5 under 40 Snapshots

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvW8cnTAtOhLIC1uxLMYt3TiQHZ5Wlok710j9EoWIbH6PqJLGMH3vmQI-ujli1VoD2xUPOqHwq-9sVO3BPPdnoqmmvF7bE-oSntsQCX1Jai6vlaf-Alg2Ls7CDfNakjTxj5Zg3trAS940g/s1600/florals-5under40-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653119362220459090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvW8cnTAtOhLIC1uxLMYt3TiQHZ5Wlok710j9EoWIbH6PqJLGMH3vmQI-ujli1VoD2xUPOqHwq-9sVO3BPPdnoqmmvF7bE-oSntsQCX1Jai6vlaf-Alg2Ls7CDfNakjTxj5Zg3trAS940g/s800/florals-5under40-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBDOC0_li_9AX8E1GcqDxrIaoO0ALWDfP4PtfzcNekGY7G_1xg4sRtJykiMeXOVof89lYvSx1Zo-VrriOkghPNY7YZJgPNSSA83AYiQNLPXq39VkNePEBf3-hR2UMnT2IaCBirxP6iPnf/s1600/2011-5Under40-Winners.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653125959031810098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBDOC0_li_9AX8E1GcqDxrIaoO0ALWDfP4PtfzcNekGY7G_1xg4sRtJykiMeXOVof89lYvSx1Zo-VrriOkghPNY7YZJgPNSSA83AYiQNLPXq39VkNePEBf3-hR2UMnT2IaCBirxP6iPnf/s800/2011-5Under40-Winners.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Clockwise from the top:</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.debrafolz.com/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Debra Folz</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a href="http://www.onyarchitecture.com/">Nima Yadollahpour</a>,<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><a href="http://www.ssdarchitecture.com/about/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://www.filzfelt.com/blogs/info/3057622-about-us" target="_blank">Kelly Smith</a>, <a href="http://www.ssdarchitecture.com/about/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Jinhee Park</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><a href="http://www.rachelreider.com/" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Rachel Reider</a><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">photo credit: <a href="http://www.michaelfeinphotography.com/">Michael Fein</a></span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fSqor4sXRz8MzZ8wphy7-XSr6F1n1uA8Oc02-1_BuxTzfyzcCWCecrXxv1a7IEGzLGW3EASdHoD4FjttTvZa4MKugo5hsiwbvCXPHH4Yo2LK7-v30abKKmQArLk-wjGDuAdkPN4SqmxO/s1600/crowd-5under40-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653108679518797650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fSqor4sXRz8MzZ8wphy7-XSr6F1n1uA8Oc02-1_BuxTzfyzcCWCecrXxv1a7IEGzLGW3EASdHoD4FjttTvZa4MKugo5hsiwbvCXPHH4Yo2LK7-v30abKKmQArLk-wjGDuAdkPN4SqmxO/s800/crowd-5under40-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Thursday, September 15th at The Galleria in Boston</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />Hosted by <a href="http://www.nehomemag.com/">New England Home Magazine</a> at the Galleria in Boston, the <a href="http://www.nehomemag.com/ms/5-under-40/home">5 under 40</a> event showcased carpets custom-designed by 5 of New England’s talented design stars (of the under 40 crowd ; ) Woven by <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/Oriental-Rug-Gallery.php">Landry & Arcari</a>, these unique textiles were a brilliant backdrop to a lively evening of industry socializing. Each carpet was auctioned off to the highest bidder with all proceeds donated to <a href="http://barakatworld.org/">Barakat, Inc.</a>, a charity based in Cambridge, MA that promotes educational opportunities for women and children in central and south Asia. I took a few photos of the carpets, and a lot more pictures of the crowd ...</span><a href="http://www.ferguson.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2E6d71EK64rp8Oi7PdegJSUlRcm45fWRdNfFWgU4osYyG8hr70_xlO6sWtKm_OsvZXmCd8KeJmTCs5DGzq_IsOnZqsOlMV1KzRdNc22YVG5YnNHAP_y6-0RFMfFca0Z-0rnisxn8VJ1jE/s1600/rachelreider_carpet_5under40.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653113907157669250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2E6d71EK64rp8Oi7PdegJSUlRcm45fWRdNfFWgU4osYyG8hr70_xlO6sWtKm_OsvZXmCd8KeJmTCs5DGzq_IsOnZqsOlMV1KzRdNc22YVG5YnNHAP_y6-0RFMfFca0Z-0rnisxn8VJ1jE/s800/rachelreider_carpet_5under40.