Kristin Drohan Collection @TwelveChairs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ljRj2fkTm49NfDqhhvUPZROm8ynK8-3DecEJdufWWjWNkRoj3WfkPFpGK07i6vb4aPxnmHce7Jqj99tX8C3nYxgplcH4Rg3aTjCQE1buorWpapBmBGjVjUwVKQ8lu663I8YAdPQLN2Ds/s1600/kristindrohan_bed@twelvechairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ljRj2fkTm49NfDqhhvUPZROm8ynK8-3DecEJdufWWjWNkRoj3WfkPFpGK07i6vb4aPxnmHce7Jqj99tX8C3nYxgplcH4Rg3aTjCQE1buorWpapBmBGjVjUwVKQ8lu663I8YAdPQLN2Ds/s800/kristindrohan_bed@twelvechairs.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="p1"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://www.kristindrohancollection.com/beds/john-bed/">John Canopy Bed</a> from the Kristin Drohan Collection</i></span></div></div><div class="p1"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>available at <a href="http://www.twelvechairsboston.com/p/shop.html">Twelve Chairs</a> in Boston</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A couple of weeks ago I attended the launch of the <a href="http://www.kristindrohancollection.com/">Kristin Drohan </a>furniture collection at <a href="http://www.twelvechairsboston.com/p/shop.html">Twelve Chairs</a> design studio in Boston. The owners of Twelve Chairs, <a href="http://www.twelvechairsboston.com/p/people-planet.html">Miggy Mason and Roisin Giese,</a> are interior designers and purveyors of sustainable furnishings. Their pretty shop, filled with organic wares, has a warm and inviting ambience. It is the perfect spot to host a party! They recently started to carry pieces from Kristin</span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">’</span></span><span style="font-size: large;">s line, and the rooms were filled with guests who were invited to check them out </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">“</span></span><span style="font-size: large;">in real life.</span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">”</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSjNgtb6l5qTHW8fN0qb7ujbJBn9EvtMQf7egsn03sk8572wvM36CqR22Iw-Od7PF1EobL280pNt4FSR0GVZxsUHBt9FFCCkZLOU4wnvpryDw5tz0hMl5v9i4pJWBtt6wG3QmAkJ_kqoH/s1600/kristindrohan_cushions@t12chairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSjNgtb6l5qTHW8fN0qb7ujbJBn9EvtMQf7egsn03sk8572wvM36CqR22Iw-Od7PF1EobL280pNt4FSR0GVZxsUHBt9FFCCkZLOU4wnvpryDw5tz0hMl5v9i4pJWBtt6wG3QmAkJ_kqoH/s800/kristindrohan_cushions@t12chairs.jpg" width="500" /></a><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Each piece from the collection is made from reclaimed woods and is marked with its own “</span><span style="font-size: large;">Provence.</span><span style="font-size: large;">” The fabrics are extremely durable and the eco-friendly soy-based cushions have extreme bounce back (inner coils = no bootie prints on these seats!) The upholstered pieces are also quite beautiful in design, scale and proportion.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTh5lQhWGBL3DxN3D6v_3AzhVf9Be33GAnXMby-Vfw8GQN3bnWnkXPVEscGkJVbOzhMx6Jqe_0Mr3P00XPraZOzp-TdAiChfbDMNXdXeHJrMf4GNNISwTu8CsNtcThyTzNHszwfAoTtbfl/s1600/12Chairs-KristinDrohan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTh5lQhWGBL3DxN3D6v_3AzhVf9Be33GAnXMby-Vfw8GQN3bnWnkXPVEscGkJVbOzhMx6Jqe_0Mr3P00XPraZOzp-TdAiChfbDMNXdXeHJrMf4GNNISwTu8CsNtcThyTzNHszwfAoTtbfl/s800/12Chairs-KristinDrohan.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://youtu.be/cc3TXvuTr7E" style="text-align: left;">Click here</a><span style="text-align: left;"> to see Kristin describe the anatomy of her collection in her own words.