Method Madness
As Katie pointed out this morning, it's reasons like this that I will never be cool: I like cleaning supplies. I like laundry detergent and hand soap. I like floor...
Swiss-US Furniture Design Highlight
Being a big furniture design enthusiast, I was excited to go to the 20th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) last weekend. The Javits Convention Center bustled with a vibrant...
Hot Shop
I'm in love with a "new" store in Soho. No it's not another flashy storefront like you might be expecting, but rather a humble second floor shop just off Broadway...
Dumpster Diving, Part II
Can you believe that we found yet another Eames shell chair on the streets of Brooklyn?? Seriously, Williamsburg must be the place where these things retire. This one is in...
Street Art for the Haring Impaired
I was on Houston Street the other day and saw this Keith Haring mural. As a kid I was obsessed with Haring's artwork, as trips into the city were always...
Savage Grace – Beautifully Disturbing
Last weekend I saw two films at the Tribeca Film Festival. The long and annoying standing in line almost made me regret having bought the tickets. But the movie I...
Riding In Style
On the way to work yesterday, Katie and I spotted this awesomely pimped out delivery truck driving through Brooklyn. The entire truck was printed with an intricate illustration of layered...
Queens is Doing it, Why Aren’t you?
A friend just tipped me off that our neighbors in the Queensbridge Houses just switched to energy-efficient fluorescent light bulbs. About 10,000 compact bulbs were donated to the New York...