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Carpet designed by Rachel Reider of Rachel Reider Interiors</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5I8i-NGBF3vgqzJTFXGRZaYFq4iVQAoTJ0ZLw3jv48R3meAXL3LE3RoKGDK3cpcy6r5fXflHFiy2KiyUaJEYmlkYPYxsP6Fpm3i4VxJ9oQZ0o9FNFXVNJykUk2o2wmal18ArprCgsBVV/s1600/debrafolz_carpet-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653113521628920658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5I8i-NGBF3vgqzJTFXGRZaYFq4iVQAoTJ0ZLw3jv48R3meAXL3LE3RoKGDK3cpcy6r5fXflHFiy2KiyUaJEYmlkYPYxsP6Fpm3i4VxJ9oQZ0o9FNFXVNJykUk2o2wmal18ArprCgsBVV/s800/debrafolz_carpet-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Carpet by designer Debra Folz</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8R9giz2IhVm1grfkPGhOHpDPZnkx1QfI7cbkkuGtPNegHNqMpzXU-HadJZ-snhZk3pCEC0CXbJwZuwslvs3BXN6eMKpIS_wYKnqfhxHRChTuIRVDhRnTpGQFMl51ttkkpus56uuQNFnI/s1600/KellyHarrisCarpet_5under40.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653149872100208034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8R9giz2IhVm1grfkPGhOHpDPZnkx1QfI7cbkkuGtPNegHNqMpzXU-HadJZ-snhZk3pCEC0CXbJwZuwslvs3BXN6eMKpIS_wYKnqfhxHRChTuIRVDhRnTpGQFMl51ttkkpus56uuQNFnI/s800/KellyHarrisCarpet_5under40.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Designed by Kelly Harris Smith of FilzFelt</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHk38MFZK7zCgumjPmbZvyi4PU8KkiBY_7aHU1C6wDpePGHL1FhtpfkpuGPgy34O0Ke2zfMfcbhI9PH0yW9tYaaajnwfbCmuV854Zgu-xObSKdegNYH7Fft99nJmJht8F49Vd6x2dj-eT/s1600/yvonne-rosanne-5under40-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653108931346884290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHk38MFZK7zCgumjPmbZvyi4PU8KkiBY_7aHU1C6wDpePGHL1FhtpfkpuGPgy34O0Ke2zfMfcbhI9PH0yW9tYaaajnwfbCmuV854Zgu-xObSKdegNYH7Fft99nJmJht8F49Vd6x2dj-eT/s800/yvonne-rosanne-5under40-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">With designer Rosanne Palazola of <a href="http://thefocusondesign.blogspot.com/">Focus on Design</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sz4m0RL3h0i0sddUvFjJIhrdUsODkfBtkkRofkeK01nTCLhkJSPkDoz15XkcKq_rhOJnh9IFrcXkn1ynpXJhjSDoxjBHXEI2Bts25w48S1OWFeV3cyDJEf_AXLCFTDIpB-yTl76aVFEF/s1600/Yvonne-Robin-Sharon-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653108872533120514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sz4m0RL3h0i0sddUvFjJIhrdUsODkfBtkkRofkeK01nTCLhkJSPkDoz15XkcKq_rhOJnh9IFrcXkn1ynpXJhjSDoxjBHXEI2Bts25w48S1OWFeV3cyDJEf_AXLCFTDIpB-yTl76aVFEF/s800/Yvonne-Robin-Sharon-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">With new friends of mine, Robin Davis and</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Sharon Hunt of <a href="http://designerbath.com/">Designer Bath</a> in Beverly</span></div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5trnWECxm70E0EbkJa5ez1DreGd3NdIjsAJTwruqDOlY7jzOq6cdLltb44KWewdytYafRqKftVEZGd0YUmifxT7Cou8LTqBZrmlJIukotwKKfzv_lR3QsYrSiMaM2hMn1Pgj5756EMii3/s1600/roseanne-leslie-michael-5under40-s.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653108671280702530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5trnWECxm70E0EbkJa5ez1DreGd3NdIjsAJTwruqDOlY7jzOq6cdLltb44KWewdytYafRqKftVEZGd0YUmifxT7Cou8LTqBZrmlJIukotwKKfzv_lR3QsYrSiMaM2hMn1Pgj5756EMii3/s800/roseanne-leslie-michael-5under40-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Rosanne with event sponsor Leslie Fine of <a href="http://www.lesliefineinteriors.com/index.html">Leslie Fine Interiors</a> and<br />latest <a href="http://www.newenglandfinery.com/">New England Finery</a> cover photographer <a href="http://michaeljleephotography.com/">Michael J. Lee</a>, who</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">with his dapper white-trimmed jacket ended up in a lot of candids!