From the monthly archives:
Disclaimer: This post has nothing to do with Boston, a little to do with New York, and everything to do with Scandinavian design.
I spent a few days in New York last week for work. During one the evenings I was off I took the subway from my hotel near JFK into Manhattan. I [...]
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Right now, you can save 20-60% off original prices on hundreds of discontinued and close out items during Room & Board’s Annual Clearance Sale.
From sofas and chairs to beds and linens, Room & Board has literally hundreds of items available at great prices.
True, there is not R&B around Boston, but some of the brokers [...]
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Do you remember Oriac Design? It was a Newton-based internet retailer that sold a variety of modern home furniture and accessories. It went out of business earlier this year.
Gregory Scott of ECCERE wrote me to say that ECCERE is now selling what’s left of Oriac Design’s merchandise. Below, please find the bulk [...]
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What a small, well connected world we live in. Just this week, I got an email from Chris Barret, a local (as in he lives about a block from me) design enthusiast. Chris has traveled to many parts of the world, and after finding many quality, handmade products in various countries, has started [...]
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Once you’re done opening all those gifts your family thought you’d like, get ready to buy something you know you’ll like. Once Christmas is over, it’s shopping time again.
Starting on December 26 and running through January 28 (right before my birthday, hint-hint), BoConcept is having their Design Sale. They will be taking 20% off [...]
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I was just checking my site meter stats and noticed a high number of visits coming from decor8. I checked it out, and whadyaknow? Holly made me her Blog of the Week!
Thanks Holly, and hi everybody!
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I’ve seen Holly from Decor8 do some guest blogging on 2Modern before, but I somehow missed her writeup on Modern Boston from last May. It’s a very thorough writeup on all things design in Boston, although there are a few updates/corrections that I feel obliged to make:
Roche Bobois has moved from the location on [...]
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I know, I’ve been slacking. Even this news is a day late: Boston Mayor Tom Menino announced yesterday that he wants to build a new city hall on the South Boston waterfront. It would be built where the Bank of America Pavilion currently sits, near the Seaport World Trade Center and the [...]
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Too bad I have to work at Crate & Barrel on Thursday night, so I won’t be able to make it to Vessel for this. Have fun if you attend, and let me know how it goes!
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While waiting for my flight home yesterday (it was delayed 2-1/2 hours), I picked up the December issue of Wallpaper magazine. Wallpaper is a British magazine that concentrates on “International Design, Interiors, Fashion, Travel.” Within the issue was an article on three houses across the world that incorporate wood – one of the [...]
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