From the monthly archives:
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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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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Angela Liguori, owner of Carta, Inc., is a Italian-born and Brookline-based designer of custom stationary products, from invitations and announcements, to hand-bound books, to Edizioni Almenodue, her limited edition publishing collaboration with graphic designer Silvana Amato. Her work is highly detailed, showing a combination of contemporary design and old-world craftsmanship. Angela LiguoriCarta, Inc.9 Resevoir RoadBrookline, [...]
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NorthPoint is billing itself as “the ultimate urban oasis”, and for good reason. A new condo development in East Cambridge, steps away from Lechmere station and within walking distance of the Museum of Science and the Charles River beyond, will offer various unit layouts and configurations in multiple buildings, all situated around a 10-acre park. [...]
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What do you think of when someone mentions Newbury St? Salons? Restaurants? For me, I think clothes. Lots of clothes. Expensive clothes. I have no problem paying for good quality clothing; I’ve been known to do so from time to time. But why not spend the money for good quality clothing that is also environmentally [...]
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Philip Guarino is opening a new store. The owner of Arclinea has signed a deal to open Rimadesio‘s first stand-alone showroom in the US. Rimadesio is one of the world’s premier manufacturers of contemporary sliding door, door, and closet systems. “We are very excited to bring Rimadesio to Boston,” says Rimadesio export manager Andrea Romano. [...]
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Another question came in that I would like to pass on to my lovely audience: Do you know of a “hot” technical illustrator who can create hand drawn interior and exterior sketches similar to the ones used architecture studios use to pitch a project? This is for a retail store design. It could be a [...]
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