Put a Bird On It

Birds in design have become trendy to the point of satire. Is it possible to add a touch of feathered whimsy to your pad and without incurring the dreaded hipster tag? Certainly! By shying away from the trendy, trite, and tiresome I've managed to source some great items for the ornithological enthusiast.

Let us start with this truly inspired lamp I discovered at The Conran Shop. Truth be told, this delightful piece by the Paris company Mathieu Challieres is what inspired me to create this blog early one morning after laying awake obsessing about it.
Whimsical macabre? An oxymoron? Not when describing the bird skeletons marketed as sculptural l'objet decor at Voila!. I'm particularly fond of the parrots.

If folk art is more your thing, how about this lovely bit of carnival history from Sigmar available through 1stdibs.com.


I love the elegant simplicity of this vintage sandstone carving offering from The American Primitive Gallery.
 
Etsy.com designers are arguably some of the biggest perpetrators of 'put a bird on it' design so it took some searching but I managed to find this colorful bit of avian kitch. The designer , Paige Flynn (who updates vintage figurines with glossy paint) has a few of these in her shop but I'm partial to this turquoise peacock.



A great source of affordable art is 20x200.com where I discovered this nifty black and white print by artist Jason Polan.

I came across this nifty bottle opener from Canoe.

Also from Canoe these sweet Kristian Vedel re-issues.

I'm crazy about melamine dinnerware and this set of 4 Thomas Paul plates are just the ticket!

Now go out there and put a bird on it without shame!