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I might like the wooden carafe and the food storage boxes with the pears, but I would like to see it in person first.

Oh my god!!! I love her handbags and clothes. I just bought 2 pieces of luggage. Thanks for the heads up. I need to go to Target now..

The pitcher is ceramic and it also comes in green.

that cake stand! oh i wish we had target here or they shipped to england at a decent price.

Cute, but I wish I could see the products and patterns better!

Sorry, afeitar--you have Marks & Spencer, Booths, and Cadbury vending machines in tube stations. Not to mention Ribena and prawn crisps.

Please let us have just one thing you don't!

Are the plates ceramic or plastic (melamine?) Target often times has ADORABLE dishes, but only in that plastic material, which I've always had a distaste for.

The whole collection is adorable, and I'd love to see it all in person:) I love Target!

I **heart** the apron!!!

I believe most of the dinnerware is melamine...the large serving bowls and pitchers appear to be ceramic though (and maybe the mugs?).

Afetair, you have her flagship store in Covent Garden. I love that store. Its fabulous. And they have everything!!!

I have to search for her stuff in the DC area or wait til I get to London in the Fall.

Oh, the Cadbury bars are so much tastier than the US brand :)

Yay!

Is this really true? Finally...

So cute!

I *need* that tiered stand! even if it doesn't match my kitchen!

gasp! this news just made my day!

The products will be available in early to mid february. The mugs, pitcher and canisters are ceramic.

Oh, these things are a tiny bit painful as I love them but there are a bit too retro (and brown) for my pop art kitchen. I might have to make an exception this time!

i will buy them ALLLLLL

oooh exciting! i've been waiting for some afforable orla kiely in the US!

i think i like those pears the best. i hope it looks good in person!

although... i do wish they offered some stuff in her signature colorful stem print. its my favorite!! ...but i'll take this :)

omg how do I keep myself from not buying the whole collection and going broke?
I heart the trays and placemats =)

AHHH! That tiered serving tray gives me heart palipatations...

That tray is very cute!

One of the many reasons I love Target!

omg, I saw the pear fabric at my old company's office in China this summer. I thought maybe it was some new dwell stuff for target...? Makes more sense that it is Orla.

my favorite, ummm all of it! Can't wait for this.

Is the line just going to be in stores? Or will it be online as well? (Also, OMFG!!!!!)

As much as I love the pear tumblers, I already have glasses and don't need more.

I blogged about this on decor8 yesterday, I've listed the pricing and launch date you are all asking about:



http://decor8blog.com/2009/01/13/orla-kiely-home-collection-for-target/

Jennifer in sf: Some will be available online but not all... The best selection will be in store.

wow! love it all! can't wait to see it in the store. I love Target!

No bags???

adorable.. i see some new spring colors in my life!

Love love love it all. Fresh, happy tea towels, bright, silly trays... what's not to love?

finally! so excited! i'm so pleased this isn't bedding. i would hate to read another extensive comment thread about how crappy the quality is. seems like it would be difficult to ruin a glass or oven mit!

Oh my that reminds me of the 50's lol ....Maj

Cute stuff! I have to see it in person though. I want a few pieces.

I am loving her range at Heals in the UK, can't wait for my trip home in the summer to see it for real!

http://www.heals.co.uk//icat/orla_kiely

Ummmmm....WHEN WHEN WHEN is it coming??? I was there yesterday amazed that all their spring decorating/furniture was all 30% off. Some great steals! But I will be the first in line to check out the quality and of course the cuteness of it all!

I hope this gets to ebay! I would love to acquire some of these lovely pieces. :)

I've had a crush on her stuff since she started. Only wish there was a Target here in Sweden…

My Target put some of it out early! Yesterday I purchased two magazile holders and one of the open boxes with cut-out handles. Very cute! They are heavy cardboard covered in fabric, and seem very durable, as magazine and desk boxes go.

Hi silmarien - there ARE already items from Orla Kiely's Target line on Ebay!

Thanks Chezhire! I noticed some already and people are willing to take orders as well! Cha-ching! LOL :)

Well that's frustrating, I've just been to 2 different Super Targets here and they have nothing but the home storage stuff, absolutely none of the kitchen or dining items. Target's press release said today was the release date, but the people in the stores had heard nothing about anything else being in the line or coming in later. It's not even up on Target;s website from what I can see.

I live 1 1/2 hours from the nearest Target and called to see if they were putting this stuff out and they said that it's only going to be available online, not in their store, which is killing me.

i went to a regular target and a super target today. the super target had nothing and the regular target had just the storage stuff. not happy. i didn't ask anyone because i'm sure they don't know or care what is coming out or when. i also am not finding anything on target's website.

i also went to two target's today...and also found only the storage containers, which, of course, are pretty much the only things I WASN'T planning to purchase. big bummer. the employees didn't know a thing. they did a search in their computer and came up with nothing(including the few items that were sitting right on the shelves. hmmm.). i guess i'll keep checking target online until I find something. i need that apron.

