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House Tour: Vanessa’s Picture Perfect Home New York

By Ty Wenzel • Nov 18th, 2008 • Category: Home & Room Tours, Interiors Exteriors

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Name: Vanessa and Simon
Location: Gramercy Park
Size: 500 sqft., 2-bdrm. rental
Favorite Element: Light
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Vanessa, a web designer, draws a parallel between organizing her belongings and designing web sites. She finds they both present the same challenge — how to accommodate a lot of stuff into a small amount of space…

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When Vanessa [...]



The Red Thread

By Ty Wenzel • Nov 15th, 2008 • Category: Events, Fashion & Beauty, Style Trend Forcasting

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The Red Thread is the first of Samsung’s Imagination Icon Series, a celebration of outstanding individuals who share Samsung’s passion for beauty and creativity. The series will include sites, exhibits, and events exploring each icon’s achievements. And in The Red Thread, Samsung celebrates the inspiration and passion of Valentino Garavani.

To experience Valentino’s [...]



Fashion Week Spring 09

By Ty Wenzel • Oct 16th, 2008 • Category: Events, Fashion & Beauty, Style Trend Forcasting

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Watch for this year’s fashion extravaganza - beginning Friday, September 5 to Friday, September 15, 2008 - as designers gather from around the world to exhibit their Spring 2009 collections. New York City hosts two major “Super Bowls of Fashion” with the big names of fashion unveiling their fall designs in February, [...]



Museum Openings

By Ty Wenzel • Sep 20th, 2008 • Category: Events

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A couple New York City museums are (re)opening their doors in the coming two weeks.

[Brooklyn Children's Museum as seen from Brower Park | image source]
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum opens its bright yellow doors on September 20, in its new expansion by Rafael Viñoly Architects (PDF link).

[Museum of Arts and Design | image source]
The [...]



The Molting City

By Ty Wenzel • Sep 20th, 2008 • Category: Architecture, Books & Periodicals

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In the September 15 issue of New York Magazine, Justin Davidson admirably tackles the building boom of the last 15 years, looking at how buildings have transformed their immediate context. “The Glass Stampede” is a lengthy article (one I’ve yet to tackle, so I can’t comment at length on the text here) with [...]



The Art of Unveiling

By Ty Wenzel • Sep 20th, 2008 • Category: Architecture, Fashion & Beauty

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On the triangular site formed by Gansevoort, West 13th and Hudson Streets on the edge of Manhattan’s Meatpacking District junya.ishigama + associates renovated a one-story brick building into a boutique for Yohji Yamamoto. The austere yet clever design splits the existing building into two — shop at the tip and storehouse in [...]



Sublet Clothing | www.SubletClothing.com

By Ty Wenzel • Apr 8th, 2008 • Category: Fashion & Beauty, Green Me Baby!, Product & Merch

And they say you can’t meet anyone online…

ANNE TOP
30% organic cotton
67% bamboo
03% spandex
With a breezy trapeze shape and adjustable twill tape straps, the Anne top is flattering on all. Beautiful 1-3/4" cotton lace tops the double pleated front. Slightly curved hem and gathering throughout the front and back. Hits below hip.
style#1012 price:$102
one size [...]



PlantTherapy: Upcoming April Garden Events in the City

By Ty Wenzel • Apr 7th, 2008 • Category: Events, Interiors Exteriors

Amy Stewart is coming to the HSNY
April kicks off ‘National Gardening Month’ and ‘Million Trees NYC Month’ - Here is a short list of lectures and events in April happening all over the city. Do you know one that’s not on the list? Post it in the comments and [...]