</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh1jxv5a9Ds4z8Lh7g4cZ11LA9aj9Ru2T5gKG2JMxFAmqCOyLieC0JABrumnum2rXAlRbFNkoxU74S7AnuBctiLHnG3p6oGq2bm3UeZU8sd8_YR41BV3sxD8AMpDWIap0JVbmC5NFLrxO/s1600/michael-linda-5under40-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653108674540508898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh1jxv5a9Ds4z8Lh7g4cZ11LA9aj9Ru2T5gKG2JMxFAmqCOyLieC0JABrumnum2rXAlRbFNkoxU74S7AnuBctiLHnG3p6oGq2bm3UeZU8sd8_YR41BV3sxD8AMpDWIap0JVbmC5NFLrxO/s800/michael-linda-5under40-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Michael with Linda Merrill of <a href="http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/">Surroundings</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />and <a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/">The Skirted Roundtable</a></span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMosMEM8sw7vKvyf4-pBQYRfdqYa-jOYy-Qf1tb0HlKaAL3dGOhtk5HyULHpf9aVnltFOTfPVH35qcfnoT30LTfcgIu3wW2IjAtmsE-Tfetgls-cHeOb8WnDY06ARWSrRK8UieDVlTx1lv/s1600/greg-michael-5under40-s.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653108463843504706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMosMEM8sw7vKvyf4-pBQYRfdqYa-jOYy-Qf1tb0HlKaAL3dGOhtk5HyULHpf9aVnltFOTfPVH35qcfnoT30LTfcgIu3wW2IjAtmsE-Tfetgls-cHeOb8WnDY06ARWSrRK8UieDVlTx1lv/s800/greg-michael-5under40-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Michael with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-England-Icons-Villages-Saltboxes/dp/0881509272">New England Icons</a> photographer <a href="http://www.gregpremru.com/">Greg Premru </a></span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwC4modKdjmJ2tqvK2OoXcYjlNM0-_bo94ykm0z-1Wzvvup9kYyIc_FO3CTFJZtQ6qFHCGWhDTn0b7zwcJ-FBAFe6-fhxnGmojxC91etAvUpcswKr_jy9ph1sKSlYvQ064GozbdGxFjNdz/s1600/michael-johnk-5under40-s.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653108463506257746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwC4modKdjmJ2tqvK2OoXcYjlNM0-_bo94ykm0z-1Wzvvup9kYyIc_FO3CTFJZtQ6qFHCGWhDTn0b7zwcJ-FBAFe6-fhxnGmojxC91etAvUpcswKr_jy9ph1sKSlYvQ064GozbdGxFjNdz/s800/michael-johnk-5under40-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Michael with John Kelsey of <a href="http://www.wilsonkelseydesign.com/">Wilson Kelsey Design</a></span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Khh8758ag6IRbdr2U3hbxTvDzOU_lrotB7jshOojbaxgwpkmqgTpWOrncSJqPGQ-RFLGRoazgokARU5RA7U92alA-Xkd17e4GMVwj5c-nQx1PmDDI6ZhR4Fhk8OcVK0DwtF9eJ-rTSXJ/s1600/joanne-michael-5under40-s.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653108461848491858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Khh8758ag6IRbdr2U3hbxTvDzOU_lrotB7jshOojbaxgwpkmqgTpWOrncSJqPGQ-RFLGRoazgokARU5RA7U92alA-Xkd17e4GMVwj5c-nQx1PmDDI6ZhR4Fhk8OcVK0DwtF9eJ-rTSXJ/s800/joanne-michael-5under40-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">In the middle: Joanne DiFrancesco of <a href="http://www.jdcomm.biz/content/joanne-difrancesco">JD Communications </a></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Left: Adam Graber, Vice President of Sales at <a href="http://gerritystone.com/">GerrityStone</a></span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmkcPzNUeRQjqzNBAptw7EbI_4zMzZzNL2aviBiOfJ8yWpUt69wZ5BcDTK9RdpwW13hBUJWCbKY2YEMHZ7sirVfKYp86O9uXXVCMpIKCky4g03XZ8PPGePJl4ffQPgtRuBw_yjdU6SUjB/s1600/JDCommunications-5under40.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653123891797642050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmkcPzNUeRQjqzNBAptw7EbI_4zMzZzNL2aviBiOfJ8yWpUt69wZ5BcDTK9RdpwW13hBUJWCbKY2YEMHZ7sirVfKYp86O9uXXVCMpIKCky4g03XZ8PPGePJl4ffQPgtRuBw_yjdU6SUjB/s800/JDCommunications-5under40.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Chris Kelly, <a href="http://www.fifthhousepr.com/index.html">Fifth House PR</a> with Sarah DiFrancesco, State Street</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgi9zD0leV5mgB2Kio-TO0m_b9kVkjS6mDLKUIUg3MolCsoRK63E8F9ZWLakZ9XuqaLqRK_f85LkOqOyb8f8ewSEds5aNHnpNdh8XMxrPZSME_oPIzWSk3x_-z0rTY41HnNZoNtNYzyaW/s1600/katie-julieann-sage-5under40.