Category Archives: inspiration

The Emerald City

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Katie

Around this time last year I wrote about Tangerine Tango, the 2012 Pantone color of the year, and the stunning examples we saw of this vivacious color on our family vacation to Belize. This year we traveled to Cartagena, Colombia … Continue reading →

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Pretty Paint-by-Numbers

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Katie

There’s something about Thanksgiving and Christmas time that brings out our love for all things nostalgic, so I thought it would be seasonally appropriate to write about one of my favorite styles of art: paint-by-number. Maybe it’s because I get to … Continue reading →

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Neon Orange Orchids

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Katie

I’m not shy about my love for Matthew Williamson, who has been an ever-present inspiration since I attended his 10-year retrospective at the London Design Museum back in October 2007.  In my eyes, MW can do no wrong – from … Continue reading →

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Tangerine Tango

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Katie

In lieu of Christmas presents this year, my family took an exciting week-long adventure vacation to Belize, which more than held up to it’s tourism board tagline as “Mother Nature’s Best Kept Secret.” This small English-speaking country, nestled between Mexico … Continue reading →

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Weitzman the Wise

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Katie

On December 13th, The Early Show on CBS aired a great little segment by Katrina Szish about the life and work of Stuart Weitzman, the talented shoe designer often known as the King of the Red Carpet. Stuart Weitzman shoes … Continue reading →

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Wearable Art

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Katie

Wearable art is the very definition of what we do at Katie Blauer. Through the process of individually designing and hand making every pair of shoes, we’re able use avant garde materials in a way that would never be able … Continue reading →

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Material muse: salmon leather

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Katie

I tore this page out of an airline magazine a long time ago and upon finding it again in a pile of clippings I had saved, I was reintroduced to the ES Salmon Leather company and reminded what great potential … Continue reading →

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Connecting the dots…

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Katie

I had an interesting train of visual thought this evening as I was shopping the summer sales online. A Leifsdottir maxi dress caught my eye at Anthropologie – not because it was something I would necessarily buy, but because the … Continue reading →

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Boucle de Camélia

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Katie

Spotted this Chanel ad in the latest issue of Elle Decor and it instantly caught my attention. The shape of the ring – part flower, part looping ribbon – looks unattainably opulent, but at the same time very familiar and … Continue reading →

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