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Rue de Seine - 5 Design Galleries for French Mid-Century Modern
Design Travel
Gallery, Paris, Mid-Century
Rue de Seine - 5 Design Galleries for French Mid-Century Modern
Design Travel
Gallery, Paris, Mid-Century

Last week for a quick layover before heading to Stockholm for Design Week, I stopped in Paris for a few days, here are some of the top galleries to visit for French mid-century design, Rue de Seine is where you want to go.

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Design Travel
Gallery, Paris, Mid-Century
6 Must See Galleries and Showrooms in NYC for Design Lovers
Design Travel
Gallery, Showroom, Design, Shop, Collect
6 Must See Galleries and Showrooms in NYC for Design Lovers
Design Travel
Gallery, Showroom, Design, Shop, Collect

Headed to NYC? We’ve mapped out 6 must see galleries and showrooms to visit for top quality design from vintage to contemporary design.

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Design Travel
Gallery, Showroom, Design, Shop, Collect
3 Days of Design Copenhagen, Denmark
Design Travel
3 days of design, Danish design, Denmark
3 Days of Design, Copenhagen
Design Travel
3 days of design, Danish design, Denmark

A couple highlights from my visit to this year’s 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen, Denmark. 3 days of open design showrooms, design talks and special exhibitions and of course enjoying the lovely city of Copenhagen.

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Design Travel
3 days of design, Danish design, Denmark
Functional Art / Arte Funcional
Design Travel
Sight Unseen, OFFSITE, NYC
Functional Art / Arte Funcional
Design Travel
Sight Unseen, OFFSITE, NYC

My first visit to Sight Unseen 2018 in NYC and my favorite pieces in the exhibition.

Mi primera visita Sight Unseen 2018 en New York y mis piezas favoritas de la exhibición.

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Design Travel
Sight Unseen, OFFSITE, NYC
Brimfield Flea, Part 2
Design Travel
Flea Market, Boston, Brimfield
Brimfield Flea, Part 2
Design Travel
Flea Market, Boston, Brimfield

Opening Day at Brimfield starts early! Part 2 of my trip tells you what I found and how I managed the challenge of visiting one of the largest flea markets in the country.

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Design Travel
Flea Market, Boston, Brimfield
Brimfield Flea, Part 1
Design Travel
Brimfield, Boston, Design travel
Brimfield Flea, Part 1
Design Travel
Brimfield, Boston, Design travel

Read about how I plan my first time ever trip to Brimfield Antique Markets and my tips for tackling any flea market.

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Design Travel
Brimfield, Boston, Design travel
Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2018
Design Travel
Stockholm, furniture, light
Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2018
Design Travel
Stockholm, furniture, light

Some of the top trends at the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2018, views from the show and where to go all year round to view art and design in Stockholm.

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Design Travel
Stockholm, furniture, light
A Quite Reflection
Design Travel, Exhibition
Stockholm, My Residence Bookazine
A Quite Reflection
Design Travel, Exhibition
Stockholm, My Residence Bookazine

An exhibition review of A Quiet Reflection coordinated by Swedish interior design magazine My Residence during Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair.

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Design Travel, Exhibition
Stockholm, My Residence Bookazine
NYC x Design , 3 Days of Design and then some
Design Travel
TEFAF, Helsinki, Studio Snng, Flax Chair, Lindsey Adelman, Denmark, Design Museum Denmark, Frama Studio Apartment, Alvar Aalto, vintage
NYC x Design , 3 Days of Design and then some
Design Travel
TEFAF, Helsinki, Studio Snng, Flax Chair, Lindsey Adelman, Denmark, Design Museum Denmark, Frama Studio Apartment, Alvar Aalto, vintage

Reviews and highlights from my latest visits to TEFAF New York, Lindsey Adelman’s new design studio, the Danish Chair exhibition at the Design Museum in Copenhagen and more.

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Design Travel
TEFAF, Helsinki, Studio Snng, Flax Chair, Lindsey Adelman, Denmark, Design Museum Denmark, Frama Studio Apartment, Alvar Aalto, vintage
Japanomania in the North
Design Travel, Exhibition
Oslo, Japanmania, exhibition, museum, ceramics, textile, painting
Japanomania in the North
Design Travel, Exhibition
Oslo, Japanmania, exhibition, museum, ceramics, textile, painting

Japanomania was a brilliant exhibition that I had the pleasure of visiting on a trip to Oslo, Norway. Carefully curated, the art and design pieces on display demonstrated how Japanese culture has influenced the arts and crafts movement in Scandinavia. Is there any culture that has not been artistically influenced by Japanese aesthetics?

