Anthropologie, the retail chain, will be a series on Sundance. Or rather, Keith Johnson, the store's found goods buyer, is the subject of Man Shops Globe. Produced by World of Wonder, the series follows Johnson as he wanders the high ways and buy-ways of the globe. Jeremy Simmons is directing the series, and blogs about his adventures:
In Keith's world, everything is available for purchase. Its not just
the bracelets that the lady is selling, but maybe her sari, or perhaps
the shelves on which they lay. Where most of us direct our attention
to what is displayed in a store, Keith sees it all. He buys signage
used to advertising a sale, lighting fixtures, carts used to haul the
merchandise - anything is potentially a new product. It's the ability
to see things that one would normally edit out - and envision it in a
totally different way. Keith thinks of his job as an editor -
distilling down a mountain of merchandise to the very best of the
best - but really, he is opening up my world. I had been
subconsciously editing things so many things out.
(photo by Jeremy Simmons)
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