June 2007

edizioni

by Gradon Tripp on June 30, 2007 · 0 comments

in graphic design

Only two days after I featured her stationary company, Angela Liguori gives me more great news: She now has her own blog! In edizioni, Angela will feature news and updates “about our collaborative work, projects and events for Carta, Inc. and Edizioni Almenodue, between the Boston area, Rome and Italy.” That brings the number of [...]

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Magpie

by Gradon Tripp on June 30, 2007 · 0 comments

in crafts/handmade

I’ve grown more and more interested as of late in locally designed and made crafts. I don’t like the word “crafts”, it makes me think of things that are a lot lower quality than what I’m talking about. Well, that’s what those that create them call it, so that’s what it is. Magpie, in Davis [...]

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If you didn’t have a reason to visit Portland, ME this summer, here’s one: A friend tipped me off that The Portland Museum of Art has a new exhibit: Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful. The exhibit features approximately 100 objects, including furniture, metalwork, textiles, drawings, and accessories from the collections of the Frank [...]

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A while back, I blogged about Kirei, an innovative, new green material. I recently noticed that 2Modern carries Iannone Design, a company that uses Kirei in it’s furniture. I got a chance to meet Michael Iannone back in May at the ICFF (he’s all the way to the left in the photo above). I’ve always [...]

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Another email that I feel you may be able to answer for me: Hi Great Blog. I wonder if you know anyone in Boston who designs, makes, andthen sells his/her own t-shirts. I am not familiar with the fashion scenehere in Boston but perhaps you know or can point me in the right direction. Thanks,Oscar [...]

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