My catalog obsession

One thing about us "art people" is that we love magazines and catalogs and we hoard them. I don't even necessarily look at them. I just love to have them for when I might need to look at them. I get so many, not because I buy from them (because I only wish to buy from most of them) but because if they are home & gardening catalogs, I usually love the decor and ideas inside. With all the others, it's what's inside I find inspirational or I am drawn to their layout and/or graphics for one reason or another. Usually the main reason why I get clothing catalogs (and keep them) is because of the photography which are great inspirations to me for my own portraits. I mean, almost always they are shot by top photographers in America or Europe.

I know this "problem" I have acquired is a sickness/symptom of all us "art people". I remember professors talking about it in my art classes, about how this is one of the many things that us "art people" have in common. We love ads, we love catalogs, we love magazines and we love junk mail. My professors themselves came in on occassion with some of their favorite inspirations --- shopping bags (yes, this is another one of my "symptoms",) brochures or catalogs, and it was fun (and reassuring) to know I wasn't completely off my rocker for having such a passion for something so odd. And, ok, fine, I do buy from *some* of them but only a small handful compared to the amount I actually receive *wink*.

So . . . here they are, in their glory, for you to do whatever you want with. I'm being so very kind, you know? I don't usually like to share where I get my inspiration for clothing, decor, art, design and photography from -- so call yourselves lucky! (I'm still considering not to publish this post, hehe.)

(These are in no particular order, just the order they are in as I take them off of my bookshelf.)

mini boden
boden
acacia
pottery barn
ballard design
exposures
paper source
sundance
pottery barn kids
growing up garnet hill
home decorators collection
rosie hippos
chasing fireflies
urban outfitters
anthropologie
frontgate
frontgate outdoor
bliss
olive juice
the land of nod
crate and barrel
magic cabin
back to basic toys
hearth song
lighting universe
williams-sonoma
one step ahead
leaps and bounds
restoration hardware
restoration hardware home
room service home
grand in rod
napa style
oilily
free people
j.crew
uncommon goods
hanna anderson
plow and hearth
sephora
mac mall
f.a.o. schwarz
femail creations
harry and david
dean and deluca
light impressions
babystyle
red envelope
linen source
design within reach
gaiam
swell
the company store
company kids
moma
unicef store
flora and henri
papa d'anjo




There still are others, like photography catalogs which you'd probably find boring if I listed, and lots of children's toy catalogs which I don't like so much for their design aspect as I do for ideas for my children for gifts :c)

Someone asked what all the catalogs were that I got on Friday, so there it is, and more :c)

Tell me what ones you like to get and why? And if I am not receiving any that you think I should, then SPILL IT!