Designer Interview: Meet Bend Good’s Founder, Gaurav Nanda
About as soon as Bend Good’s Lucy Chair rolled out into the marketplace, it became a contemporary icon. Artistically sculptural in shape with nods to iconic mid-century designs and a look to the...
View ArticleImaginary Worlds Wows at The Atlanta Botanical Gardens
This month I took a visit to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, one of my favorite spots in the city. What was extra exciting about this visits is that artists from Montreal were assembling the amazing...
View ArticleAround the Web – Owls in Residence, Classical-Meets-Hipster
Sometimes I forget to share all of the great things I’ve seen around the web that is world-wide. Here are some of the best things that are floating around in cyberspace right now. image by Kai...
View ArticleOn Display: Pasquale Natale’s Houses
Last weekend Friday I had a chance to head down to Provincetown on the tip of Cape Cod. Just a 90 minute ride from where I usually stay in Mashpee, once you hit Wellfleet and Truro, Cape Cod takes on...
View ArticleField Trip: The Olson House
In Cushing, Maine, on a peninsula that just out into the awe-strikingly beautiful St. George’s River sits the Olson House. This house was made most famous by Andrew Wyeth’s painting “Christina’s...
View ArticleThe Island Institute and Photography of Peter Ralston
I’m up in Maine right now and this weekend and I popped into The Island Institute’s Rockland headquarters and store, Archipelago. The Institute was celebrating its 30th anniversary and it was not only...
View ArticleDesigner Interview: Meet Elana Joelle Hendler of EJH Brand
Today we’re getting to know Elana Joelle Hendler, the artist and designer behind EJH Brand Tell us a little bit about the journey that led you to where you are in your art career today. I’ve been...
View ArticleGuest Post: Contemporary Venetian Style
Please welcome to architect, interior designer and blogger Elisabetta Rizzato, who will be taking us on a trip to her hometown of Venice, Italy, where we’ll stop by some of her favorite haunts to check...
View ArticleFor the Birds – We Still Love Them
The butt of a Portlandia joke: Yup, after the whole bird flu thing and their proliferation on everything from coffee mugs to living walls, birds have been dissed lately, but you know what? We still...
View ArticleAround the Web This Week
What have you all been checking out on the web lately? I’ve been all over the place and yet seem to wind up in the same old places as well, like a favorite, Colossal: Colossal introduced me to these...
View ArticleField Trip: Museum of Design Atlanta
Last week I had a chance to sneak away to Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) at lunchtime. Located across the street from the High Museum, this little gem is a lot of fun to visit. Another bonus – the...
View ArticleDesign Interview: Pete Borowsky, Founder of Zatista
Hey All! We are so excited to announce that we are now carrying original artwork curated by premiere internet gallery Zatista. Thanks so much to Zatista Founder and CEO, Pete Borowsky, for helping us...
View ArticleAround the Web This Week
Hey All! Where have you been whiling away your break time on the web this week? I can’t stop with the Street Art Utopia. Each one delights more than the last. However this week, this leaning tower of a...
View ArticleDropping Some Knit Bombs
Oh lord, is saying “bomb” on the internet anything like it is at the airport? I hope not! So inspired by, of all things, the Design Public newsletter’s mention of Debra Folz Designs’s pieces, I set off...
View ArticleDesigner Interview: Domenic Fiorello Studio
I recently had the pleasure of bombarding furniture designer Domenic Fiorello with questions. Thanks so much to Domenic for joining us today! Please tell us a little about your background and how you...
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