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Outsourcing to the Amish?
When New York furniture designer Richard Wrightman told me he outsourced all of his chair production to the Amish of Lancaster County, I couldn’t believe it. But Richard, I asked, they don’t use...
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The New Patchwork
When I think of patchwork, I think of my bedspread as a ten-year-old girl. I have plenty of fond memories of my elementary school years but my decorating sense is not one of them. I have since...
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Techy Trend
Technology is seeping into design. And I am not talking about the advances in materials and processes, but the look, the amorphous perception of digital that’s being translated into home decor. Take...
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Man Design
In honor of Fathers Day, I have found some great man design. Dad may not mind be an outright fan of home design but I bet if he was presented with silverware cast from screwdrivers or a candelabra made...
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Fall Trends
The great furniture fairs of the world (iSaloni in Milan, Maison & Objet in Paris, High Point in North Carolina) may illuminate the design trend forecast for the year to come, but the New York...
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The New York Gift Fair at a Glance
With 2,900 exhibitors and hundreds of thousands of products displayed at the New York International Gift Fair, the trends can’t help but reveal themselves. If last season’s trend doesn’t make an...
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The Construction Site Chandelier
They are repairing the elevators in our office building and it just gave me the craziest idea for a chandelier. When I came to work the other day one of the elevator doors opened to an empty brick...
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Cage Light Craze
Last March, when I suggested construction site light bulb safety cages as a great idea for a modern pendant lamp–I thought I was going out on a limb. But after a weekend at the New York International...
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Rebirth of the Toast Rack
As you may have noticed, I’m a big fan of creative reuse. And when it comes to antique tabletop, the possibilities are endless. The Victorians had a special piece of silverware for nearly everything:...
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Beyond Rio…Carnaval Style
Some people think Carnaval is just a debaucherous four-day party in Rio de Janiero but the rest of Brazil would have to disagree. Months leading up to Fat Tuesday, even the tiny towns are constructing...
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