</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="p1" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><span style="text-align: left;"></span><br /><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="text-align: left;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDC9i8820i5byItFBVjzywTNmWUwihid9A7kTKQNhoPu_KrMVcrnrQA0jbQhczQPlSA2xBV4P0n6vb2g3OFg6wzYTkCdGMm7ijp727o35kpv8T9pzSHlLWbvC3j9JIHrTWLtoF1pykSJz/s1600/Sydney-Lounge-Chair-520x520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDC9i8820i5byItFBVjzywTNmWUwihid9A7kTKQNhoPu_KrMVcrnrQA0jbQhczQPlSA2xBV4P0n6vb2g3OFg6wzYTkCdGMm7ijp727o35kpv8T9pzSHlLWbvC3j9JIHrTWLtoF1pykSJz/s800/Sydney-Lounge-Chair-520x520.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="p1" style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The <a href="http://www.kristindrohancollection.com/chairs/sydney-lounge-chair/">Sydney Lounge Chair</a> available at Twelve Chairs</i></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgOes-O4dEycgFdm99ZJ7BbaDNQ6YzxgLPElp3EGayLCEFh6jlZZ1udbQa1lv5edn6IDg3CUOi2Ng8zq9g-RqCBk2fexG2M9pyGiuH4cng45stKTv9MnhEeYOPtDmSY67b6UU-KRFq4DL/s1600/yvonne+blacker_kristin+drohan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgOes-O4dEycgFdm99ZJ7BbaDNQ6YzxgLPElp3EGayLCEFh6jlZZ1udbQa1lv5edn6IDg3CUOi2Ng8zq9g-RqCBk2fexG2M9pyGiuH4cng45stKTv9MnhEeYOPtDmSY67b6UU-KRFq4DL/s800/yvonne+blacker_kristin+drohan.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>With Kristin Drohan at Twelve Chairs launch</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLQHI3uQ_-Pd5vGOnqpSMHFgMn6fBgeY9mf6N-Mx9KiEU5DWv6Oq61hjUzjw7urdRe3c2UMwF2wX3JbX6AA8RrMtl0QoDT804sNw29AF7EDK-4PJVufYzKBxyLKIfxuS6JL2XA3QJzRvd/s1600/drohan_summerissueNEF11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLQHI3uQ_-Pd5vGOnqpSMHFgMn6fBgeY9mf6N-Mx9KiEU5DWv6Oq61hjUzjw7urdRe3c2UMwF2wX3JbX6AA8RrMtl0QoDT804sNw29AF7EDK-4PJVufYzKBxyLKIfxuS6JL2XA3QJzRvd/s800/drohan_summerissueNEF11.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/45">Kristin Drohan Collection in New England Finery Magazine, summer 2011</a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">Kristin was featured in the summer issue of New England Finery Magazine. Shortly after, she moved with her family to Atlanta. It was so nice to meet up with her during her return visit to Boston. </span><a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/44" style="text-align: left;">Read her design story here.</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">One of Kristin</span><span style="text-align: left;">’</span><span style="text-align: left;">s goals when I first interviewed her, was to expand the offering of her collections to a variety of showrooms and geographical markets. She recently had a very successful sale on </span><a href="https://www.onekingslane.com/">One Kings Lane</a><span style="text-align: left;"> in addition to launching at Twelve Chairs. Lots of designers are finding out about her custom-build options ... I think she is well on her way!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">Congratulations, Kristin, and thank you </span><span style="text-align: left;">Twelve Chairs for hosting such a fun evening! Below are more pics from the party.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfsEY1z9xLqr01cTZ2_w9RzLQ-q3jfcQdObbkQohsO_S6Bp6l8FVVZmdO0PZq9xtMlhus19ax8QVdA2YyfErYdwWww_bBN-NyQ0u0ALE2gyJcmV-pDOciC4owH3ErYxjZJj88BgGzdYIk/s1600/rosanne_katherine@12chairs-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfsEY1z9xLqr01cTZ2_w9RzLQ-q3jfcQdObbkQohsO_S6Bp6l8FVVZmdO0PZq9xtMlhus19ax8QVdA2YyfErYdwWww_bBN-NyQ0u0ALE2gyJcmV-pDOciC4owH3ErYxjZJj88BgGzdYIk/s800/rosanne_katherine@12chairs-s.