Often compared to the venerable Eames duo, Lucienne and Robin Day are a pair of British designers -- he does furniture, she does textiles -- who were recently showcased in The New York Times. The feature draws attention to a…
Continue Reading →A recent collaboration between DC shoes and retailer Commonwealth has brought yet another mod moment into pop culture...Eames skate shoes. Commonwealth is a popular retail space in Norfolk, Virginia, and "covers a community with diverse interests with deep roots in…
Continue Reading →My older sister is leaving Seattle. This is a tragedy for three reasons; 1) As far as places to visit go, Seattle is far superior to Sand Point, Idaho; 2) After she is gone, my reasons to go to Seattle…
Continue Reading →I've never given this many standing ovations in my life. I think my mind short circuited about 75% of the way through this extraordinary conference. Blogging had to come to a halt and what was being said throughout these presentations…
Continue Reading →I really enjoyed shopping in Daikanyama, it's a fairly quiet neighborhood set back from the flashing lights of neighboring Shibuya. Over the next few days I'll be highlighting a few of my favorite shops from this neighborhood. Although there are…
Continue Reading →designboom has a really interesting international design competition going on I found and wanted to share; I think I'm going to enter. The subject of the competition is "teenage furniture", and they're looking for designs that are multifunctional to fill…
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