CURATE: HIPSTA-NY
It was one of those perfect weekends in New York. Hurricane Earl had hightailed through and left a breezy souvenir behind. Ideal time for a stroll across the Brooklyn Bridge. One could see forever. No smog. No pollution. (Although I did lose my child for 10 minutes which made me HYSTERICAL). We covered some serious [...]
CURATE: The Photographer’s Eye
James Merrell: Master Interior Photographer… All images from James Merrill.co Contributor: Philippa Berrington Blew
CURATE: The Breslin
Arthur Bovino, the lead writer for “Always Hungry“, a New York City restaurant review, has aptly described The Breslin Restaurant at The Ace Hotel as a ‘cool, cleaned up version of the Edmont Hotel in ‘The Catcher in the Rye’. The inherently beautiful 19th Century features have been preserved: wooden floors, rough and reclaimed; leather [...]
CURATE: Brimfield, MA
After hearing tales of the Brimfield Antique Show (MA) for years, a friend from South Africa and I decided to hot-foot it over there, to see what we could unearth. And, oh boy, are we glad we did. Firstly, it is VAST – acres upon acres of dealers spread over several fields. Secondly, having arrived [...]
CURATE: For those with more ‘dash than cash’…
We stayed at The Jane Hotel in the West Village this weekend, and what a visual feast it was. If you’re into Taxidermy (check), faded grandeur (check) and general bohemia (triple check), then this would be your stomping ground. Originally built as a seaman’s hotel (and hosting survivors of the Titanic until the end of [...]
Give Hampden a Hug.
We turned around for a second and noticed that March is here at last! Say see ya to February and Hello March with a little art, shopping & mixing it up with friends in Hampden. (It’s already a good sign that it will hit the 60′s this weekend!) Take a walk down 36th St. this [...]