I went to the Target in College Park, Maryland figuring I would fare better than my usual Washington, DC location. The only item I could find was the door hooks and the sales people didn't know about it and assumed it'd come in mid month.

I too was very frustrated when I rushed to my Target this morning only to find one endcap display with a few items of storage stuff, which was almost completely gone. I got 2 cd bins, and some closet storage items: shoe bag & laundry bag. But did not see any kitchen stuff, trays, bowls or anything. Same experience with the employees who seemed to know nothing about Orla Kiely products or if/when they would get more in or be posted online. The other thing was the employee helping me said that display had been up for about 4-5 days. I guess I will have to stalk my local Target and hope more items are stocked this week!

Target on Long Island...asked 6 employees...response each time "Orla What?". Empty.

Clueless in Asheville, NC, too. I walked in a 8AM on the dot, and they had nothing. I asked, and was told that they can't tell me anything about when things are scheduled to come in.

ladies i guess we need not hold our breath. looks like the dishes are not coming out until the 15th. i have been stalking the internet all day and i just found this on targets website.

http://www.target.com/b/ref=sc_fe_l_1/180-6802288-5851701?ie=UTF8&node=1261168011

Hi Ladies,
My friend is a manager at Target he said they haven't gotten any info on it yet, but all new seasonal items for the whole store are set to go out around Feb 15-16 so maybe the kitchen stuff will be in that wave. That matches the website info so hopefully...

Thanks so much for posting that link, sommermo, now I can relax a little bit. Weird how you still get nothing when you type in "Orla Kiely" in the search field on the Target site.

Headed over yesterday (2/1) and it's the same story in Albany, CA. Regular Target (albeit 2-stories), single endcap display with storage items only. Managed two storage boxes, v. nice quality and no icky smells unlike some of their other stuff.

One thing to try is to get a floating team member to scan for you. Usually the designer stuff is in one area but from the single display out so far, it looks like they will be spread throughout the store. Use the search term "Orly" as her full name does not come up. It's the quickest way I've found to see if anything new has come in.

I was able to purchase the two tier pear server on Sunday morning, so some stores have the kitchen stuff already.

Chezhire, which Target did you go to?

My Target in Nashville had the organizers and the table linens. I was able to get a super cute "Foot saver" kitchen mat in the pear print and some dishtowels. No sign of the dishes yet. I think I will check my store before the 15th.
Also, all of the design event stuff is now 50% off.

Target has released the plates, glasses, bowls, serving bowls, serving tray, tiered server, etc., already and ALL OF THESE ITEMS are, for the moment, listed on Ebay for sale for those wanting it NOW and not wanting to risk not getting any at their stores.
Cheers!

Good Morning! Some of the Orange Dishes are on Target.com right now, but not shipping for a couple of weeks.... Finally, good news!

I just got some of the pieces I wanted on my local Target store but they said in two weeks they will have more items available...

So Happy that I kept Target gift cards and was able to use it towards this wonderful purchase..

I just scooped up some of the kitchen linens in the blue flower and green pear print, and the towel hooks (which I may return). They only had linens left, most of the endcap was empty.

They also had the storage boxes, canvas organizers and the laundry bag (which I resisted!).

I am still on the lookout for the ceramic bowls and pitcher...I am going to check again next week. This is a Target in Boston btw.

i went to two targets yesterday and still haven't found anything other than the organization stuff. i'm about to go to my closest target. if they don't have anything new there i will be going to a few others this afternoon. it's actually stressful and pretty much all i seem to think about these days...i just wish it would all come out already!!! i really want to pant my kitchen and i am waiting until i get something to match a color. i really really want the canisters more than anything. ugh. vent over.

Ha sommermo, I too am finding it a bit stressful! Myself and my husband have been to so many Targets lately. To get the organization stuff it was luck...we were walking past a display that the employee was unpacking. The kitchen stuff we found at another Target yesterday, but only some of it was out...just plates and canisters, no linens or anything like that. I still want the dish hooks, cushions, and coasters.

BTW Taz, the large serving bowls are not ceramic, they are a thick melamine.

