(NYT Style Magazine)
Two years ago, the Dutch designer Tord Boontje visited the lace archives at the Design Center at Philadelphia University and emerged with reams of ideas. …
Design
Untangling the Web
Radio Rescue
(Fortune Small Business)
A product overhaul unites form, function-and fun.
Talent for Sale
(Town & Country)
When Philadelphia’s Moore College of Art and Design doubled in size several years ago, it carved out space for the Art Shop @ Moore, a store and gallery that not only promotes the work of students and graduates, but also raises funds for the school.
Country Modern
(Philadelphia Home)
When the owners of hip Foster’s Homeware escape the city to their country home, one thing they don’t leave behind is their sense of style.
Poetic Licenses
(Hallmark)
A sentimental divorce lawyer’s collection of antique marriage licenses.
See For Yourself: Goggleworks
(American Style)
A former eyeglass factory brings a Pennsylvania city’s vision to life
That ’70s House
(Philadelphia Home, Fall ‘08)
Philly style-setters Schoolly D and Jennifer Ramsay bring vintage-modern cool to the Main Line
Color Where It Counts
(Better Homes and Gardens)
Bold strokes of color transform a bungalow from humdrum to positively humming
Back-Alley Breakthroughs
(Metropolis)
Baltimore and Melbourne transform dead lanes into vital public space.
If Walls Could Talk
(American Style)
Eileen Tognini marries history and innovation, bringing striking contemporary art into her centuries-old farmhouse.
PSSST! Here’s Where the pros go
(New Jersey Monthly)
Savvy antiques dealers buy at a cluster of three huge wholesale auction houses in Glouster County – and so can you.
Open Invitation
(Better Homes and Gardens)
A Florida grandmother of six finds that the best-laid floor plans entice frequent visits.
Natural Selection
(Philadelphia Home)
A globe-trotting collector and her architect make a Bryn Mawr house a place for art-full living.
Bungalow Great
(Blueprint)
How architectural designer Elena Colombo used her ingenuity to create a lively getaway in a turn-of-the-century Long Island beach cottage.
Open House
(Philadelphia Home)
An artist and architect give their mid-century Havertown modern an architectural upgrade.
Manufacturing Education
(Build)
Introduction for a book detailing the process of Philadephia University’s sophomore design studio, picked to participate in the ICFF 2007’s Design School competition.
China Syndrome
(Philadelphia Home & Garden)
Fans of the 18th-century English ceramics known as transferware collect a bit of colorful Philadelphia history with every piece.
Good Turns
(American Style)
Albert LeCoff’s Wood Turning Center encourages artists to push the limits of the lathe.
Lasting Impressions
(Philadelphia Home & Garden)
A little-known group of Bucks County artists called the Pennsylvania impressionists are being rediscovered, and setting auction-house records.
The Collector
(Philadelphia Home & Garden)
Jewelry star and antiques buff Craig Drake has an eye for great finds, and his Philadelphia penthouse is the perfect spot to display them.
Wright Now
(New Jersey Life)
A design duo finds inspiration living in a Frank Lloyd Wright House.
Design Road Trip
(Philadelphia Home & Garden)
In three nearby towns, you can visit the homes and studios of some of the 20th century’s greatest designers.
Treasure Hunting
(Philadelphia Home & Garden)
Spend an autumn weekend sifting through the vintage castoffs at legendary local indoor-outdoor antiques markets.
Hang Space
(Philadelphia)
How a Furness mansion proved the perfect home for one couple’s world-class collection of contemporary art.
Sitting Pretty
(Philadelphia Home & Garden)
One woman’s quest for the perfect couch seemed to be an impossible dream…that is, until she saw Lloyd.
A Fine Philly
(New York Times T Design)
A style map points out some new landmarks in Philadelphia’s growing, local design culture
Nice Treads
(Continental)
At these eco-friendly outlets, being green never looked so good.
Destination: Paris – French Fantasy
(Desert Living)
Chances are you’ve covered The Checklist: Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre Dame – check, check, and check. Next time you’re in Paris, stray from the well-worn path to go where design-concious Parisians go – to the Marais…
Revamping La Meurice
(Town & Country)
When Philippe Starck was tapped to revive the public spaces of Le Meurice, he dubbed the grand hotel the Sleeping Beauty and himself the not-so-charming Prince.
Better by Design Destinations
(Better Homes and Gardens)
A day or week at a resort spa is good for the soul, but it will also spark design ideas and allow you to try before you buy.
Table Talk
(Continental)
Furniture stores can be viewed as an indicator of a city’s personality. Do the most frequented spots skew vintage, ultra-modern, blue-chip antique or shabby chic? ….
A Show For All Ages
(Continental)
Nashville’s Hatch Show Print, one of the oldest working letter-press print shops in the United States hasn’t stopped making posters since 1879 …
Shop Nantucket
(Boston Home & Garden)
The first rule of antiquing on Nantucket: There are few bargains here. Just as the Ralph Lauren store on Main Street carries the highest-end Purple Label line, the antiques retailers on-island have the most drool-worthy…..
Success by Design
(US Airways)
A small-town chair maker is thankful that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Especially when the beholders are some of the world’s most prestigious designers.
Bold Colors From Maine
(Fortune Small Business)
Design insiders had Angela Adams’s richly detailed fabrics to themselves for nearly a decade. Now, thanks to licensing deals with five home-furnishings firms, the rest of us can luxuriate, too…
Bringing New Ideas To The Table
(Fortune Small Business)
The daughter of famed furniture maker George Nakashima burnishes his legacy.
David Rago
(New Jersey Life)
David Rago started selling at flea markets, but his empire now includes an auction house with sales of $25 million, two magazines and regular appearances on Antiques Roadshow.