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>My friends and feature contributors to New England Finery:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> designers <a href="http://thefocusondesign.blogspot.com/">Rosanne Palazola</a> and </i><i><a href="http://design4seasons.blogspot.com/">Katherine Hawkins</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIzBDKvW62TuNgTSYnCDa8F9IDZ0NmKXRZukX7MC0lBHa7H78Lb6Z-B6onHFlERkrNhfX8LSUF1NHEvEdsPjWR8bsHVVgNLB7QctNq6ILRV4m1gGzGEz4v93HchJ9B7t5vIaFh1ffhLQD/s1600/rosanne_kristindrohancollection@12chairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIzBDKvW62TuNgTSYnCDa8F9IDZ0NmKXRZukX7MC0lBHa7H78Lb6Z-B6onHFlERkrNhfX8LSUF1NHEvEdsPjWR8bsHVVgNLB7QctNq6ILRV4m1gGzGEz4v93HchJ9B7t5vIaFh1ffhLQD/s800/rosanne_kristindrohancollection@12chairs.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Rosanne lounging on <a href="http://www.kristindrohancollection.com/sectionals/raegan-sectional/">The Reagan Sofa</a> at Twelve Chairs.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOHcBeTwMhb7zW5BsCE9FPi1aHS1k2vv_mj7ohQ-9l5pjKHI7va8qg6JT72p3oJ8b_skBrUl2zaXeGUeTecuZdIEQTrSIeMYYO8hgNbMuJsgaZ38vYeSDdYSg3DSBXEMFd9KFSpKJ9sAT/s1600/michael_stacy_linda@12chairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOHcBeTwMhb7zW5BsCE9FPi1aHS1k2vv_mj7ohQ-9l5pjKHI7va8qg6JT72p3oJ8b_skBrUl2zaXeGUeTecuZdIEQTrSIeMYYO8hgNbMuJsgaZ38vYeSDdYSg3DSBXEMFd9KFSpKJ9sAT/s800/michael_stacy_linda@12chairs.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://dunesandduchess.com/">Dunes and Duchess:</a> Michael Partenio and Stacy Kunstel</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>with designer <a href="http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/">Linda Merrill</a> of Surroundings</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">FYI: Stacy is the honorary chair at this year</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s <a href="http://wenhammuseum.org/adults_programs.html">North Shore Design Show</a> at the Wenham Museum. Order your tickets to the Gala event now! It</span><span style="font-size: large;">’</span><span style="font-size: large;">s always a fun time (I will be there : ) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkkpqn1S8LZw72nl8BLTxSsIivNgUB_vG07MuejnC4ktGs_05m9vDbWVp8yEoT2Yy_iRhu3BNcrt3n-SICAig2fZXO2t5ebyOG2iBc1SV1ZRQgdzt75zKSfTY-uyVp2hoB_otW4C4jDaF/s1600/dunesandduchess_table@12chairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkkpqn1S8LZw72nl8BLTxSsIivNgUB_vG07MuejnC4ktGs_05m9vDbWVp8yEoT2Yy_iRhu3BNcrt3n-SICAig2fZXO2t5ebyOG2iBc1SV1ZRQgdzt75zKSfTY-uyVp2hoB_otW4C4jDaF/s800/dunesandduchess_table@12chairs.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This Dunes and Duchess Chappy Table was stunning,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>painted in a rich, charcoal blue-gray.</i> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaNVnp9fuFZl-k4M8NUENUhyuYY47HwpCo01nujrAUUQrIu511gcr68JDA3Po1To4iy4r0-tNoGTeaiJle6NPLzf9kA8t5QmaefY6xAfW-QtE04pub9FnfANvqzerLWKYKAQP3GL8JBeg/s1600/twelve+chairs+vignette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaNVnp9fuFZl-k4M8NUENUhyuYY47HwpCo01nujrAUUQrIu511gcr68JDA3Po1To4iy4r0-tNoGTeaiJle6NPLzf9kA8t5QmaefY6xAfW-QtE04pub9FnfANvqzerLWKYKAQP3GL8JBeg/s800/twelve+chairs+vignette.