Tag: 2024
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Picnic!
For a while this summer, I’ve been working on a project that had no firm finish date and allowed me to enjoy the process – putting together a “for real” picnic basket. I don’t mean a cooler and a random stack of paper plates and Solo cups gathered in a hurry for an impromptu cookout,…
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Save the Day!
A few months ago, the idea of “saving the day” took off as a TikTok trend. (Okay, I think we can all admit that social media often has a negative side – like these boneheaded “challenges” that asked people to risk life and limb, but – every now and then – it really can be…
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Extravagance and Excess
Often, architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe had the right idea with his dictum of “less is more.” It makes for sleek industrial design with a decidedly modern edge. But Divas are not buildings and sometimes, more is more. I have just returned from a conference in the delightful town of San Luis Obispo (nicknamed…