A couple years ago, while “in between desks” and setting up my workspace, I had the chance to collaborate with Yeehaw Woodworks on a custom desk. As I am someone with “a place for everything and everything in its place” tendencies, the prospect of having a desk built to my specifications was thrilling!
Read MoreA rotary card cutting and scoring machine that could be operated by steam or treadle and produce up to 100,000 visiting and business cards a day.
Read MoreThe work of late artist Channa Horwitz, to me, is complex and mesmerizing, thoughtful and precise, one-of-a-kind. Ghebaly Gallery exhibited her work in 2016 (To The Top, pictured in this post) and will soon be showcasing a series of previously unseen drawings (Structures, opening September 15).
Read More“The craft ethos is coming back…They want to feel that someone's made this, it didn't come from a machine or factory. Somebody's actually…used their hands and their eyes and made this thing.”
Read MoreArchitect Jim Cutler’s clever and treasured pencil extender. Found this at the end of an issue of Dwell awhile back.
Read MoreI've found immense joy and satisfaction in perusing the vintage paper fair over the years. I can easily spend an hour rifling through a single box of postcards or a few hours sifting through postage! The fair provides such a wondrous and patient way to connect with another era, all through vintage postcards (mostly), letterhead, postage stamps, travel ephemera, books and catalogs, and posters.
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