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The console table by the window is another</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>pretty piece from Dunes and Duchess.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQxS6294YT5lEEy5QrPTxXkIxAQyDSOX1sVPbRQFKydkAZb1BXoTqojNk4SNPktMdurZxHJJWIwnEjO2hb8sMST08wwk6RHX7pEd7z3-NEMPileJs4R6Cm0IY3B4q8HgldUeb77E5Bc3Q/s1600/greg_michael@12chairs-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQxS6294YT5lEEy5QrPTxXkIxAQyDSOX1sVPbRQFKydkAZb1BXoTqojNk4SNPktMdurZxHJJWIwnEjO2hb8sMST08wwk6RHX7pEd7z3-NEMPileJs4R6Cm0IY3B4q8HgldUeb77E5Bc3Q/s800/greg_michael@12chairs-s.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Photographers <a href="http://www.gregpremru.com/">Greg Premru</a> and <a href="http://www.michaelpartenio.com/">Michael Partenio</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nXUuJXptssfwwXqdYyzITEoNTCL3RYsdYwiU8RDao2R6o5NMvKxQXmDmriGN5pPHS7aEE_vfe4ZBiwxhnVrfYxT2f6VthLeNssn0HVrnBv5wlL0YkBeq9sL36QFitAxowaateTaS9GVI/s1600/sarah_barbara_tara@12chairs-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nXUuJXptssfwwXqdYyzITEoNTCL3RYsdYwiU8RDao2R6o5NMvKxQXmDmriGN5pPHS7aEE_vfe4ZBiwxhnVrfYxT2f6VthLeNssn0HVrnBv5wlL0YkBeq9sL36QFitAxowaateTaS9GVI/s800/sarah_barbara_tara@12chairs-s.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Window treatment expert <a href="http://www.storibookdesigns.com/index.html">Sarah Devaney-O’Neil,</a> designer <a href="http://blog.elzabdesign.com/?page_id=68">Barbara Elza Hirsch</a>  </i><br /><i>and Elizabeth Wilcox who works with Sarah at Storibook Designs </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKUtjXMfYCvDAr-dgE5v67kipodSDBqDWii80x3xAE7heMUTGmMZ_sppZQWyV-667xBXr4foMmdgHlyUMlxZbRbaG0NDExaxL8prsmePplyMtMWpSiJ6zG_z4akVpxP7iLSCewmU0Pn4p/s1600/wendy_erika_kristen@12chairs-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKUtjXMfYCvDAr-dgE5v67kipodSDBqDWii80x3xAE7heMUTGmMZ_sppZQWyV-667xBXr4foMmdgHlyUMlxZbRbaG0NDExaxL8prsmePplyMtMWpSiJ6zG_z4akVpxP7iLSCewmU0Pn4p/s800/wendy_erika_kristen@12chairs-s.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Wendy from <a href="http://www.bostondesign.com/showrooms/ralph-lauren/overview/">BDCs Ralph Lauren Home</a> with Erika Johnson from <a href="http://radiantrepublic.com/">Radiant Republic</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and another designer seen in New England Finery <a href="http://rivoliinteriordesign.com/">Kristen Rivoli</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-8oK-QNmBbvvhrH7Pd7ceXANQhcXhcnAQI8uSYVMa5jqWWkUh8Uv28EImwYS9gbZCw477mcKR4fj4LCcIFWk_mEtB6IDFFtUGiwDo62OSItBa9O83hABu0QX-vGtwSpcY2yCmShryQ0v/s1600/Kate+Katie@12chairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-8oK-QNmBbvvhrH7Pd7ceXANQhcXhcnAQI8uSYVMa5jqWWkUh8Uv28EImwYS9gbZCw477mcKR4fj4LCcIFWk_mEtB6IDFFtUGiwDo62OSItBa9O83hABu0QX-vGtwSpcY2yCmShryQ0v/s800/Kate+Katie@12chairs.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Katie Stinchfield From <a href="http://houserulesblog.wordpress.com/">House Rules</a> (and Rue La La)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>with Kate Van Geldern from <a href="http://domestikatedlife.com/">DomestiKatedLife</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXNywlaH0QUegrxjOFEjqjjVE43JWSz1mSntcTRkSiGly0s54mJQWPCwjBTzjLvs8ARANEbu6VymMy4waTM111MicAjwSwPSRVE0SgSFMGMo7H3UVN24FF5_YmPlQGCGXUM6EDOevWlcJ/s1600/yvonne_katie_12chairs-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXNywlaH0QUegrxjOFEjqjjVE43JWSz1mSntcTRkSiGly0s54mJQWPCwjBTzjLvs8ARANEbu6VymMy4waTM111MicAjwSwPSRVE0SgSFMGMo7H3UVN24FF5_YmPlQGCGXUM6EDOevWlcJ/s800/yvonne_katie_12chairs-s.