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653119357837689074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgi9zD0leV5mgB2Kio-TO0m_b9kVkjS6mDLKUIUg3MolCsoRK63E8F9ZWLakZ9XuqaLqRK_f85LkOqOyb8f8ewSEds5aNHnpNdh8XMxrPZSME_oPIzWSk3x_-z0rTY41HnNZoNtNYzyaW/s800/katie-julieann-sage-5under40.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Julieann Covino of <a href="http://www.jaceinteriors.com/">Jace Interiors</a> on the left</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">with interior designer <a href="http://katierosenfelddesign.com/">Katie Rosenfeld,</a> and on<br />the right with Sage from <a href="http://www.mallyskokdesign.com/">Mally Skok Design</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" > <span style="font-weight: bold;">Thank you New England Home Magazine</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />for hosting another fun design event!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=477112&supId=334067267"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646127677323213906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYyYZmpIvQp1vkeL_AfpEvFsxbcvoKqyaP-zAPbjdXdrh7iVK8V0mk8wDk94_OjKrEhfVmI4NMC-g5BxUuHJzs2SeexH_u7Rxcu5mNFi_KBcFB9r4WIOyDehapGqLsg0KxBFgQRaUMZ1c/s800/RodmanRideLogo.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> End note: Photographer Michael J. Lee will be getting on his bike to ride 100 miles next weekend to benefit the Big Brothers, Big Sisters foundation. <a href="http://michaeljleephotography.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-i-ride.html">Click here to read more about Michael’s ride and to support him in reaching his fund raising goal.</a><br />Good luck, Michael!<br /></div><br /><br /></div>

5 under 40 Snapshots

Clockwise from the top: Debra Folz , Nima Yadollahpour , Kelly Smith , Jinhee Park , Rachel Reider photo credit: Michael Fein Thursday, Sep...

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzvIxsnRHylZZZOiVhTY3OuXK5W-Dq1VyCpPei15ju2rp28B1JTfWF9TZJ35YxdSJPOymgpUgO_f8Nvt9HYYOti7ZFWy1WEz0xB3xkHB_2vcj0zfY6rT5ZHp6iEpcaNeKRVUaWuExbbuH/s1600/hammocks%254012chairs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601926878946564514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzvIxsnRHylZZZOiVhTY3OuXK5W-Dq1VyCpPei15ju2rp28B1JTfWF9TZJ35YxdSJPOymgpUgO_f8Nvt9HYYOti7ZFWy1WEz0xB3xkHB_2vcj0zfY6rT5ZHp6iEpcaNeKRVUaWuExbbuH/s800/hammocks%254012chairs.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEX-sxW7yXNTmu5HEtgInbn3LlmluLEYAMK66StmJ4cvfqHbXKm6k4jqVSIqrSjvdpGug9aiNvnoqmciFCjQ15G7NybjztZrMx87zxrdlaXj4PCxQD0hlhUYEUzkJGiykYoaWAY5vqx8R/s1600/bed%254012chairs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601927005726852354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEX-sxW7yXNTmu5HEtgInbn3LlmluLEYAMK66StmJ4cvfqHbXKm6k4jqVSIqrSjvdpGug9aiNvnoqmciFCjQ15G7NybjztZrMx87zxrdlaXj4PCxQD0hlhUYEUzkJGiykYoaWAY5vqx8R/s800/bed%254012chairs.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDH7Cxjbokr6oYMHQX3Qyp1u7HRZ4Sb8jDQ9RUUx2JooKOytb7OKP_chlhhusEz9sDAorRygBXb97OuUWPYowoH-R-LsAeMoPCRZsJCBZJstj1jNEOslaBp0ct-UEewGmf8JUSUYv0SsPL/s1600/childrens%254012chairs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601926879812186130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDH7Cxjbokr6oYMHQX3Qyp1u7HRZ4Sb8jDQ9RUUx2JooKOytb7OKP_chlhhusEz9sDAorRygBXb97OuUWPYowoH-R-LsAeMoPCRZsJCBZJstj1jNEOslaBp0ct-UEewGmf8JUSUYv0SsPL/s800/childrens%254012chairs.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkjkU7ylr4qUO8hYk-TCuj4qjpYh6w9sEQSorvPrALrWHUyhucFrclVYSkkln4uWjH4wKb6WnuV5VoZJa_TXGyt0FO8Ns8WRYFf6idizova6GynUB31GgTj85t_KTxGZBRy45f_xneu7h/s1600/guests%254012chairs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601926889672872786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkjkU7ylr4qUO8hYk-TCuj4qjpYh6w9sEQSorvPrALrWHUyhucFrclVYSkkln4uWjH4wKb6WnuV5VoZJa_TXGyt0FO8Ns8WRYFf6idizova6GynUB31GgTj85t_KTxGZBRy45f_xneu7h/s800/guests%254012chairs.