I love it when I check my email and find, hidden amongst the spam and less-than-personal pitch emails, messages like the one from Brian McAlpine of Eternal Furniture & Design, “a one man shop located just outside of Boston, MA, specializes in custom, one of a kind furniture with hand made craftsmanship.”
Brian’s work combines modern, minimalist [...]
Two years ago, I posted a list of 13 interior design scholarships. The post was well received, and I hope proved useful for at least a few of you.
In an effort to update that list, I went through and checked which of these scholarships were still available, which weren’t, and what new scholarships were added. [...]
Andrzej Zarzycki and Sapir Ng are moving from “What if?” to “Why not?” The winners of the SHIFTBoston competition in January were at PechaKucha Boston last Wednesday, where they introduced TUTS.
Do you like handmade design? If so, you need to know about Boston Handmade.
Boston Handmade, founded by local photographic mixed-media artist Jessica Burko in 2007, is a consortium of handmade designers “who support one another in the pursuit of creativity made by hand.” There are currently over 25 member of Boston Handmade, from fields as diverse as [...]
It often feels like design-minded people — you and me — have opposing values: We’re among the loudest voices calling for more environmentally-friendly buildings, but at the same time, we want well-crafted, comfortable, designed homes.
DWR on Tremont Street has called in a professional to help us with this dilemma. Steve Glenn, founder and CEO of the [...]
As part of their First Friday reception, Dennis Duffy is bringing “Bonsai: Living Sculpture – Ancient and Modern” to D Scale.
Mixed among D Scale’s brilliant selection of modern home furnishings, Bonsai West’s Michael Levin will introduce you to “some of the oldest and most beautiful bonsai trees outside of Japan. One such masterpiece in this [...]
I was recently walking down Tremont St, across the Mass Pike, when I was struck by the view above. Three hotels, all within a block or two of each other, yet clearly from three generations of Boston’s development: the concrete Radisson, the glass W Hotel, and the brick Courtyad by Marriott. (Click for a larger [...]
Throughout February, the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions launched a new marketing campaign, “Just be. In Holland,” with a series of events aimed at showcasing the greatness of that European nation. For the next six days (the contest started yesterday), they are giving visitors to Holland.com a chance to win a Moooi Carbon Chair, [...]
It looks like spring cleaning is hitting early! All around the city, retailers are offering sales to clear space for new merchandise. Know of a sale coming up that we should mention? Let us know!
Infusion Furniture – 50% off selected inventory: Side tables, coffee tables, console tables, etc. Contact for more details. Through 2/28.
Harvard GSD and ACTAR have recently released GSD Platform 2 (Amazon affiliate link), “a sampling of the most salient research and design explorations undertaken at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) during the 2008-2009 academic year.”
Organized thematically, the publication identifies underlying congruencies among studio work, theses, research, lectures, conferences, and writings to unfold some [...]
