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 manufacturer of [...]
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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 57 [...]
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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. This [...]
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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 good news is [...]
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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 great specs: a [...]
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