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Yours truly catching up with Kate.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSL3NpZMTKzLtrOdn3fdr_S48NNsvPgUg4uThH8Ust6bh2aPiduWnHaoAeAXZ7ZvBYw4SsPYAm2RQsNPVWUedKkRWumTv18ewRUGsollZByUp0eHqWKiDvJB5zGBXb-VIY06pwI79NqZL/s1600/yvonne_julieann_sarah@twelvechairs-s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSL3NpZMTKzLtrOdn3fdr_S48NNsvPgUg4uThH8Ust6bh2aPiduWnHaoAeAXZ7ZvBYw4SsPYAm2RQsNPVWUedKkRWumTv18ewRUGsollZByUp0eHqWKiDvJB5zGBXb-VIY06pwI79NqZL/s800/yvonne_julieann_sarah@twelvechairs-s.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>With designer <a href="http://www.creategirl.blogspot.com/">Julieann Covino</a>, photographer <a href="http://sarahwinchester.wordpress.com/">Sarah Winchester</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and her adorable new baby girl - the youngest guest on the list!</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

Kristin Drohan Collection @TwelveChairs

John Canopy Bed  from the Kristin Drohan Collection available at Twelve Chairs in Boston A couple of weeks ago I attended the launch of the...

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Meeting and tweeting ...

<span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3z0BUCHevOGXlFzoqyijr3OpS2KBYf4u-HTWVJkyNTYXQtb93isGhJFbY2M5lBBc5Rgr26YLH70rMhCqSttiPCOqkju9jUfT3nCLIa0DzjZLTCD5ist6B4DbvJYjBL6kQO00_naStlcz/s1600/Kunstel-CovinoNEHlunch.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525428999892160130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3z0BUCHevOGXlFzoqyijr3OpS2KBYf4u-HTWVJkyNTYXQtb93isGhJFbY2M5lBBc5Rgr26YLH70rMhCqSttiPCOqkju9jUfT3nCLIa0DzjZLTCD5ist6B4DbvJYjBL6kQO00_naStlcz/s400/Kunstel-CovinoNEHlunch.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 351px;" /></a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Recent hosts at a design discussion on how to grow your business with twitter: Stacy Kunstel, homes editor of <a href="http://www.nehomemag.com/">New England Home Magazine</a><br />(and the Duchess of <a href="http://dunesandduchess.com/">Dunes & Duchess</a>) with designer Julieann Covino of <a href="http://www.jaceinteriors.com/">Jace Interiors</a>, author of the design blog <a href="http://creategirl.blogspot.com/">CreateGirl</a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />Lately I have had the opportunity to meet a lot of talented people in the design industry. Along with the group of creative vendors at <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/10/saturday-shopping.html">New England Fine Living</a>, I have been joining some very cool designer chats led by design professionals who are quite savvy when it comes to social media.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> This week I attended a meet-up coordinated by <a href="http://designsalonboston.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-tweet.html">The Design Salon</a> and hosted at <a href="http://www.twelvechairsboston.com/">Twelve Chairs,</a> a</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> new home furnishings boutique </span><span style="font-size:130%;">in Boston that showcases eco-friendly merchandise and green design. In this beautifully decorated loft space turned showroom, a large group of talented, entrepreneurial creatives sat in on a between-you-and-me conversation on how to use <a href="https://twitter.