Indie Squid Kid

Back at the beginning of the year, I wrote this post about some octopus-themed products I spotted at my local Anthropologie store. In the last month or so, several new products have been making the rounds within the Tumblr-o-sphere (well, the parts of it that are obsessed with cephalopods at least), and I figured it was time for a follow-up.

These are all rather, um…high-end, and I’ve listed them in order of ascending price. Once you get down to the amazing octopus sofa, forty-eight dollars for a metal coat hook won’t seem so bad…

Eight-Arms Hook

Let spindly tentacles grab your jacket as you walk into your foyer or your robe as you enter the bath.

• Hardware required
• Aluminum
• 8.75″H, 8″W
• 1.5″ projection
• Imported

$48.00 from Anthropologie.com

Deep Sea Curtain

Inky octopi slink across neutral linen-cotton window coverings. An Anthropologie exclusive, designed by Thomas Paul.

• Tunnel tab construction
• Linen, cotton; cotton lining
• Dry clean
• 50″W
• Imported

$208.00-$268.00 from Anthropologie.com

Amelie Sofa, Fathoms

A sinuous deep-sea dweller slinks across our firstborn sofa, rendered in intricate crewelwork by Parisian artist Nathalie Lete. Carved ocean flowers garland the ebony wood frame.

• Belgian black finish
• Eight-way hand-tied seat construction
• Linen upholstery
• Hardwood frame; poly dacron, cotton padding fill
• Professionally clean
• 39.5″H, 71″W, 35″D
• 20″H
• Handcrafted in USA

$3,489.00 from Anthropologie.com

Yeah, I know, I’m a few days late, but Happy New Year!!! I probably say this every year, but I have a feeling that 2010 will be the Year of the Cephalopod. (Well, I don’t say that about 2010 every year, but you know what I mean.)

My week offline, while a pleasant change of pace, has resulted in a large backlog (well, larger than normal) of material for the blog. So, let’s start with a trio of octopuses I spotted at the Antropologie store at my local mall.

These De Vincennes Dinner Plates are Antropologie exclusives by artist Nathalie Late. They are $24 each and are also available at the Anthropologie website.

Pictorial Webster’s: A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities by John M. Carrera.

When I was a kid I was always fascinated by the illustrations in the dictionary. I used to make up stories, often about a zoo that put all their animals in alphabetical order and you traveled through it in a series of similarly organized vehicles. Anyway, this book contains over 1,500 engravings from 19th century editions of the Webster’s dictionary. And yes, they are arranged alphabetically.

List price $35.00. Also available at Amazon.com.

Lastly, we have The ABC of Animals Activity Book by the North American Bear Company. It contains a cute little plush animal for each letter of the alphabet. O is, of course, for Octopus, and well…that’s all that matters isn’t it?

List price $75.00. Also available at Amazon.com.