How would you go about finding nifty Christmas gifts for male and female friends who happen to be award-winning, fun-loving and discerning graphic designers? Would you head straight to the MoMA Store or Cooper-Hewitt Shop? Would you scour editor picks from Cool Hunting? Or would you offer a lump of coal in the name of […]
It’s hard being good all the time. It’s like, say you begin a diet which forbids potato chips. You could live without them for a short while, but the moment would soon come where you’d race through fire to get your hands on a bag of Lay’s…
So, let’s see, where were we? Oh yes, I left you wondering about what exactly was in that package from Lanvin. Well, the wait is finally over! Here’s the “big” reveal…
Happy New Year, everyone! I had to wait till this week to publish this post. It contains an image of one of the Christmas presents I had bought for my dear friend Susan. We exchanged gifts a couple of days ago so now I’m free to disclose…
I spent the Christmas holiday with my mom. And one morning, I observed that she had many colorful vignettes involving vegetables, plants and flowers scattered around her house…
For the Christmas holiday, my mom was kind enough to host Andrew and me at her lovely home in Exton, PA. While she hasn’t put up a tree since my dad died twelve years ago, I thought she did a fine job of decorating her house with little festive flourishes.
My dad took this photo of me when I was maybe four years old. (Lovely ’70s furniture in our old apartment, right?)…
Let me now take a stab at dispelling a common myth that crops up around Christmastime. There are some folks who insist that enjoying the holidays requires cold weather, the delightful anticipation of a snowfall, and the warm coziness of a crackling fire…
I totally admire those brilliant paper confectioners who transform their presents into visual feasts by using hand-printed paper (hell, they probably make their own!) and adding ephemera…