To celebrate Small Business Saturday, I will spend the day working and shopping at Watson Kennedy, one of my favorite shops in Seattle. Run by tastemaker extraordinaire and soon-to-be-published author Ted Kennedy Watson, Watson Kennedy recently celebrated 15 years in business. There are two shops in downtown Seattle. I will be stationed at the market location and we will be serving mimosas.
The outpost by the Pike Place Market is densely packed with all things pretty, colorful and scented, novels, travel guides, design books, and all sorts of diaries and journals waiting for words and pictures, as well as sparkl jewelry, assorted glass and ceramic objets, Le Jacquard Francais dish towels, and a curated lot of vintage delights.
In honor of Small Business Saturday, my fabulous retailing friend Ted, the "Sound of Music" with Carrie Underwood, here are a few of my {Watson Kennedy} favorite vintage things.
CALLING CARDS
Ted found these at Brimfield and the moment he did his heart stopped.
Ted says: They just harken back to a slower, more gentile time.
Jane says: My heart stopped too. The fonts are exquisite and the names, wonderful. I want to know why Miss Mckenzie only invited people for tea on Wednesdays.
SEED VIALS
Ted says: I just thought they were so cool looking--the vial, the seeds, the label. I love certain objects just because of the feeling they evoke in me when I first spot them.
Jane says: They reminded me of small vials of glitter that I saw in my friend's kitchen years ago. And the little red labels are the cutest things ever.
DOMINOES
There are always dominoes at the shop, old and also new.
Ted confesses to a lifelong attraction and says: I think they are just the most exquistite objects. Just think of all the stories they could tell.
Jane says: I usually like embellishing old dominoes with paper but these I wouldn't touch. They are perfect, as is.
HOTEL SILVER
Ted says (of toast racks in particular): These bring back such great memories for me. The family I lived with when I went to school in London had one and it was put to good use each morning. Seeing one of these filled-up with toast just warms my heart.
Jane says: I would rather be in a a posh London hotel right now using this stuff.
This Saturday and beyond...
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