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">A couple of weeks ago, I attended a Boston design industry <a href="http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/tweetup">tweet-up</a> hosted at <a href="http://www.twelvechairsboston.com/">12 Chairs</a> on A Street in Boston. This Fort Point based interior design studio and home furnishings shop, run by </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.twelvechairsboston.com/p/people-planet.html">Roisin Giese and Miggy Mason,</a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"> offers a well-edited selection of sustainable design goodies, gift items and furniture. They also display local artists ... I loved this painting of a city alley (above photo, right-hand corner) which reminded me of a recent <span style="font-weight: bold;">New England Finery</span> photo shoot in the North End (see page 40 of the <a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef2-april.may2011">April/May issue</a>).</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKe3-FP3HhMiUlMH_1RObeP2Y21RLi1c0gyudBzoExL9aapnp_VQNwbPX52F2Vkywg0wuOuopLlASgKotKMb4Zp3yGTPQfNTH27YgOJz7ZOZ7PvhAUFLlPQ9byMPy7JdaV1tZ5tfuhpewR/s1600/organizers%254012chairs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601926886248429954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKe3-FP3HhMiUlMH_1RObeP2Y21RLi1c0gyudBzoExL9aapnp_VQNwbPX52F2Vkywg0wuOuopLlASgKotKMb4Zp3yGTPQfNTH27YgOJz7ZOZ7PvhAUFLlPQ9byMPy7JdaV1tZ5tfuhpewR/s800/organizers%254012chairs.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >From left: Roisin, Miggy, Jennifer and Julieann</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />The event was put together by social media wonder <a href="http://creategirl.blogspot.com/">Julieann Covino</a> of <a href="http://www.jaceinteriors.com/">Jace Interiors</a> along with Jennifer Driscoll, editor of <a href="http://www.perspectivenewengland.com/">Perspective Magazine</a>, another digital design publication which features architectural design in New England. The event took place just a day after the launch of <span style="font-weight: bold;">New England Finery</span> issue 2, so Jen and I had a lot to talk about! <span style="font-weight: bold;">Perspectives Magazine</span> already has <a href="http://www.perspectivenewengland.com/archives">7 issues</a> published, and Jen was more than generous in sharing her tips in running a successful design magazine online.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeFPhm_MS_sKhKPfBu0Aj2ZtyNsrt0SBw7u7hn2zTETIg5YK9CMPtIrkGyAo8tqAYVpz90DvSl-pS6pmbRPeu_-tK8WqH4b4TojfWy_si-9Dwjn3zGU-10hpu9LEApjHeDhdQVyYLXSfF/s1600/books%254012chairs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601927016264347666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeFPhm_MS_sKhKPfBu0Aj2ZtyNsrt0SBw7u7hn2zTETIg5YK9CMPtIrkGyAo8tqAYVpz90DvSl-pS6pmbRPeu_-tK8WqH4b4TojfWy_si-9Dwjn3zGU-10hpu9LEApjHeDhdQVyYLXSfF/s800/books%254012chairs.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Sharing ideas and resources along with celebrating Boston-based design was the objective of this get together. As Julieann mentioned, Boston has a strong design community, and while it is great to connect on twitter and facebook (which is how many of us communicate), seeing each other “in real life</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> at these types of gatherings is a great way to really get to know the many talented people in our business.<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hq07ZPNpmEvJUjHWDn9sxPXPtI5ujDb7aYy4B1jmyzaHhDCQL8kq3Gq4PMSiVeve4WK2NdUDqALwVNKmNJIkR3u8EYXrTLIbsCesBPXl-nXwQ3IyOxo7LvewbN_sYzuKMPHhkEF4dhPG/s1600/ducksonchair%254012chairs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601927015661695938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hq07ZPNpmEvJUjHWDn9sxPXPtI5ujDb7aYy4B1jmyzaHhDCQL8kq3Gq4PMSiVeve4WK2NdUDqALwVNKmNJIkR3u8EYXrTLIbsCesBPXl-nXwQ3IyOxo7LvewbN_sYzuKMPHhkEF4dhPG/s900/ducksonchair%254012chairs.