Thursday night Mr. M and I left the children (how odd it feels to write that in plural form!) with our sweet nanny and met out at Gallery 80808, where my friend Laurie McIntosh and her sister, Lynn Parrott were showing their exhibition of work that will later travel to Hilton Head Island.   These [...]

Recently I had the chance to learn a bit about Gretchen Schauffler, the creative force behind Devine Color paints, and shared this sense-sational brand in a post.  It turns out that she is teaming up with another great creative force to bring consumers paint colors that appeal to the senses; Cynthia Rowley.  This collaboration resulted [...]

This year’s designer list for the Kips Bay Decorator Show House is a knockout. Amanda Nisbet Design, Inc. Aurelien Gallet Barbara Ostrom Associates, Inc. Bilotta Kitchens of New York Brad Ford Campion Platt Architect, PC Cayley Barrett Associates Greener by Design Gunn Landscapes Harry Heissmann Inc. Jamie Herzlinger Jeff Lincoln Kemble Interiors, Inc. Mary McDonald [...]

The set of plates featured today are made by RabLabs, a New York-based company founded in 2002 by Anna Rabinowicz. She works with skilled artisans in the United States and Brazil to create hand-crafted products that provide a natural component to both modern and traditional interiors.  The plates are crafted out of raw Brazilian agate stone, which [...]

It took five minutes for me to start this post because all I could do was swoon over the scene pictured above. All I want to do is grab the book I’m currently reading and plop down onto the furry grass next to our dear Jane Eyre. Swooning aside, there is some exciting news to [...]

I’m back from a jam-packed weekend filled with surprise family visits and work around the house.  It’s funny how satisfying a day spent in the gardens can be, especially when it is followed by a glass of wine on the porch.  The time of year has arrived when the majority of weekends can be spent [...]

Rosenthal Studio-Line is celebrating it’s 50th year in 2011, and what better way to mark such a milestone than with a special 50-vase limited collection?   This product line from the 125-year-old German company is featuring new designs as well as some that have been revived from the company’s archives.  The above 10-inch vase is [...]

These days, information junkies like myself can easily get a fix of their curiosity du jour with the wealth of blogs, periodicals and books available on everything imaginable.  The other day I read somewhere that modern humans take in more information in a month than our predecessors of 1000 years ago did in a lifetime.  [...]

Forgive me for posting such a wintry scene when we are all begging, preening and reaching out for spring to arrive faster.  This photograph, which is available on the venerable 1stDibs, was particularly striking to me today.  Jefferson Hayman has a number of stilling and somewhat mysterious pieces on the site, available via Robin Rice [...]