Ruthi Auda is a talented young lady that you’ll love to learn more about and here’s why… Born in East L.A., she’s currently pursuing her degree in graphic design out at Biola University in southern California while simultaneously working as a display coordinator at her local Anthropologie store in Newport Beach. On her blog she shows lots of the work that she assists on in-store, which I find fascinating and fun to watch – it’s neat to have an insider take on the magic that happens in the world of visual merchandising. I love their current installation – paper ostriches! Tell me you don’t want to craft one of these bad boys yourself?? :)

Look into those eyes… can you resist that come-hither, you know you want me, stare? Oh try… Just try. But you cannot. Because you know you want a big ostrich in your living room to keep you company on nights when your sig other is out. Or near the dining room table.Well in reality, this only works as a display in a retail store vs. in the home but it’s still quite magical and lovely to look at, don’t you think?

Now do you want to see something else that’s kinda cool? No, not more birds…

Ruthi made this Polaroid camera out of cork to give to her boyfriend with a card inside instead of a normal envelope. How genius is this? More crafty and creative Ruthi can be found weekly on her blog, so make sure you bookmark this girl!

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15 Responses to “Ruthi Auda”

1 abigail commented:
October 22nd, 2009 at 8:52 am

those paper ostriches are incredible!
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2 Melissa de la Fuente commented:
October 22nd, 2009 at 8:53 am

How awesome and fun! What a great job and the cork camera “envelope” she made for her boyfriend? That is just awesome!
xo
Melis
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3 Brandi commented:
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:33 am

That’s some serious talent!! I can’t even begin to imagine how she created those ostriches — they’re huge and so detailed!
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4 Raina Kattelson commented:
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:37 am

Love Ruthi’s ostriches!! Wish her Anthropologie was near me.
Thought you might like theses paper dresses as well.
http://bit.ly/6nyTs
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5 decor8 commented:
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:44 am

Raina you have the best taste, honey!
6 Clare commented:
October 22nd, 2009 at 9:52 am

I love the sense of humour in Ruthi’s work and Anthropologie’s displays in general – very excited about the London shop opening!
7 cary commented:
October 22nd, 2009 at 10:56 am

i love those paper ostriches! i just saw them last week at our local store and was completely amazed! my sister and i were marveling at how much work went into them and wondering how they were made. thanks for sharing this! i’m glad to find out who is responsible for them:)
8 viv commented:
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:08 am

I am amazed!
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9 Raina Kattelson commented:
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:41 am

Thanks, Holly!!
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10 Ruthi commented:
October 22nd, 2009 at 6:43 pm

Thank for the blog love!

Love decor8 as well :)

(and minor correction due me not updating my website–I graduated from Biola about a year and a half ago and I’m no longer in school–this is my fulltime job! Sorry for the old bio info!)
11 CherryTreeLane commented:
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:42 pm

I have been following Ruthi for awhile–she is dynamite!
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12 Brooke H commented:
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:24 am

It’s so funny that you posted those ostriches! I was in my local Anthro not too long ago with two friends. We were gawking over the fabulousness of the ostriches, and the staff told us we could have them when they were done. Unfortunately we all live in tiny Manhattan apartments and have absolutely no room for even just one of them, they’re HUGE. I was so sad to leave them, i love them!
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13 modfrugal commented:
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:23 pm

I so adored her paper beehives from this spring’s Anthro display that I tried to buy it when it was taken down! She’s SO talented….
14 Jeanee commented:
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:44 pm

OMG… I saw that bird in Anthropologie in Kansas City this summer.

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15 Lana of Simple Joys Paperie commented:
November 12th, 2009 at 5:14 pm

What creativity! The birds are fantastic! I’ve never been to an Anthropologie store but from what I hear, I would love it!
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