Here it is, almost Halloween, and no one has posted since July 4th. The long, hot summer has pulled people inside their air-conditioned homes in the first neighborhood in Houston to feature central air-conditioning. Fall in Houston is glorious. Those of us who hail from colder climes don’t always catch those subtleties that mark seasonal …
George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher June 8 –September 11 Next time you settle down in your family room, remember to thank George Nelson (1908–1986). When Nelson coauthored the book Tomorrow’s House in 1945, he described the now familiar family gathering spot, as well as a “storage wall,” solving specific design challenges for modern residences. …
Did y’all make it to the Houston Modern Market this weekend? We did, and a few items managed to find their way home with us……….. Pretty in pink. Hard to tell from the camera phone pic, but these Briard rocks glasses are what I call “poodle pink”. Kitschy and they match the cranes in the …