Archive for the ‘New York City’ Category

“Always keep a sharp pencil,” Dr. Walter Schaer (my guru) Michael Poindexter, Designer. A graduate of Auburn University’s Industrial Design program, Michael has worked in both consulting and corporate environments.  Fresh out of school, he headed to “busse design ulm” in Ulm Germany. While in Germany he designed products ranging from fire trucks to baby seats. […]

“What a lovely surprise to photograph my desk this morning and learn that I may really have everything I need right here. This (unstaged, I swear) photograph is a shocking reflection of how I would like to work every day. Instead of wading through email, I’m creating a spread for the next issue of The […]

“This is my desk. 3 big white tables bought at Ikea in Newark. The white chair comes from CB2 in Soho. And although it can be seen clearly, there’s my painting or drawing stool in the shadow: a drummer seat, purchased at Guitar Center on 14th street. Certainly the best stool I ever had. There […]

“Here are some photos of my desk. The way my desk is situated I had to stand on my filing shelf to get the shot.” Christina Dalle Pezze: After 10 years in Manhattan she defected to Brooklyn, but ventures back on the island every day to care for her thriving business, Simple Silhouettes in Soho. Kate admires: You know […]

“Much like most things, the skull is just a passing trend, but a good place to hold matches. The 8 Ball keeps things interesting…light.  I only write my articles and ideas on Rhodia graph paper.” Kitty Bawler is a writer.  After a five-year stint of silence, the hip continue creeping and crawling out of the woodwork. […]

“NYC reminds me to live fearlessly on a daily basis.” Andrea Mackris, Columbia University Journalism Graduate, White House Intern to have never donned a beret, worked a decade as a news producer for NBC International, Fox News and CNN. Currently, she’s back in New York, writing and re-familiarizing herself with the best city on earth […]