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">twitter</span></a> as a business building tool. <a href="http://stacystyle.wordpress.com/">Stacy</a> and <a href="http://creategirl.blogspot.com/">Julieann</a>, both of whom I have followed online then have recently met IRL (twitter short-hand for “in real life</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;">) shared tips and techniques for utilizing the collective energy of twitter.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.twelvechairsboston.com/2010/09/create-happy-success.html"><br /></a><a href="http://www.twelvechairsboston.com/2010/09/i-saw-sign.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525749060577221874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHWWPO7WIdJuZhpvrbkT-VIc48N9y60b0K2btMS_obEF8uNXyTdmvf-XCKiZ2JOtIczkZ1w8Jhji87oRuSyLP33kKxN-LAcow5Au3Lykd3PbTuQ4p71X1ocfznohxXU6y4W06e4rjOvgQ/s400/12chairs_sign.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.twelvechairsboston.com/2010/10/shop-sweet-shop.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525758663139895490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QRg9xHTcUpidJO5Z3tuViW7U8-YJd-wPZV2Vkc9Gk82ihHBx-O2Vwg1Noaxp1iuY1W4Gtkf4yB6zHRfl9Qvp1IjA22x0ajdj5NtJ2qoBobSNSj-zf-lAhg8QECeN0S4eu725EXR75MQT/s400/12chairsinteriorview" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >{Images borrowed from <a href="http://www.twelvechairsboston.com/">Twelve Chairs</a> blog}</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Some of their recommendations? <span style="font-weight: bold;">Find out who you want to follow.</span> Start with friends, add industry professionals and then follow who they follow.<br />Twitter really is the ultimate in networking, where anyone can jump in and join the conversation! One of the best parts of twitter is how easy it is to <span style="font-weight: bold;">share information</span> quickly with a large audience.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> Be sure<br />to tweet about what you are working on, link to other tweets of interest, and always <span style="font-weight: bold;">use your best twitter-etiquette and say TY</span> (thank you) when someone gives you a shout-out, answers a question,<br />or provides a resource.<br /><br /><br />Here are some interesting design conversations<br />(or threads) that you can follow on twitter:<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">#IDzinechat<br />#intdesignerchat<br />#ProjectUDesign<br />#projectPINK<br />#DesignTV</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/yblacker"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525754435694413074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis04Wf0lolL18nTWBfKr7CRBgYtVktl4FewQ__p2Kj4GI4dFdwHs9xFJuTQA0XA5K_7wfh-VNEiBzjLFzSXyLz_G3-mnC4FOOemjA1z2JeOw_cuqjo0Ot1pYO1W2Jxmzx14zmhoMEdjfYu/s400/twittericonYB.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 91px;" /></a><br />TY @creategirl + @stacystyle 4 ur inspiring twitter tips!<br />And TY 2 @twelvechairs 4 hosting this gr8 event!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />For more info on </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >The Design Salon</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />and its members, <a href="http://designsalonboston.blogspot.com/">click here</a>.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div>

Meeting and tweeting ...

Recent hosts at a design discussion on how to grow your business with twitter: Stacy Kunstel, homes editor of New England Home Magazine (and...

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