Tag Archives: craft
Consider This: The Craft of the Umbrella
By Regina Connell. Living well = fewer + better … tools for living. The right knives in the kitchen, things like a great hairbrush (don’t underestimate this), the right t-shirt, well-made shoes that last—and that go with everything. But what about the … Continue reading
Posted in Box 1, CLOTHING + ACCESSORIES, DESIGN, THE GOODS
Tagged California, craft, DESIGN, english, Fox Umbrellas, Francisco Maglia, hand-made, handcrafted, Italian, James Smith and Sons, London, London Undercover, rain, Swaine Adeney Brigg, tradition, umbrellas
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Books: Spring Picks from Brett Hennessey
By Regina Connell. The latest crop of art, design, and craft tomes is out: here’s what Brett Hennessey of cult design bookstore Hennessey + Ingalls is admiring these days. (And that’s in addition to celebrating the opening of his newly relocated store … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, Box 1, CONSIDERED PLEASURES, COOKING, THE GOODS, THE RITUALS
Tagged books, brazil modern, brett ingalls, charles eames, cooking, craft, DESIGN, foraging, gregory crewdson, Hennessey + Ingalls, ilona oppenheim, is, Issey Miyake, Modernism, mooi, morphosis, Netherlands, photography, ray eames
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Shaking the House: Seeking Out “Ugliness”
By Regina Connell. It’s not just Marie Kondo and Martha Stewart anymore. It seems that these days, everyone’s cottoned onto the idea of a good spring clean. There are even apps that help you with it. Please. Each major culture has a … Continue reading
Posted in Box 1, COLLECTING, IDEAS, THE BIG PICTURE, THE GOODS, THE RITUALS
Tagged collections, craft, Disney, doilies, kitsch, lladro, plastic, raku, Shaking the House, spring cleaning
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Something More than Money
By Regina Connell. It’s not all about money. While the biggest financial supporter of specialized artisan craft skills is no doubt the commercial luxury fashion sector, there’s another sector that has long supported great craft skills: the church. Just as … Continue reading
Posted in Box 1, TEXTILES+PAPER
Tagged Broderers, Church, craft, embroidery, St. Paul's Cathedral
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