FINALLY, sort of. i've been to 4 targets today and only 1 of them had anything new.

i found an endcap located directly across from the storage items that included: the coasters, the oven mitt, the dish towels, the cork placemats, some cloth placemats, the apron, the table cloths, a rug, and cloth napkins.

they also had 4 chair cushions, but i bought them all. maybe they have more in the back, but i didn't ask since i only needed 4. i didn't even plan on buying the chair cushions, but they were so adorable, very thick and well made. the lady checking out behind me was commenting on how cute they are.

i also got the cork placemat which is for my dogs dishes, the dinner napkins, dish towels and the oven mitt. everything i got is the pear/pear apple design. there is a very slight difference in the colors of green when comparing some of the items, but all in all i am very pleased.

still no canisters, which is what i want the most :(

if anyone is looking in the charlotte, nc area, i found these items at the rea rd location and i also check midtown, pineville and south blvd. i am off tomorrow and i will be checking some targets on the other side of town to see if the canisters are out.

good luck!

my target just had the linens and seat cushions, there was one end display and the people I asked said that was all the had so far. I picked up the pear table cloth.

I thought the cork place mats looked cute, but a little thin compared with other cork place mats I have.

I thought the prices were pretty good--comparable to the other target home lines.

I'm also stressed out. I went to the Brooklyn Target this morning, once I read that some pieces have been spotted in stores. Like many others, I am mostly interested in the canisters. The Target employees I spoke to had no idea what I was talking about, but I searched high and low and there was NOTHING to be found. I'm pretty sure that the Bklyn Target (Atlantic Terminal) hasn't had anything yet, but I'm hoping they follow the "official" launch of 2/15. Why is Target so awful about these launch dates? Please correct me if I'm wrong and the Brooklyn store already had the collection and is sold out, it might save me a few trips there this week! I now have my mother checking Targets in PA hoping to get my hands on the canisters. I kind of wish I never knew about this bc I'm now officially obsessed!

okay, today i went back to the target where i found the linens yesterday and they now have out the rest (this is the target on rae rd in charlotte, nc). there are now three different endcaps. the storage stuff, the linens which where right across from the storage, and the dishes/canisters are located at an endcap in the dishes section. seems like they would just put all of the orla stuff together, but i guess not. anyway, since it's an endcap you can imagine that there are very limited quantities.

btw, this was the 4th target i went to today and no one else had it...

when i got there around 11 am (and this was not out yesterday) there was one canister set and two additional canisters, 2 of the 2 tiered platters, 2 of the pitchers (1 green, 1 brown), 2 trays and then there were a good amount of dishes, tumblers and coffee mugs. luckily i snatched up what i wanted because when i circled around again there was a lady standing there asking a sales guy about canisters and he said that was it. i watched my back as i loaded my car ;)

let me just say that everything looks really nice. i just really wish the dishes were stoneware (especially since she made cloth napkins to match) because they are so cute.

what a relief for me because i was so obsessed with this stuff and now i can relax. good luck to everyone else.

I went to Target on Friday, the sixth. One end cap with oven mitts, place mats, coasters, aprons, dish towels and hooks, floor mats, two sizes of table cloths and trays. I was looking for the canisters! I did end up buying four of the seat cushions with the pears. $13.99 a piece. Now maybe my husband won't complain about how hard our Thonet chairs are!!

Jen (timonium, MD) northern Baltimore County

I am having the opposite problem (it seems), I want the storage stuff and all I can find is the kitchen stuff. I live near two Durham, NC Super Targets and neither have any of the storage stuff. Am I too late?

Since I can not find ANYTHING at my local Target stores, I have to rely on Target.com, so I stalk it daily. Again, good news to report- Canisters are online to purchase now!

Houston, TX area targets seem to have all of the kitchen items out

my best friend just bought some of the tumblers and mugs for me since I'll be visiting her in March and I live an hour from the nearest Missouri Target

most of the online items have sold out on the Target site, happy hunting!

LOVE everything from this designer...and compared to her reg priced items on her site...it's a STEAL! I love the colors, it is how my kitchen is decorated. I would LOVE to buy everything...but, it'd be WAY too busy for my taste. I did invest in the adorable apron...and love the pears...it completely goes w/ my tea towles that are apple/pear patterned. So, super excited. :)

As for what was posted by Craftypants on January 12th 2009 at 1:24pm...yes, they are indeed plastic. Sorry for the news!

the Brooklyn Target this morning had one endcap display of the plastic dishes, tumblers, and stoneware mugs. I wandered around the whole store and didn't spot any other Orla items.

I have managed to acquire everything I have been looking for. It has taken me many,many trips to the six (!) different Targets here in Tucson, along with some trips to the customer service desk to get stuff pulled from the back that was sitting waiting to be put out on the floor. The roll out has sure been inconsistent...some Targets had everything, some had nothing, some had stuff hiding in the back room, etc. etc.

The only item I have not been able to find is the reusable shopping bag. Anyone else have any luck with this? I would love it if we could work out an arrangement to get one for me.

