From the monthly archives:
This evening, while y’all were driving home from work, or to the mall to do a little Christmas shopping, I ventured into Cambridge to follow up on an earlier post and check out the the first Marimekko concept store in the U.S. Man, the place is GORGEOUS! You’d never know that the site used to [...]
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DWR‘s latest email campaign is portraying itself as where to find the cool stuff to give this holiday season. True, they have some amazingly cool items, but I don’t think anyone is going to dig deep and surprise me with something as expensive as an Eames LCW (not that I would deny such a gift [...]
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Someone’s been doing her homework! Fresh back from two months in Europe (so jealous!), Holly at decor8 has posted a massive listing of arts & crafts markets in and around Boston and Providence. Whether it’s art or home decor accessories, you’re sure to find something. Impressive work. Thanks, Holly!
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Ben Moore from Curbly has created an interesting Design Search using Google Co-op. Google Co-op allows website owners to use Google’s web search capabilities in a context specific format, such as Ben did with design. BTW, Curbly is a fantastic site, and by all means, join up!
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After extended construction delays, the Institute of Contemporary Art is set to open on December 10! The ICA, Boston’s home for truly groundbreaking art, outgrew its previous home for the last 70 years on Boylston St, so they built the first new museum in Boston in nearly a century. The new building is breathtaking. The [...]
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After scouring the Internet for the past few days, it seems clear that the design event season is over, at least until after the New Year. That’s okay, because we all have so much to look forward to in the coming weeks! Christmas ornaments and decorations seem to get more beautiful by the year. This [...]
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In my last post, I described BoConcept as “modern design at Crate & Barrel or Restoration Hardware prices”. This is not to say that I look down on either Crate & Barrel or Restoration Hardware; it’s just that they have a different style. Restoration Hardware is classical, and Crate & Barrel is contemporary. Of the [...]
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On Thursday, I went to the BoConcept® New Furniture Collection Launch Party at their store on Mass Ave in Cambridge. Right as I walked in, the store’s general manager, Brad Dufton, immediately recognized me; the marketing coordinator forwarded a link to this blog to him, and he remembered my photo on the site. We had [...]
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I keep driving by this construction site on East 2nd Street in South Boston consisting of two buildings with a driveway or courtyard in the middle. It’s only at the point in construction where the plywood walls are up, but it shows big expansive windows, and clean, modern lines. As in, my style. One drawback [...]
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One of the gifts I got at the Modern Design 25 party was a Bodum Pavina. It’s a 9 oz. cup with double glass walls. The double walls insulate both your drink – hot drinks stay hot, and cold drinks stay cold – and your hand. Because the insulation is so good, there is no [...]
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