Savvy/Chic
Real Ghost Towns
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We don't know what it is exactly, but there is something strangely beautiful about abandoned spaces—the eerie silence, muted colors, crumbling architecture, a mysterious past. And during the Halloween season,...

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  • Posted by Blaire Briody on October 30, 2009 at 5:28 PM
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Frog Hollow Farm Pears
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When it comes to food, if it’s good enough for Alice Waters, it’s more than good enough for the masses. The famed chef and restaurateur serves the little known Warren...

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  • Posted by Courtney Woods on October 30, 2009 at 3:53 PM
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Stylish Sandwich Bags
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In this economy, packing a lunch instead of splurging at the café every day is smart. And with these adorable Lunch Skin sandwich bags, your PB & J just got...

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  • Posted by Blaire Briody on October 30, 2009 at 10:33 AM
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Fashion-Forward Furniture from London's Jimmie Martin
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Readers of “I on Design” already know that I am mad about Jimmie Martin, the couture London-based company whose furniture is about as cutting edge as it gets these days....

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  • Posted by Michael Lassell on October 29, 2009 at 1:49 PM
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Cute (And Cheap) Leather Trays
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With dynamic animal silhouettes against bright colors, these leather trays from MollaSpace take cute to sophisticated. Choose from a butterfly on turquoise, rabbit on pink, a deer on yellow, an...

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  • Posted by Blaire Briody on October 29, 2009 at 8:21 AM
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"Traffic Patterns" Exhibit Opens
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Studio ceramist Kathy Erteman's "Traffic Patterns" exhibition recently opened at the Greenwich House Pottery's Jane Hartsook Gallery in New York City. The self-proclaimed urban voyeur drew inspiration from...

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  • Posted by Callie Jenschke on October 28, 2009 at 12:20 PM
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