5 Under 40 is New England Home‘s annual celebration of young talent, and this year’s awards ceremony is coming up. On Thursday, September 15, join New England Home at presenting sponsonr ...
Through its previous events, SHIFTboston has asked designers to rethink Boston, rethink experiencing Boston Harbor, even rethink the Moon. This time, SHIFTboston wants you to rethink… a commute...
I love Reside. Walking around the Huron Ave/Concord Ave/Fresh Pond triangle, Reside is a standout in an already outstanding area. Which is why my initial reaction to the news of their new location on...
The Globe, Herald, and Universal Hub have reported that apartment developer Avalon Properties has proposed building a 29-story residential tower on Stuart St. in Boston. If approved, the 404-unit apa...
If you consider yourself an “emerging interior design pro”, make plans to head to New York next month. On September 16 and 17, the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) will intro...
Jill Rosenwald is Boston’s favorite potter — or at least DesignBoston’s favorite! Since I first met Jill (I think it was at an event at Vessel), I’ve loved Jill’s sense ...
The New England Telephone Building and 225 Franklin Street, Friday, March 11.
You live in or around Boston. You have this one room that you want to make over, but “you dream of urban eclectic one day and country cottage the next.” You’re at a loss for where t...
Jill Goldberg knows the value of good advice. The owner of Hudson was recently featured on NECN offering tips on ways to spruce up your home for less than $50. In addition to the tips in the video, J...
One trait that I see over and over again in designers is that they’re always looking for ways to improve things. Whether it’s Le Corbusier with the density of Paris, or Michael Graves wit...
As the saying goes, a company is only as good as its employees. CBT Architects underscored that philosophy when they named new Senior Associates and Associates. Recognizing the leadership value these...
Earlier this week, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) concluded their Greenway District Planning Study, setting building height limits along the 1-1/2 mile long Rose Kennedy Greenway. To ensure...
The Boston Globe recently reported on a proposal by local developer Samuels and Associates for two new buildings in the Fenway. A building at 132 Brookline Ave. would house 170 high-end apartments an...
Since moving his studio from Fort Point to Jamaica Plain, Quentin Kelley’s been busy introducing new pieces to Infusion Furniture, his line of handmade, modern furniture. Quentin was nice enoug...
I went to Porter Exchange in Cambridge with my friend Jeff this afternoon for lunch — some of the best, least expensive sushi around the city is served there. On the way out, Jeff noticed a sal...
If you’re like me then you have fond memories of your first Barbie Dreamhouse. The layout was alright, the furniture was bland and uninspired, and worst of all everything was pink. Pink isn&#...
Pretty in 672 C pastel pink to be precise. The first pieces that struck my eye at this year’s ICFF were the Pantone Folding Chairs produced through Seletti of Italy. I’m normally not on...
It’s Friday at Design Boston… which means it’s time to get distracted by shiny objects! Shiny object number one? The sun. Which is high in the sky as I type. It’s a GORGEOUS d...
ICFF 2010 has come and gone and it was quite a show. Gradon and I went down on Saturday and managed to do the show and five parties in under ten hours. We saw the good and not so good. I think it&...
I love design, and I know when something is done well, but I’m no designer. So I’m excited to introduce “Wake Up Wednesday”, our newest series here on DesignBoston featuring l...
Just like last year, ICFF fell on the same weekend as the SoWa Art Walk. Lucky for me, VenuView’s Crystal J. Silva went and offered her thoughts on the happenings in the South End. Thanks Cryst...
You can do ICFF in a day, but I wouldn’t recommend it. Christopher and I took an early bus down to New York on Saturday for the first day of ICFF 2010, and came back that night, getting back to...
Well, hello! My name is Meg, and I’m the most recent addition to the team here at Design Boston. I’ve been a reader since I met the founder, and now — after my two week old move to ...
Some people are strict modernists. Others, pure classicists. But I’d guess most people would fall somewhere in between, just as Boston-area interior designer Ana Donohue’s clients did. Th...
Week 7 – Bedroom This past week I shopped a lot for colored accents to use in our bedroom with no luck! I just couldn’t find anything I liked. However upon shopping around in my own home ...
That’s right, the last sale. Vessel Inc is in the process of closing its retail location in Chinatown. From the very beginning, Vessel has been run with inegrity and a sense of humor. It will...
Week 6 – update Light therapy didn’t really happen for us this week! Aside from not having time and money to find solutions to our lighting problem, the hanging lamp from ikea we purchase...
If you’ve ever sat through a discussion or film at any of Boston’s historic colleges, you’ll recognize the problem MIT had at Simmons Hall: An “array of simple, flat upholstere...
After an open call for entries and a “a review process conducted by a jury of prominent designers”, winners for this year’s Design Biennial Boston have been announced: Dan Hisel of ...
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