THE PLACES
Pick of the Week: Sheer Audacity
By Regina Connell. We’ve always been fans of the UK design team Barber Osgerby, but this certainly took the cake. For the 2014 London Design Festival, the duo created two huge reflective panels positioned end to end, suspended beneath the vaulted … Continue reading
Posted in ART+INSTALLATIONS, Box 1, Galleries + Museums, THE BIG PICTURE, THE PLACES
Tagged Art, Arup, Barber Osgerby, DESIGN, England, Europe, London Design Festival, modern, Renaissance, UK, Victoria and Albert Museum
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Chicago Hope: Room406
By Regina Connell. I love Chicago. It’s the city that just gets on with it. The Coasts have the dazzle factor, but Chicago has this tendency of getting things done without necessarily calling a lot of attention to itself. And … Continue reading
Posted in Box 1, CERAMICS, Galleries + Museums, HOME, THE GOODS, THE PLACES
Tagged Alexander Lamont, Arne Jacobsen, Bob Robinson, Chicago, Deirdre Jordan, Hiroko Takeda, Holly Hunt, Japan American Society of Chicago, lilith rockett, midwest, NWBLK, OEN, Room406, Ryota Aoki, sarah nishiura, Studio Koto, The Future Perfect, The New Craftsmen, Transcendent Objects, Troscan, Troscan Design + Furnishings, Turtle and Hare, Wendy Maruyama, West Grand Design District
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Places We Love: elu
By Regina Connell. There is so much bad retail out there, it’s a miracle Amazon and its e-commerce ilk haven’t already taken more than 7% of the retail category in the US. But retail survives despite itself. The stars, of … Continue reading
Posted in Box 1, CLOTHING + ACCESSORIES, THE NEW LUXURY, THE PLACES, THE RITUALS
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Places We Love: The Bent Spoon
By Lee Havlicek. If you’re going to really lean into summer the way you should, there are things that are nice and things that are necessary. I suppose these mostly both vary from person to person, and for some … Continue reading
Posted in Box 1, Food, FOOD+DRINK, NOTICED, THE PLACES
Tagged Artisinal, Best Ice Cream, Crafted, Dessert, Gab Carbone, Gabrielle Carbone, Ice Cream, Matt Errico, Matthew Errico, New Jersey, NJ, Palmer Square, Princeton, Princeton University, Sorbet, The Bent Spoon
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