March 2007

Diane from Pure Contemporary emailed me asking if I would forward the news about the “Think Spring!” contest they’re currently running. It’s a very cool idea with an even cooler prize – a signed piece of abstract art – so why wouldn’t I let you know? Here’s the copy she sent me: Write about modern [...]

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Pixnit

by Gradon Tripp on March 30, 2007 · 1 comment

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I was doing a little Googling for some ideas, and I come across a great Boston Globe article on local street art phenom Pixnit. Yes, it’s nearly three months old, but it’s still new to me. Pixnit is a graffiti stenciler. For obvious reasons, she doesn’t reveal her true identity (I am digging the Zoro [...]

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Last November, I posted on the proposed 1,000 foot tall tower in Winthrop Square. Well, those plans may have changed a bit: Architecture Magazine reports that Renzo Piano, the renowned architect that designed the planned building, has quit the project. “A senior executive at Renzo Piano Building Workshop in Genoa, Italy, yesterday said the split [...]

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…and one makes five. That’s right, there are now five (Greater) Boston-based blogs. Kat left a comment on my post about Yellow Bell Pepper Design to tell me about her blog, Taylor Made Designs. Kat is a graphic designer with 6 years experience on Newbury Street. She now has her own design studio “south of [...]

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Wrapables is a company with a lot more to offer than bedding, but that’s what I’m in the market for, so that’s what I’m showing. I’m only showing three styles that caught my eye, but they have a lot more (four pages of duvet covers alone!) so be sure to check out their website. The [...]

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