by Gradon Tripp on March 20, 2010 · 1 comment
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In last Sunday’s Boston Globe, Dushko Petrovich explored how Boston could find itself as the home of a new art revolution. In his essay, Dushko cites all that Boston has going for it: “several great museums, a superabundance of universities, many galleries, a highly educated and increasingly sophisticated audience, and a density that allows for [...]
From spring cleaning sales at a local studio to semi-annual sales at a national retailer, this is a good week for deals. Know of a sale coming up that we should mention? Let us know! JHill Design & Jill Rosenwald Spring Studio Sale – pieces as low as $5. Through 3/6. Vessel – 40% off Roomies [...]
The pinkcommagallery has issued a call for entries for their inaugural Design Biennial Boston 2010 exhibit, a review of “design works that represent creative approaches and solutions to issues in contemporary design.” Design Biennial Boston will be a “juried exhibition of the most significant emerging voices among Greater Boston’s early-career design talent (including practices working [...]
Design Museum Boston, the new non-profit I met last month “with the goal of creating and maintaining a network of virtual and physical exhibit spaces online, in Boston, and across New England”, is throwing a party to launch their museum and social network, DesigningAMuseum.org. For one night, the digital becomes physical as both designers and non-designers alike [...]
Last night, Vessel hosted its second design lecture, this time featuring Michelle Yeeles of Bob’s Your Uncle. It was an entertaining and educational discussion. Michelle described how she and her husband Martin started the company after Michelle was laid off from Reebok in 2000 — including the kind of obstacles and opportunities they’ve faced (Target [...]