Charles and Ray Eames were mid century pioneers who designed numerous things by using off-the-shelf stencils to label packaging and blueprints.  Recently, The New York Times featured the Eames Century Modern typeface that was the result of detailed research over ten years time by the Delaware type house, House Industries . Now, House Industries has... [Read more...]

We were happy to see a feature by Ike DeLorenzo in the Boston Globe's "g" culture section yesterday on regular Dinner Series partner, host, and chef Robert Harris and his new "pop-up" Cambridge restaurant The Table at Season to Taste. You can read about our experience at Harris' table on the Dinner Series. DeLorenzo attended the "Lost Art of Braising" cooking-class-cum-dinner... [Read more...]

The 10th-annual Habitare Design Competition has a brand new theme this year, the "outhouse". That's right, this year the Finnish design competition challenges designers to create the overall concept for their design around the thought of an outdoor toilet and related items from the point of view of architecture and design. In previous competitions the themes... [Read more...]

When using candles in your Valentine's Day decorating, make sure you use unscented candles. If you plan to have a romantic dinner in, you don't want the fragrances from the candles overpowering the aroma from your delicious meal.  For setting the table, depending on the size of your table, you don't want to place too many candles on the table. Too many candles... [Read more...]

Valentine's Day is nearing and the table settings have to be just right for that romantic dinner at home. Don't deal with the long waits at the restaurants, have some intimate time together at home. Here are 4 great tips on how to set the perfect table for your romantic night in: 1. Dress the table in layers. You want to dress the table according to the size... [Read more...]

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