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDH7Cxjbokr6oYMHQX3Qyp1u7HRZ4Sb8jDQ9RUUx2JooKOytb7OKP_chlhhusEz9sDAorRygBXb97OuUWPYowoH-R-LsAeMoPCRZsJCBZJstj1jNEOslaBp0ct-UEewGmf8JUSUYv0SsPL/s1600/childrens%254012chairs.jpg"><br /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I went to the event with my friend <a href="http://thefocusondesign.blogspot.com/">Rosanne</a>, and we enjoyed some delicious munchies, wine and Prosecco (my favorite ; ) while chatting with new and old friends. While I didn’t take a lot of people pictures (we were too busy talking) here are some quick mentions of who was in attendance ...<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Linda Merrill of <a href="http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Surroundings</span></a> (another designer with a great digital design magazine) who I have mentioned <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/#uds-search-results">numerous times</a> on this blog!</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Photographer <a href="http://michaeljleephotography.com/www.michaeljleephotography.com/HOME.html">Michael J. Lee</a>, who actually shoots all the covers for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Surroundings Magazine </span>and whose work has been seen in a wealth of other shelter publications (he even made it in </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/nef2-april.may2011">New England Finery</a>, see page 32-33 of issue 2). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Designer <a href="http://www.lesliefineinteriors.com/pages/about.html">Leslie Fine</a>, who wrote an article for <span style="font-weight: bold;">New England Finery</span> issue 2 (see pages 28 – 31). While we were talking that night, she mentioned an upcoming project to design a 20 x 30 foot display area for </span><span style="font-size:130%;">the Residential Design and Construction Show</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> for <span style="font-weight: bold;">New England Home Magazine </span>(who we have both <a href="http://blog.nehomemag.com/upcoming-guest-bloggers/">guest blogged</a> for recently). Take a look at how it came out by visiting <a href="http://blog.lesliefineinteriors.com/events/leslie-fine-interiors-designs-new-england-home-magazines-booth-at-rdc-2011/">her design blog</a>. Fabulous!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I also got to meet <a href="http://katierosenfelddesign.com/">Katie Rosenfeld</a> a designer from Weston who I had only “</span><span style="font-size:130%;">spoken with</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> on twitter previously. We had discovered online that we both attended Boston College around the same time. We have probably crossed paths many times without realizing it!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSsgA06TKpxnumFRQfJAN_9fVDCO4etDTsOMzU8D6nbmQ4Ebbns71Hsi1yvIWjcc95w2ANBbdjwBS_iIXe40BhCR1q1HdUw30EkuJqN9C52rlF4n-CEBWSl8YrdmF8gIvqaHrys5sC3ef/s1600/Fancyseeing%254012chairs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601926885224096546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSsgA06TKpxnumFRQfJAN_9fVDCO4etDTsOMzU8D6nbmQ4Ebbns71Hsi1yvIWjcc95w2ANBbdjwBS_iIXe40BhCR1q1HdUw30EkuJqN9C52rlF4n-CEBWSl8YrdmF8gIvqaHrys5sC3ef/s800/Fancyseeing%254012chairs.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I met others including lifestyle blogger Erika Johnson of <a href="http://radiantrepublic.com/">Radiant Republic</a>, designer Rachel Reider who just <a href="http://www.rachelreider.com/news-5under40-award.html">won this award</a>, artist <a href="http://www.leedesign.biz/about.html">Marilyn MacLeod</a>, photographer <a href="http://www.sarahwinchesterstudios.com/">Sarah Winchester</a>, remodeling expert <a href="http://meadowviewconstruction.blogspot.com/">David West</a>, and <a href="http://www.jdcomm.biz/content/christina-tassie-miller">Christina Tassie Miller</a> of the PR firm J.D. Communications.