Shag Home

10Nov09

A lazy, lovely wandering day led me to the newest addition on Pine Street’s Antique Row… Shag features mid-century modern at its finest with furniture, lighting, accessories and more. Great stuff for vintage enthusiasts and a refreshing collection for the area too.

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The Titan and the Fireflies

29Oct09

Innovative artist Jason Hackenwerth uses balloons as his medium of choice, creating crazy-scale biomorphic creatures that evoke both fantasy and fascination… Curated by Eileen Tognini, The Titan and the Fireflies is certainly not to be missed and opens this Friday at 2424 Studios, a brand new work-studio-community in Fishtown.

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Corian Bench Inventions

28Oct09

C.H. Briggs has teamed up with DuPont, Philadelphia-area architects and designers, and local Philadelphia fabricators to create inventive contemporary benches made entirely of DuPont Corian.  Featured on Contemporist and DesignMilk, the “Corian Bench Inventions” will be exhibited in three locations throughout the city of Philadelphia until the end of October… (And be sure to check out “S’il Vous Play: Shipping Crates in Faux Bois” created by yours truly on 16th and the Parkway!)

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