Mad Men merger leads to design opportunities for green wedding bloggers
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MELBOURNE 2013/MANHATTAN 1968: The unexpected merger of SCDP and CGC in the most recent episode of AMC’s hit TV show Mad Men, is expected to produce even more tantalizing sets and incredible period details for close dissection by leading ethical and sustainable homewares blogger Irena Bukhshtaber, partner in the emerging wedding registry business, Greenhearts.com.au.
The recent episode was so full of unexpected drama after a very slow season, that it has taken nearly a week for the Green Wedding Girls to be able to look beyond the storyline and examine the settings of each and every thrilling, tension and humour-packed scene.
There were several scenes where we gained greater insight into character’s lives as seen by their surroundings and scenes where the future was juxtaposed with the past.
Let’s talk about Mad sex baby
A overarching theme this season, and previous, are women as hookers.
Leaving Joan’s one-time only deal aside (despite wearing hooker-green she is pointing out that she’s NOT a hooker), modern hookers in Mad Men look like go-go dancers.
It’s worth noting how the camera invites us in by peeping through the plastic beading curtain – so popular now-a-days in little girls bedrooms to give them that sense of fairytale – once the beads were a man’s fairytale.
The hooker in Episode 3 was also introduced from far away, but her surrounds reflect what was ‘opulent’ at the time.
Two Mad Men walk into a bar…
Is Don wearing the same jacket? Either way he’s the one not in a warm pattern. This week’s bar reflected all the faux regency, fancy hotels and restaurants and reception centres we’ve seen this season – none of which rate a homewares, design mention.
Except this showcase cathedral for the Chevy. Wow, I don’t like cars or cathedrals but if anythings shows how polished wood and gleaming metal are a match made in consumer heaven – well this is definitely the shot!
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| Fresco salad servers by Stars Milano |
It’s even a nice combo for salad servers 😉
We need to talk about Kevin Kenny
This was the first time we’ve seen the inside of Kenny’s office. And like Kenny, it’s all about blonde…wood.
It’s so non-specific monotone but of-the-era. There’s no coloured chair, coloured lamp or even much colour in the art other than the tan, black, ivory palette.
Kenny is largely seen as even-tempered and un-fussy – his office reflects this. He gets his work done and he gets outa there.
Also, I think Kenny’s real life is in his writing (just like mine NOT) and so he keeps his work space just that – a tidy, office space. His colour is at home. Others like Peggy, Pete and Ted get their fulfillment from work. They spend most of their time, energy and brainpower at work. As a result their desks are cluttered with personal ornaments, paperwork etc.
The only thing not tan in Ken’s office is – Pete – who wears greys and blues. Today he sits on a grey wall background with a blue/grey couch.
Each man is framed in their colour palette.
Small note – the orange phone and counting machine (what is that??) great colour.
Pete, Don and Roger often wear greys, blues – cool colours. Teddie wears warm colours – tans, oranges. Their offices reflect these colour palettes. Cool people, warm people – it’s simple but holds true. Last week, when Ted kissed Peggy it was because she thought he was strong not ‘nice’. Honey-toned ted, tan-toned Kenny.
Notably, Don has those 2 red/orange chairs in his office denoting beneath his often beige (macintosh, sportcoat) exterior are some red-hot spots.
Pete may have felt blue when talking to Kenny, but things turn much darker when confronted with Trudi’s Papa at his almost funereal offices. Again, Pete thoughtfully wore a suit to match. It’s still beautiful though, the black and gold combo – but here its chic not chav.
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| Cushion by Eastbourne |
A tale of 2 Rogers
Roger’s office has always stood out as clinical and white. He has a lightweight demeanor, superficial, 2-dimensional.
However at home he has an opulent warm style, not as showy as his mum’s but still – the woods, the gold’s, even the patterns in the duvet – are in stark contrast to his cool, grey exterior in the office.
Trudi is also warm in the living room – or at least colourful – and cool in the bedroom. She loves a matching large-bloom floral regardless of the location.
Mad about kitchens
Finally, we get a good look at Trudi and Megan’s kitchens. The women would be similar in age but Trudi has taken the suburban housewife (Betty II) path and her faux country/provincial kitchen with it’s display plates, duck-egg blue and wood with exposed mock-Tudor hinges – not to mention the wallpaper – reflects her choice of dream kitchen
Unlike in the bedroom, where she knew Pete was coming and stood out in the Salmon ensemble – here she’s caught unawares in a plain taupe coat that almosts blends her into the wallpaper. doesn’t fit in here like he does in the office – any office – his suit colour cannot be found anywhere.
Her creamer however can be found even today.
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| Oiseaux De Paradis – Creamer by Gien France |
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| Provence cup & saucer by Gien France |
I’ve been waiting every week for a good look at the Draper’s tres modern kitchen. The colour palette, the use of bold pattern, the glass display cabinetry and the server all speak to this being more for entertaining adults than raising a family. I noticed the display glass in previous episodes.
Blue glass is back today too so your dishrack can now look just like the Draper’s
| Lucia glassware by Mint Home |
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