<br /><br />Lots of design-related professionals were there, so if you are in the area and would like to meet a bunch of creatives at the next event, contact<a href="http://www.jaceinteriors.com/"> Julieann at Jace Interiors</a> and she will make sure you get an invitation.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.fabricadabra.us/iksiikpico34.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602334948434470530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-udDDS98CLsAbJ6HwUiVOjFz5Inntsba06ttkfpRkmqpgt3V6y6UJ52UvusfUpjiVsKB3vAM_hi6suMtHfCNPY-AEpjmfzLrAGPBhbOC5BMDdBYFDrt-TttwfjNI1Y0PkCrkegayoRJJ_/s400/Fabricadabra_IkatPillow.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />And did I mention there were prizes? I actually won this gorgeous silk/cotton ikat pillow from <a href="http://www.fabricadabra.us/index.html">Fabricadabra</a>. It is going to a special someone who has just this color on one of the walls in her home. If you are reading this, Mom, pretend that you are surprised when you get it ; )<br /><br />Thanks to Julieann, Jennifer, Miggy and Roisin for hosting this fun event. I look forward to seeing you and everyone else at the next one!<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDH7Cxjbokr6oYMHQX3Qyp1u7HRZ4Sb8jDQ9RUUx2JooKOytb7OKP_chlhhusEz9sDAorRygBXb97OuUWPYowoH-R-LsAeMoPCRZsJCBZJstj1jNEOslaBp0ct-UEewGmf8JUSUYv0SsPL/s1600/childrens%254012chairs.jpg"><br /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEX-sxW7yXNTmu5HEtgInbn3LlmluLEYAMK66StmJ4cvfqHbXKm6k4jqVSIqrSjvdpGug9aiNvnoqmciFCjQ15G7NybjztZrMx87zxrdlaXj4PCxQD0hlhUYEUzkJGiykYoaWAY5vqx8R/s1600/bed%254012chairs.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkjkU7ylr4qUO8hYk-TCuj4qjpYh6w9sEQSorvPrALrWHUyhucFrclVYSkkln4uWjH4wKb6WnuV5VoZJa_TXGyt0FO8Ns8WRYFf6idizova6GynUB31GgTj85t_KTxGZBRy45f_xneu7h/s1600/guests%254012chairs.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkjkU7ylr4qUO8hYk-TCuj4qjpYh6w9sEQSorvPrALrWHUyhucFrclVYSkkln4uWjH4wKb6WnuV5VoZJa_TXGyt0FO8Ns8WRYFf6idizova6GynUB31GgTj85t_KTxGZBRy45f_xneu7h/s1600/guests%254012chairs.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeFPhm_MS_sKhKPfBu0Aj2ZtyNsrt0SBw7u7hn2zTETIg5YK9CMPtIrkGyAo8tqAYVpz90DvSl-pS6pmbRPeu_-tK8WqH4b4TojfWy_si-9Dwjn3zGU-10hpu9LEApjHeDhdQVyYLXSfF/s1600/books%254012chairs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hq07ZPNpmEvJUjHWDn9sxPXPtI5ujDb7aYy4B1jmyzaHhDCQL8kq3Gq4PMSiVeve4WK2NdUDqALwVNKmNJIkR3u8EYXrTLIbsCesBPXl-nXwQ3IyOxo7LvewbN_sYzuKMPHhkEF4dhPG/s1600/ducksonchair%254012chairs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDH7Cxjbokr6oYMHQX3Qyp1u7HRZ4Sb8jDQ9RUUx2JooKOytb7OKP_chlhhusEz9sDAorRygBXb97OuUWPYowoH-R-LsAeMoPCRZsJCBZJstj1jNEOslaBp0ct-UEewGmf8JUSUYv0SsPL/s1600/childrens%254012chairs.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEX-sxW7yXNTmu5HEtgInbn3LlmluLEYAMK66StmJ4cvfqHbXKm6k4jqVSIqrSjvdpGug9aiNvnoqmciFCjQ15G7NybjztZrMx87zxrdlaXj4PCxQD0hlhUYEUzkJGiykYoaWAY5vqx8R/s1600/bed%254012chairs.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEX-sxW7yXNTmu5HEtgInbn3LlmluLEYAMK66StmJ4cvfqHbXKm6k4jqVSIqrSjvdpGug9aiNvnoqmciFCjQ15G7NybjztZrMx87zxrdlaXj4PCxQD0hlhUYEUzkJGiykYoaWAY5vqx8R/s1600/bed%254012chairs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSsgA06TKpxnumFRQfJAN_9fVDCO4etDTsOMzU8D6nbmQ4Ebbns71Hsi1yvIWjcc95w2ANBbdjwBS_iIXe40BhCR1q1HdUw30EkuJqN9C52rlF4n-CEBWSl8YrdmF8gIvqaHrys5sC3ef/s1600/Fancyseeing%254012chairs.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzvIxsnRHylZZZOiVhTY3OuXK5W-Dq1VyCpPei15ju2rp28B1JTfWF9TZJ35YxdSJPOymgpUgO_f8Nvt9HYYOti7ZFWy1WEz0xB3xkHB_2vcj0zfY6rT5ZHp6iEpcaNeKRVUaWuExbbuH/s1600/hammocks%254012chairs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a>

Tweet up at 12 Chairs

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a Boston design industry tweet-up hosted at 12 Chairs on A Street in Boston. This Fort Point based inter...