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Design Travel, Exhibition
Oslo, Japanmania, exhibition, museum, ceramics, textile, painting
fuglen [the bird]
Interior Design, Design Travel
Oslo, Fuglen, Norwegian Design
fuglen [the bird]
Interior Design, Design Travel
Oslo, Fuglen, Norwegian Design

Fuglen is not only a super cool coffee shop/cocktail bar but also a great venue to learn about Scandinavian design. Read about how this coffee shop teamed up with an auction house to promote mid-century Norwegian design and Nordic Icons.

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Interior Design, Design Travel
Oslo, Fuglen, Norwegian Design
waterside, futuristic and modern - the Henie Onstad Kunstcenter
Design Travel
Oslo, Henie Onstad Kunstcenter, Kurt Schwitters, Popcorn chair, Sven Ivar Dysthe
waterside, futuristic and modern - the Henie Onstad Kunstcenter
Design Travel
Oslo, Henie Onstad Kunstcenter, Kurt Schwitters, Popcorn chair, Sven Ivar Dysthe

A forward thinking couple in Norway support emerging architects while building a space to house their art collection. A review on the Henie Onstad Art Center outside Oslo, Norway.

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Design Travel
Oslo, Henie Onstad Kunstcenter, Kurt Schwitters, Popcorn chair, Sven Ivar Dysthe
P.S. I love you more
Design Travel
Modernism Week, Julius Shulman, Eames, Palm Springs, Hollywood Regency
P.S. I love you more
Design Travel
Modernism Week, Julius Shulman, Eames, Palm Springs, Hollywood Regency

My second visit to Palm Springs for Modernism Week entailed historical sites, talks with some leaders in historic design and lots of mid-century inspiration.

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Design Travel
Modernism Week, Julius Shulman, Eames, Palm Springs, Hollywood Regency
P.S. I love you
Design Travel, Lifestyle
Palm Springs, Modernism Week, Julius Shulman, Palm Desert, Walter S. White
P.S. I love you
Design Travel, Lifestyle
Palm Springs, Modernism Week, Julius Shulman, Palm Desert, Walter S. White

Read about my first ever trip to Palm Springs for Modernism Week an amazing experience for anyone who loves mid century architecture, the dessert and the California lifestyle.

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Design Travel, Lifestyle
Palm Springs, Modernism Week, Julius Shulman, Palm Desert, Walter S. White
More Design Events Happening Now
Design Travel
Trade Show, Portland, Field + Supply, Downtown Design, Design Fair
More Design Events Happening Now
Design Travel
Trade Show, Portland, Field + Supply, Downtown Design, Design Fair

I came across a number of design events that were either first timers or young events dedicated to build awareness on design and support young creatives. Read about Field & Supply, Content, Downtown Design and Feliz Austin taking place this Fall season each in their unique way.

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Design Travel
Trade Show, Portland, Field + Supply, Downtown Design, Design Fair
Le Corbusier, French Ceramics & the Flea in Paris
Design Travel
Flea Market, Paris, Vallauris, Allix, Le Corbusier, Ma Cocotte
Le Corbusier, French Ceramics & the Flea in Paris
Design Travel
Flea Market, Paris, Vallauris, Allix, Le Corbusier, Ma Cocotte

My trip to PAD Paris in the Spring of 2014 was a focus on French design. I visit Le Corbusier’s studio home as well as the flea market of St Ouen. My love affair with ceramics from the south of France begins.

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Design Travel
Flea Market, Paris, Vallauris, Allix, Le Corbusier, Ma Cocotte
Art & Design Fairs, Cemeteries and a Dining Table
Design Travel, Lifestyle
Atelier Biagetti, Galerie Italienne, Susan Sontag, Serge Gainsbourg, Paris, Art Fairs
Art & Design Fairs, Cemeteries and a Dining Table
Design Travel, Lifestyle
Atelier Biagetti, Galerie Italienne, Susan Sontag, Serge Gainsbourg, Paris, Art Fairs

In a search to learn more on historic French design on a trip to Paris I came across a spectacular dining table of contemporary Italian design, inspired in architecture. Of course while you are traveling, the road ahead is most uncertain so here is a short story on how I got there.

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Design Travel, Lifestyle
Atelier Biagetti, Galerie Italienne, Susan Sontag, Serge Gainsbourg, Paris, Art Fairs

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