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Diane Von Furstenberg’s Apartment in Architectural Digest

  Whether she is designing fashion or home wares, we think Diane Von Furstenberg is pretty fabulous. She shows time and time again her finesse at being a cross-generational trend setter. While her iconic wrap dress will always be dear to our hearts, we’re loving her new designs which are young, hip and contemporary. This is even true in her living/work space which she recently gave us a peek of in the March 2012 issue of Architectural Digest. Like her brand, her home is...

Frette 2012 Spring Essentials Collection

For the past 150 years, Frette has been producing the world’s finest bedding and linens. Their illustrious history includes providing more than 500 European dynasties with commissioned linens featuring each family’s crest. Today, Frette makes the highest quality Egyptian cotton (there are 26 grades of Egyptian cotton) bedding and linens for hotels and homes around the world. Frette’s Spring Essentials Collection 2012, with nine new lines to choose from, doesn’t disappoint....

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GoodWeave’s Afghanistan Child-Free Labor Initiative

Ariana factory in Afghanistan by Scott Welker.   Saxon Henry, author and fellow blogger, recently shed light on GoodWeave’s Afghanistan initiative in her blog post “Weaving a Better Future: One Carpet at a Time.”  She says, “Because a third of all elementary school-aged children in Afghanistan work—many of which have been sold into child labor according to UNICEF—GoodWeave intends...

Design

ROHL Modern Collection

  ROHL exhibits at the 2012 International Contemporary Furniture Fair on May 19-22 in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, NYC. Their Total Home collection showcase’s modern, European crafted introductions such as the RHOL EcoModern Showerheads, the ROHL Wave Side Rail Set and the Modern Flat Panel Body Spray.  

Events

Give the Gift of Design this Mother’s Day

  As mothers, we know motherhood is certainly hard, but so much more rewarding. A mother’s unconditional love is bittersweet as she raises her children, preparing them all along to leave the nest she so lovingly created. It is that time of year to honor the mothers in our lives, whether it be our own mothers, the mother of our children or a mother we admire. Flowers are lovely, chocolates are...

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Andie’s Window on Design: Chef Daniels of Aragosta

Today’s Window on Design features Chef David Daniels of Boston’s Aragosta Bar + Bistro on Battery Wharf. Chef Daniels, Aragosta cuisine is best described as "ItalianMediterranean meets New England, with a menu that features everything from small bites to hearty entrees, and includes hand-made pastas, prime meats and New England seafood. The menu changes seasonally to make the most of ingredients...