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This month @NewEnglandHome

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">aaa</span><br /><a href="http://www.nehomemag.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561461296754345138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstxNoovBTI5gtM3VXeSAoFEOGeghEQF5PmPHuTkqqcrRV-Uq8A8jlow8w-LqsNe_9mctEGYDyK8gPU0NoCCjnKaqZUF2gALd_AlymL9FafQaj9bySbc493bAvQKKyGo_MgHBEwI-OcIas/s400/nehome1.2011cover.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.nehomemag.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">New England Home, Jan./Feb. 2011</span></a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Cover photo by <a href="http://www.lauramoss.com/">Laura Moss</a></span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />The January/February issue of <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.nehomemag.com/">New England Home</a> </span>magazine just hit the newsstands and guess who’s in it? Actually, a lot of local talent is featured throughout, but I felt especially honored to be included in a shout-out to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Danvers Historical Society</span> <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/08/summer-nursery-design-in-detail.html">summer design show</a> (see pages 122 and 124).</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDFZWJN_vYYZkjZyiBBSznOVv8Ngy9CSt2LdpKQ5ILevdWVctBdjX-ILJ8ubGsDdGE4sy2Aj5EAqBur8_2-KGCJMQ8WaN1bpK8xrFOZ6W_vA2bciZ8S24zJIv_vcTJ-Bj0O44lyPCdsFt/s1600/dhs%25286photos%2529nehome+1.11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561461293732972770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDFZWJN_vYYZkjZyiBBSznOVv8Ngy9CSt2LdpKQ5ILevdWVctBdjX-ILJ8ubGsDdGE4sy2Aj5EAqBur8_2-KGCJMQ8WaN1bpK8xrFOZ6W_vA2bciZ8S24zJIv_vcTJ-Bj0O44lyPCdsFt/s400/dhs%25286photos%2529nehome+1.11.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">From New England Home, Jan./Feb. 2011</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />There are a lot of local design event photos in this current issue, making it easy to put a name with a face in the Boston design community. Also in the magazine, this month’s feature articles include some really neat spaces that are a twist on the traditional. In fact, <span style="font-weight: bold;">New England Home</span> seems to be on the verge of redefining itself, and is apparently catching on to the value of today’s social media driven design scene.<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><a href="http://nehomemagblog.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561462704659472594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzfFBh_JyJOCOIMFGt0AhFfmjoUYp-fnLXBLKJq09A9CQyvpatB8rtPe0gRxmjU6jeiXJStKVY67tEahWkgMfJDnD3ZNgFysL6uQ6Xr1mGlUMWUaLAkopsbHn4EGYfBReapHDMNv3Pox0/s400/greytree.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 100px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I was happy to discover this week that they just launched a <a href="http://nehomemagblog.com/">daily design blog</a> that will feature behind-the-scenes glimpses of magazine features, editor design pics, designer interviews, previews of upcoming events, and much more. Today, editor <a href="http://stacystyle.wordpress.com/">Stacy Kunstel</a> wrote a post referencing the dramatic cover photo of this month’s magazine and the current trend of designing with black (check it out by <a href="http://nehomemagblog.com/2011/01/design-in-depth-back-to-black/">clicking here</a>.)<br /><br />I am particularly interested in tuning in for the “guest blogger series</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> which will begin next Tuesday. Linda Merrill of <a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Skirted Roundtable</span></a> and <a href="http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Surroundings</span></a> will share this series for the month with Leslie Fine of <a href="http://blog.lesliefineinteriors.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Leslie Fine Interiors</span></a>. More bloggers will follow. Sounds like something I would be interested in ...</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIy71f9aT3GsqcDemI8QRqM1gXqqoJq1EgiXMdJMPpzspipVclmWR2lm3qgR9cKVivlZyd4-OvKKeMwZGmnVZMGu62l2D6ezR1ZfKP6NAhXLkEbLBikY1jWbjrOSqr08GsuktA-lhojrur/s1600/bookshelfYB.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561492277498437394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIy71f9aT3GsqcDemI8QRqM1gXqqoJq1EgiXMdJMPpzspipVclmWR2lm3qgR9cKVivlZyd4-OvKKeMwZGmnVZMGu62l2D6ezR1ZfKP6NAhXLkEbLBikY1jWbjrOSqr08GsuktA-lhojrur/s400/bookshelfYB.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >I am slowly transforming <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2011/01/making-room-for-creativity.html">my new office</a> into a<br />grown-up space. This <a href="http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/madison-3-shelf-bookrack/?pkey=e%7Cbookcases%2B%2526%2Bstorage%7C70%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C18&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH%7C%7CNoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules-_-">Pottery Barn bookrack</a> used to<br />hold the kids picture books and now it holds mine.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />To view the digital version of <span style="font-weight: bold;">New England Home</span> online, <a href="http://www.nehomemag.com/">visit their website</a>. This month’s issue is not up yet, so you will have to get a copy the traditional way or wait until the end of the month to view it in it’s entirety. I have one print copy of my own, but I just might have to run out and pick up a couple more copies to have on hand as keepsakes : )<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">1</span><br /><br /></span>

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