Just want to say thanks again to everyone who made it out to Williamsburg on Friday night for the Voos “Meet the Designers” event.  I really appreciate your support and had a great time hanging out with you all.  I’ve included a couple photos from the event, one of which is my new sofa (more photos of the sofa to follow in a few days).

Thanks again!

We recently went to Boston to celebrate our friend Jess’ 40th birthday, and while we were there we took Silas to the Boston Children’s Museum.  The first thing you see after paying for admission is this giant, 3-story climbing structure.  It’s really an amazing piece of sculpture that kids get to climb.

The week after we got back from Boston, I was flipping channels and came across this film on the Sundance Channel and was intrigued by the story line — a father and son collaborating on a sculpture.  I didn’t get to watch … Continue Reading

A new client in San Diego recently sent me some photos of a dining room table that he had commissioned from me.  The table is 60″ x 30″ and the design is based on my Statuto Ring line of tables.  It’s always great to have photos of the furniture in its environment.  Big thanks to Mark for being a great client and for sending the images.

We spent Memorial Day weekend up in the Catskills and stayed at a great Bed & Breakfast in Phoenicia.  We’re not usually the Bed & Breakfast types, but we really loved the Phoenicia Belle.  The house is a beautiful Victorian that has been lovingly and artfully restored by its owners, Tom and Dana Fraser, who are also the most gracious and kind hosts you could ever hope to meet.  Tom and Dana are both very knowledgeable about the area and it was a real pleasure to make their acquaintance.

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I know a lot of people here in the States associate May 1st with flowers and maypoles, but for most of the world, May Day is celebrated as International Workers’ Day.

International Workers’ Day, or Labor Day, actually started because of events that occurred in the US in the late 19th Century.  The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions set May 1, 1886 as the date by which the eight-hour work day would become the recognized standard.  When May 1, 1886 arrived, rallies and strikes were held by labor unions and workers in support of the … Continue Reading

Our friend Irina’s curatorial thesis project show, The Influence of Fish Tails on the Breaking Waves, is opening this Friday, December 12 at Point B Special Projects in Williamsburg. Don’t miss it!

I have to give a big shout out to my brother-in-law Spyros, because Roma just beat Lazio in the Rome Derby. He’s on holiday in Vietnam right now, but I have a feeling that he arranged his itinerary so he’d be in a location with cable television today. I’m sure all the guests in the hotel where Spyros and Alyssa are staying were really happy to hear a crazy Italian screaming and jumping up and down at 4:00am.

For our summer vacation this year we went to New Mexico and Colorado. Sara, Silas and I all agree that staying in the Earthship was the highlight of our trip.

Sara and I became fascinated by this design of sustainable housing after seeing Garbage Warrior, the documentary about architect Michael Reynolds, creator of the Earthship. On our way to Colorado, we were lucky enough to be able to stay for a night at one of the Earthships at the Earthship World Headquarters in Taos.

We stayed in the Phoenix Design Earthship, which is still under construction … Continue Reading