Comments on: under foot http://www.designsponge.com/2006/10/under-foot-2.html Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:25:07 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: design*sponge http://www.designsponge.com/2006/10/under-foot-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-9892 design*sponge Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:38:00 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2006/10/18/under-foot-2/#comment-9892 i wonder if we'll ever talk about anthropologie here and not have someone point out the republican/ rick santorum thing. <br/><br/>again, the <em>president</em> contributed. not the designers, not the store managers not the visual merchandiers- the president. i'd hate to punish a whole sea of talented people for what one man way up the chain did. i know many, many designers selling their work through anthropologie (they've really been picking up some fantastic indie designers lately) and i think it's unfair to cast them all with the same net...or whatever that expression is. yes, it totally blows that he donates to a creep like santorum but please, can we see that perhaps the people in the actual store have NO control over what someone like the president does? i think a lot of people would be shocked to find out what their own company or parent corporation's bosses do. yes, donating to santorum sucks. good design that happens to be tied to it doesn't necessarily have to be banished because of that...<br/><br/>d*s i wonder if we’ll ever talk about anthropologie here and not have someone point out the republican/ rick santorum thing.

again, the president contributed. not the designers, not the store managers not the visual merchandiers- the president. i’d hate to punish a whole sea of talented people for what one man way up the chain did. i know many, many designers selling their work through anthropologie (they’ve really been picking up some fantastic indie designers lately) and i think it’s unfair to cast them all with the same net…or whatever that expression is. yes, it totally blows that he donates to a creep like santorum but please, can we see that perhaps the people in the actual store have NO control over what someone like the president does? i think a lot of people would be shocked to find out what their own company or parent corporation’s bosses do. yes, donating to santorum sucks. good design that happens to be tied to it doesn’t necessarily have to be banished because of that…

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]]> By: jasmine http://www.designsponge.com/2006/10/under-foot-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-9891 jasmine Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:23:00 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2006/10/18/under-foot-2/#comment-9891 Bummer alert: My best friend sent me a Philadelphia Weekly article that Anthropologie/Urban Outfitters prez Richard Hayne contributed $7500 to the Republican Party and over $13,000 to right-wing Republican Sen. Rick Santorum's campaign. <br/><br/>This doesn't put him in the same category as say ExxonMobile or Outback Steakhouse, but still... <br/><br/>See who contributes what at: http://www.buyblue.org/company/ranking/donations. Fascinating stuff. Bummer alert: My best friend sent me a Philadelphia Weekly article that Anthropologie/Urban Outfitters prez Richard Hayne contributed $7500 to the Republican Party and over $13,000 to right-wing Republican Sen. Rick Santorum’s campaign.

This doesn’t put him in the same category as say ExxonMobile or Outback Steakhouse, but still…

See who contributes what at: http://www.buyblue.org/company/ranking/donations. Fascinating stuff.

]]> By: design*sponge http://www.designsponge.com/2006/10/under-foot-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-9739 design*sponge Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:21:00 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2006/10/18/under-foot-2/#comment-9739 nicole<br/><br/>i saw in it soho last weekend- maybe you could check with a local shop (a local anthro i mean).<br/><br/>d*s nicole

i saw in it soho last weekend- maybe you could check with a local shop (a local anthro i mean).

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]]> By: Nicole http://www.designsponge.com/2006/10/under-foot-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-9738 Nicole Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:17:00 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2006/10/18/under-foot-2/#comment-9738 The bright rug is totally out of stock (except for the big one). And ideas where else to find it? N The bright rug is totally out of stock (except for the big one). And ideas where else to find it? N

]]> By: Muted & Tender http://www.designsponge.com/2006/10/under-foot-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-9728 Muted & Tender Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:29:00 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2006/10/18/under-foot-2/#comment-9728 i like both those rugs. pretty nice. but i totally thought the paisley was a jalapeño. i like both those rugs. pretty nice. but i totally thought the paisley was a jalapeño.

]]> By: milo http://www.designsponge.com/2006/10/under-foot-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-9720 milo Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:23:00 +0000 http://designspongeonline.com/2006/10/18/under-foot-2/#comment-9720 The paisley rug looks very clean and and wellformed, perfect for a kitchen like you said. The paisley rug looks very clean and and wellformed, perfect for a kitchen like you said.

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