • cherries card by Piebird Press
Posted in Uncategorized on July 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
We just got these new cards in from Twig and Fig that are foil letterpressed printed on walnut wood vaneer. How seriously cool can you get!?
The icing on the cake is that they are also printing wedding invitation sets on reclaimed drifwood! The picture above is of a save the date. (more on this to come)
Posted in around the shop on July 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I hope you are getting geared up for an amazing weekend right now!
wishing you all very good things!
*A
i ♥ lists pad by Simple Song • change pouches by Orla Kiley • telephone note cards by Screech Owl design • letter banner kit by L2 design collective • set of 30 note cards by Mara Mi • truce +i love you little cards by Set • all good things card by Darling Clementine
Posted in * Give Aways * on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wow. All of your color inspirations blew my mind!
I truly wish each one of you could win the wedding binder from our giveaway but the random number generator could only chose one.
And the winner is…
Sarah who said her colors were going to be inspired by the sunsets where she lives “navy and a coral-y orange”. Congratulations Sarah!
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I’ll Be back in a few hours with the “friday at the shop” post
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Oh my goodness, this post has been a real treat to put together! Below is the wedding of Emily and Jay Kelly, (some dear friends of mine). Individually they are so talented and put together they are an explosion of creative expression, as you will see by their wedding. Jay and Em branded their wedding with an art piece logo they made and titled “urban beauty”. I love every part of this!
“We came up with a concept for our logo as half downtown skyline and half graphic orchids with paint drips. The skyline is very rigid and organized made almost entirely of straight lines, while the flowers are much more organic and layered – the idea is that this represents what we love about LA: the beauty and creativity that can be found amidst the urban sprawl. It also is meant to show how one side balances the other much like the two of us have always complimented each other.The names, “Urban” for the skyline and “Beauty” for the flowers on their own seem more like descriptions than titles, but when put together as “Urban Beauty” they become something far greater than the sum of their parts… again much like the two of us and what we believe to be the most important thing about marriage: creating a bond where we are stronger together than as individuals. We used the logo throughout the wedding from save-the-date, to invitation, to the actual wedding where we displayed two 36″x36″ collages depicting the two parts of the logo. Each half was made out of hundreds of photos, clippings of text and music that meant something to us. We made limited edition print of the both piece, 100 of each signed and numbered, and gave them as a favor to each of our guests. We made them 12″x12″ so they could be easily framed in a record album frame.”
There were four main parts to the invitation: the cover with the logo, the actual invitation, the ceremony map/details and the reception map/details. Between the four main pieces were black and white photographs they shot downtown and printed on translucent vellum. These were overlays tying each piece together. Also pictured are the save-the-date cards of the downtown skyline which was from a reflection in their rear view mirror and the thank you card to match the rest of the set.
The ceremony was on the rooftop of a working warehouse on the east side of downtown, near the river with a 360 degree view. The reception was at a huge two-story penthouse artist loft on the west side of downtown. Their concept for the reception was to create a sexy, sophisticated, moody, yet warm, intimate cocktail party atmosphere. Jay is an artist and they have many friends who are artists so they decided to curate a group art show to create the vibe they were after. The art ranged from traditional paintings and photographs to a video projection and an interactive collage piece. They created intimate seating areas with modern sofas and chairs, along with carpet and coffee tables with some of their favorite art and culture books around the lounge area. They hired a lighting designer to give the room an overall wash of dim amber light and reinforced the look with hundreds of candles throughout the space.
Decor and Floral: R. Jack Balthazar
Photography: Tyler Boye
Posted in Uncategorized on July 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I just discovered this new letterpress line for Urbanic called Gigi Press. It is so cute and I love that it is LA local. These patterned notecards are inspired by some favorite luxury boutique hotels, The Viceroy, The Huntley, The Gramercy and The Mercer. (in order from left to right)
Posted in Uncategorized on July 20, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Over the weekend, I was having this conversation with Joshua about how crazy it is that pretty soon CD’s are going to become old classics like cassette tapes and 45’s. Time and technology are going way too fast and it’s getting kind of hard to keep up these days. I worry about being an old [...]
Posted in * Give Aways * on July 15, 2009 | 124 Comments »
Guest posting over at Brooklyn Bride this week got me inspired to have a giveaway for all of you brides out there! The prize is this Russel and Hazel wedding binder! It has everything you need to stay organized in a stylish way.
the set includes
1 signature binder with white spine • 12 section tabs with pocket • Planning notebook • Organized adhesive note set • Sheet protectors • 2 business card pages • 10 writing pages • 5 multi format pages
To win, just leave a comment on this post with a wedding color combination you are considering. The winner will be randomly chosen and announced here on Parcel Post July 24th so check back to see if you win.
Posted in Uncategorized on July 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I love this picture of my 2 special ones.
Joshua just wrote + contributed his first 2 posts on the Neighborhood blog (our other shop). He put up a few pics from this set there. If you want to welcome him to the blog world click here!
In other news I am guest posting over at Brooklyn Bride every day this week with some wedding inspiration. Come and visit me here!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Over the weekend, our family fish left us to go to “fish heaven”, or as Joshua said ” took the final swim”. This post is for you Peko…
double fish card and place cards by Avenue 9 river • folded notecard by Smock • page flags by Girl of all work • green multi fish notecard by Perideau
Posted in Uncategorized on July 10, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I walked in today not sure what I was going to post for “Friday at the Shop” and, after looking around, decided to highlight a forgotten detail that makes me happy on a daily basis. This detail is our little signs all around the store. I think it would be fair to say that we have “sign standards” and it is something I notice immediately when I walk into any other store. Store signs communicate a little voice throughout a shopping experience and I think it is important to make these special.
This last picture is the “daily folder” we keep at the front of the store. These tasks definitely would not be as fun without the folder!
happy weekend
*A
Posted in Uncategorized on July 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
We just got Junky Heirloom in at Urbanic and they are a hit already! Tess creatively noted they are a little victorian lace with some punk rock thrown in.
I love their line because the stationery tells it how it is….
“I’m happy. ‘Cause you’re happy.”
“Love you silly.”
“I don’t know if you heard, but you’re a pretty big deal.”
Posted in Uncategorized on July 7, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Posted in Uncategorized on July 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I recently had the pleasure of meeting up with Peggy from Blue Pool Road. She came into the shop to show me her line and I was completely impressed with the aesthetic of her work!
I particularly fell in love with her special occasion collection of invitations.
and her reclaimed wood tags!! o-m-g!
She has an amazing wedding collection as well which you can check out here. (above is a piece from her custom portfolio)
Soooooooo excited to have Blue Pool Road in the shop!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
