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Holiday Gift-Wrap Service
One of our favorite things to do during the holidays is to wrap presents for our loved ones using the washi paper we’ve accumulated during our trips to Japan. The…
Extra Place Gets a Facelift
New York is a city full of art in all its forms. Outside of the context of traditional art venues, there is a whole realm of street art that we’re…
Grace Farms – SANAA
Driving through Connecticut is always a pleasure, especially during the fall when the changing of the seasons is reflected in the color of the leaves. Angy and I often head…
Spotlight on Takashi Tomii
We’ve had a large collection of work by Takashi Tomii available in-store but have just recently made it available online. Photographing, writing product descriptions and handling each piece brought back…
Studio Visit – Nicole Patel
Recently we spent an afternoon visiting our friend and talented artist, Nicole Patel, at her home in Nyack, about an hour from New York City. We came back feeling inspired…
Motifs in Japanese Design
Symbols and motifs have always been an integral part of Japanese aesthetics, both in traditional and modern designs. These symbols can be found integrated in many of the items found…
Memories of Japan
Here’s a bit more of a look into our latest trip to Japan. It was jam-packed but I just wanted to share some highlights outside of our Naoshima trip. I was able…
Naoshima – The “Art Island”
We recently got back from Japan and have been trying to adjust to the time difference for a good two weeks but I guess after a certain extent you can…
In Boxes – Exhibition Recap
Our In Boxes exhibition ran last week during NYCxDESIGN! We had such a great time sharing all the unique and magical containers that we’ve accumulated over the years during the…