From the monthly archives:
Last night I was lucky enough to attend two happening events in the city with a couple friends. The first was Modern Design 25, a dual celebration for both the opening of Alno’s newest showroom in the Boston Design Center, and for Metropolitan Home’s 25th anniversary. Alno, from Germany, is a designer and [...]
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China has a great history in furniture design.So great, in fact, the Peabody Essex Museum is presenting a new exhibition that highlights how China has inspired western furniture design. Inspired by China will feature 22 designers, specially selected for the event, from the US, Canada, and China. There will be a total of [...]
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Earlier today, I saw an ad link in my Gmail account above the inbox listed as The Ultimate Loft. Curious as to what loft might qualify as the ultimate, I clicked away.
If your definition of the ultimate loft is a gritty artist’s loft ripped straight from NYC’s Leather District, this isn’t for you. [...]
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I met Linda Garriott last spring at Build Boston’s Residential Design 2006. Through her company, Linda Garriott Design, she designs some amazingly beautiful contemporary rugs. She was recently featured, along with Angela Adams and Company C, in the newest issue of Boston Magazine’s Home & Garden, which I wrote about earlier. The [...]
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I’m not truly an addict to TV like the average American, but after seeing this on electro^plankton, I felt compelled to tell you all. Samsung has just introduced a truly thin, 12mm thick 17″ flat screen TV. (Is that some sort of contradiction?) Not only is it thin, but it packs some [...]
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For the next 10 weeks, DWR is having their annual leather sale. Select from 10 vibrant hues of full grain leather on five of their most popular collections, like the Theater collection (pictured). Along with these special colors, you can get free shipping if you order before November 6 – which is a [...]
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The Boston Business Journal reported today that real estate developer Samuels & Assoc. is facing potential problems with 1330 Back Bay Fens, its planned 215-unit condominium/retail/office project on Boylston St, near Trilogy. Apparently, construction costs have been steadily rising, pushing the expected cost of the project from $80- to over $100 million, which would [...]
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Last night, Alicia and I went to DWR on Tremont St for a discussion with Rosemary Porto, the executive designer at the Poggenpohl Boston Showroom. Rosemary, an interior designer with over 20 years of experience, did a slide show that went through the history of Poggenpohl, the company that invented the modular kitchen, as [...]
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Since we moved into Southie five months ago, Alicia and I have been slowly decorating the house. We’re moving slow on purpose, not wanting to make the mistake of buying an cheapo piece that we’re going to want to replace in a few months. One thing that is taking a while to find [...]
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Another find, this time via ApartmentTherapy:
Crispina is a company in Pittsfield, in western MA. Originally started in 1987 by Crispina ffrench (that’s how their site spelled it) while she was a student at MassArt, the store had just one product, Ragamuffins, but it helped her graduate without any student loans. Since then, [...]
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