I found everything I wanted at a Target here in Portland, OR this morning, and had already ordered the rest (mugs) online. I am a huge Orla fan, but I have to say I was a little disappointed by the quality of some of the items. The color was already chipping off the plastic tumblers on the shelves. And the color matching seems to not be very good between the pieces. If you wanted your mugs to match your placemats to match your chair cushions, you might be disappointed. They were very inexpensive though, so I guess you get what you pay for. The quality of the mugs was GREAT though - very heavy stoneware, and a great size.

jakesprincess - I just found the reusable shopping bags at my Target today, but they were not with any of the other Orla stuff. They were hanging on a display in the food section, by the frozen items, with a bunch of other reusable bags.

I went on Saturday morning in Dallas Texas (total of 4 Targets by the end of the hunt) and they were taking the items out of the box. I bought - orange pear tumblers (my favorite), flower tumblers, 2 tier tray (super cute), bowls, flower tray. I saw the canisters but the brown one was already chipped and one of the wooden lids was split - disappointed.

I bought for my friend as well. If you find the item on Target.com then you can do a search per store for the availability - this was very successful for us since he really wanted the 2 tier tray.

Can someone post the item number for the reuseable shopping bag?

I'd rather be able to call the store and ask if they have it than stalk them like I have been doing. :)

Thanks!

My husband bought me the pears tablecloth for Valentine's-I was shocked he did so good! But alas, it does not go with my olive green walls. It did however make a perfect shower curtain after hemming and grommeting ! Fabulous in my bathroom...now off to find some coordinating rugs.

Yes! Please someone post the item number for the reusable bag. My husband has gone to two other Targets today and nothing. If we can get the item number we can call and check.

The number for the reusable shopping bag is: 9212320027

Hey,

I just called and they said that number isn't in the right format. I hate (!) to pester you but if there's one with dashes that is nine digits - that's the number they can use to look things up.

Thanks!

Sorry to jump in, but the correct item number for the pear reusable shopping bag is 212-32-0027.

Does anyone know if the reusable shopper comes in more than just the pear pattern?

I just called several Targets with that item number for the bag and all sayit has been discointinued. How can that be, if it's never been out on the floor?!?

Thanks, johstal, for the item number.

That's weird. I just picked one up about an hour ago while out over lunch. I double checked the tag, and that, indeed, is the number. If it helps, I found them near the refrigerator/freezer section in the store.

I called a Target and they said the distribution of stock is weird. One store had 96 and the five others closer to me had none. I'm just going to wait it out and see I think.

I finally located them in a store on the complete opposite side of the universe (well really, from where I live). My husband had the day off so he went and picked some up for me. Interestingly this store is the only one in Tucson that got them, kind of like WantHaveNeed's experience.

if anyone is interested, you can buy the media storage and organizational bins online. they are in the wrong category! just search for "abacus" and you should find them. my husband and i went to total of 7 targets to find everything! everyone in san fran must be orla freaks! i am really loving how happy my house looks with all of her bright prints everywhere.

I cannot find the pear floor mat anywhere. Does anyone have an item number for that?

The item number 212-32--0027 for the reusable bag is correct. If the store doesn't carry them, their computer will say that they've been discontinued. Just ask them which other stores in the area have them in stock, that's how I found mine. There was only one Target that carried them, and the girl had to get them from the stock room. I would never have found them without the item number, thanks johstal! Now does anyone have the item number for the floor mat??

So frustrating - i called about the reusable shopping bags and apparently no targets in the portland or salem oregon areas have them! I wonder if they'll be coming next week - I hope so!

However I dd find the canisters last night and picked up the orange one - so cute for dog treats!

If anyone needs a reusable shopping bag, I can get one for you! My Target had 48 in stock, so I'm sure they'll still have some. It'll be $8 shipped if you want one (extra for gas, shipping materials). Just let me know!

I'm loving the storage jars even though the lids are not always a great fit. Love the laundry bag and am enjoying using this to go to the dry cleaners.

Love the magazine holders and also the flower print tablecloth. Would have loved the pear print to be in brown the green is not my cup of tea.
Just such a shame that Target has made a complete mess of merchandising this range. I have had to get them to drag it from the back. This range should have been merchandised together like the crappy merchandise they have had in home lately. Such a shame this has been allowed to trickle out without any impact. If I was Orla I'd be pissed in the extreme.

Hi everyone,
if you love orla kiely designs you should take a look at this beautifully designed website that only sells her designs!

http://iloveorla.com/

Wow, what a mess the Target website, some of her items are even listed as K E I L Y!

Lord.

I LOVE the plates but my Target sold out before I had a chance to buy any. Then they offered them on the Target website but they sold out before I made my purchase. I just wanted to let y'all know that a lot of these items are being sold new on ebay.

Target.com has tons of Orla on SALE!!!! Just FYI.