December 2011
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IBM’s Social Business Predictions for 2012 →
ibmsocialbiz:
For Social Business, 2011 was a year of exploration, experimentation and in some cases innovation. Both small and large organizations in a variety of verticals globally began to realize the power of bringing social behaviors, processes and platforms behind the firewall. According to a 2011 AIIM survey, over 50% of organizations now consider social business to be imperative or...
September 2011
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August 2011
4 posts
New England Home’s 5 Under 40 →
5 Under 40 is New England Home‘s annual celebration of young talent, and this year’s awards ceremony is coming up.
On Thursday, September 15, join New England Home at presenting…
SHIFTboston asks, Why Stop? →
Through its previous events, SHIFTboston has asked designers to rethink Boston, rethink experiencing Boston Harbor, even rethink the Moon. This time, SHIFTboston wants you to…
CBT-Designed Apartment Tower on Stuart St Planned →
The Globe, Herald, and Universal Hub have reported that apartment developer Avalon Properties has proposed building a 29-story residential tower on Stuart St. in Boston.
If…
A New Website — And a Giveaway — For Jill... →
Jill Rosenwald is Boston’s favorite potter — or at least DesignBoston’s favorite! Since I first met Jill (I think it was at an event at Vessel), I’ve loved Jill’s sense of style and…
July 2011
1 post
April 2011
2 posts
#10x10X10: The Radian(t) Lauren Vargas →
#10x10X10: The Radian(t) Lauren Vargas →
March 2011
1 post
What Kind of Experience Does a Strategist Need? →
February 2011
3 posts
My bride →
#10x10x10: Ten Brands, Ten People, Ten Questions →
7 Conference Dressing DON’Ts →
January 2011
1 post
11 Things to Skip in Social Media in 2011 →
September 2010
2 posts
8 Ways Twitter Could Serve Big Business Better →
Boston Design Casting Call →
You live in or around Boston. You have this one room that you want to make over, but “you dream of urban eclectic one day and country cottage the next.” You’re at a loss for where to…
August 2010
9 posts
Jill Goldberg offers 5 tips for a $50 home... →
Jill Goldberg knows the value of good advice. The owner of Hudson was recently featured on NECN offering tips on ways to spruce up your home for less than $50.
In…
WRECK & SALVAGE: Edelman Chicago, the worst... →
Wondering what @armano et al are thinking about this.
Last year I tweeted about wanting to make a video about mushrooms. Jessica Langsen responded with an email; she worked for a PR agency in Chicago called Edelman Digital, and her client was The Mushroom Council (a government-funded agency like the “Got Milk” and “Pork: The Other White Meat”…
The High Power of Beauty →
One trait that I see over and over again in designers is that they’re always looking for ways to improve things. Whether it’s Le Corbusier with the density of Paris, or Michael Graves…
CBT Architects names new Senior Associates and... →
As the saying goes, a company is only as good as its employees. CBT Architects underscored that philosophy when they named new Senior Associates and Associates.
Recognizing the…
New rules for developing along the Greenway... →
Earlier this week, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) concluded their Greenway District Planning Study, setting building height limits along the 1-1/2 mile long Rose Kennedy…
Runkeeper fans came running: how one brand got a... →
New Development Planned for the Fenway →
The Boston Globe recently reported on a proposal by local developer Samuels and Associates for two new buildings in the Fenway.
A building at 132 Brookline Ave. would house 170…
Runkeeper fans came running: how one brand got a... →
July 2010
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June 2010
2 posts
Handmade Modern from Infusion Furniture →
Since moving his studio from Fort Point to Jamaica Plain, Quentin Kelley’s been busy introducing new pieces to Infusion Furniture, his line of handmade, modern furniture. Quentin…
Twitter Is The Vuvuzela of Social Media →
May 2010
3 posts
Ana Donahue’s Eclectic Modern in Grafton →
Some people are strict modernists. Others, pure classicists. But I’d guess most people would fall somewhere in between, just as Boston-area interior designer Ana Donahue’s clients…
Week 7 update/Week 8 Spring Cure #ATcure →
Week 7 – Bedroom
This past week I shopped a lot for colored accents to use in our bedroom with no luck! I just couldn’t find anything I liked. However upon shopping around in my own…
Vessel Closing Sale →
That’s right, the last sale. Vessel Inc is in the process of closing its retail location in Chinatown.
From the very beginning, Vessel has been run with inegrity and a sense of…
April 2010
19 posts
Week 6 update/Week 7 Spring Cure #ATcure →
Week 6 – update
Light therapy didn’t really happen for us this week! Aside from not having time and money to find solutions to our lighting problem, the hanging lamp from ikea we…
MKS Design Solves MIT’s Seating Problem →
If you’ve ever sat through a discussion or film at any of Boston’s historic colleges, you’ll recognize the problem MIT had at Simmons Hall: An “array of simple, flat upholstered benches…
Winners Announced for Design Biennial Boston 2010 →
After an open call for entries and a “a review process conducted by a jury of prominent designers”, winners for this year’s Design Biennial Boston have been announced:
Dan Hisel…
Vessel 2010 Lecture Series: Hungry Mother →
Last Tuesday, I had the pleasure of attending a lecture by Rachel and Alon Munzer of Hungry Mother. The talk was a part of Vessel’s 2010 Lecture Series and it offered an interesting peek at the…
Week 5 Update/Week 6 Spring Cure #ATcure →
This week started off strong and then dwindled very quickly! We were a bit distracted with our baby to do list this week. But I started off the week cleaning out our wall of white…
What Skateboarding Has Taught Me About Marketing →
A List for Meg’s Birthday! →
A List for Meg’s Birthday! →
“Every moment of every day is a long intellectual process. Professionally,...”
– Designer and architect Piero Lissoni, as told to Dwell’s Jordan Kushins.
Handmade Monday: Ripegoods →
While scouring the interwebs for this week’s Handmade Monday designer, Meg pointed at my monitor and exclaimed, “That’s GORGEOUS!” So, this week’s pick is not only beautiful, it’s…
Week 4 Update Spring Cure #ATcure →
This week was fairly productive for us. We started off setting up both our office’s. Last weekend were able to move Kevin’s office downstairs from the loft and we managed to set up his…
Weekly Design Sales: 4/9/10 →
A handful of great design sales this weekend, including a moving sale at Bliss Home! After several years on Newbury St, Panamani Manadee and crew are packing up and moving to the North Shore. Be…
Heidi Pribell’s Bachelor Academic →
I recently had a chance to meet and spend some time with interior designer Heidi Pribell at her store/studio in Cambridge. I got to learn about Heidi’s career, from studying at the New…
Week 3 Update/Week 4 Spring Cure #ATcure →
This weekend we played Tetris with our furniture (with a little help from our friends!) We moved Kevin’s office, that was up in the loft, and what now will be the nursery, downstairs to…
A Case Study for Using Social Media in a Service... →
A Case Study for Using Social Media in a Service... →
“At last the air fragrant, the bird’s bubbling whistle
Succinct in the...”
– Delmore Schwartz, “Cambridge, Spring 1937”
When The Smiths Tell You To Ask, You Ask →
When The Smiths Tell You To Ask, You Ask →