Today’s post is dedicated to the ’80s office. We’re talking about highly stylized, design-forward spaces filled with interesting flourishes. Because when you have to be productive, you may as well do it in style! Clean lines, strategic lighting and colorful accents were a few consistent standout features, especially in cutting-edge home offices and studies. Let’s take a closer look at some of our favorite ’80s offices with the help of the top design books from the Decade of Decadence…
Still Life Style: Cotton Candy
Mirror80’s latest edition of Still Life Style is dedicated to the sugar-filled fun food we know and love as cotton candy. After all, when it comes to still life photography, edibles often take center stage, sometimes with a humorous twist. A new generation of art directors has once again made it OK for us to play with our food, so it’s no surprise that colorful, mold-able selections like cotton candy are a favorite still life feature. Here are a few of our current cotton candy-infused favorites…
Pretty in Pink
Today’s post is dedicated to the 1986 film Pretty in Pink starring Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer and Andrew McCarthy. While John Hughes wrote the screenplay, the movie’s director was Howard Deutch (who also directed Some Kind of Wonderful). What’s not to love about Pretty in Pink?! The fashion, the soundtrack, the set design. A-MAZING. Shall we take a closer look?…
Final Snapshots from SXSW 2015
Happy Saturday, Everyone. I wanted to share a few more snapshots from my week at SXSW 2015. While I love a good live show when it comes to music, I usually stick to SXSW Film, because my time is limited and the film festival is a way for me to recharge, take in some amazing movies, and learn more about the world through the eyes of talented filmmakers.
The Breakfast Club and Other SXSW Adventures
This week is off to an amazing start, and it’s all because SXSW is here! It’s truly the most beautiful time of the year in Austin (spring weather is finally starting), and with travelers from all over the world pouring into the city, it’s a blast to walk around downtown and people watch. I’m only taking Thursday and Friday off from work, so my film festival fun has been limited to one movie a day so far, but they’ve been very memorable selections. Let’s start with The Breakfast Club…
Modern Plants, Retro-Style
This is the first real week of spring-like weather we’ve had here in Austin, and luckily it’s lining up with South by Southwest! I’ll be sharing a special SXSW post later this week, but today it’s all about the greenery. I purchased a few new modern plants this weekend and re-potted them. I love the ’80s bank lobby vibe that they’re giving off. Read on for more modern plant ideas and photos…
A Retro-Modern Home Office Tour
Today I’m sharing a tour of my home office, which has been in transition pretty much ever since we moved into our place almost two years ago! While the photos in the post make the room’s accent wall look yellow, it’s actually a bit more lime green than it appears in the pics. Originally intended to be a nursery when the time came, the space was quickly reappointed as the home office when we ended up having to get new flooring in the room that held our desks. So here we are with our lime green wall, bright orange shelves and grey carpet. And here’s how we attempted to make it all work…
Still Life Style: Patterns
Today’s edition of Still Life Style is all about patterns. As it turns out, many of the most popular still life-style patterns involve food. Hungry? Right about now I could use a sandwich, a citrus cocktail and a bowl of fruit loops. Speaking of cocktails, the images above are from a cocktail-themed photo shoot by Design Love Fest. And yes, you’re looking at watermelon and jalapenos on the left, as well as mango juice and limes on the right. Ready for more delicious photos?…
Early ’80s Food Styling
If you’re a fan of Mirror80’s Retro Foodie series, you know how much I enjoy preparing delicious treats and styling them with retro flair. Today Retro Foodie takes a different turn as we look back at actual food styling photos from an early ’80s cookbook, The Encyclopedia of Creative Cooking, edited by Charlotte Turgeon. Filled with 2,000 recipes and 800 full-color photos, this cookbook was a special gift from my Mom-in-Law. I’ve scanned some of my favorite images below and grouped them by styling trend. Enjoy!
The New ’70s Modern
We spend a lot of time talking about 1980s style here at Mirror80, but today we’re heading back to the ’70s. Yet it’s different from past visions of the 1970s filled with orange, mustard and avocado tones. It’s the ’70s re-imagined through dreamy photographs, an abundance of plants, large mineral specimens, geometric terrariums, and wall […]
