| 100 years later, High Point furniture market endures Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 1:17 a.m. High Point Despite a severe global recession and the dazzle of competing convention cities like Las Vegas and Milan, thousands of furniture buyers and sellers from around the world arrived this week in this midsized city that twice a year bulges with ... topix.com |
Shaggy Chic After years of snickering at them, I’m starting to feel nostalgic for the warmth of wood, shag carpeting and spider plants in macramé holders. It’s probably our uncertain, recessionary times, but the hippie-modern aesthetic of the late ’60s and early ’70s, with its cavelike sheltering vibe and its tendency toward clutter, feels more reassuring than the slick, not-a-hair-out-of-place minimalism that was all the rage until recently. nytimes.com |
Filmmakers Turn Old Books Into a Couch Replacing a sofa you hate with books that the public couldn’t care less about. nytimes.com |
Masco Controls What It Can For the past few years, Masco Corp. has been in a dubious position as a market leader in the beleaguered home improvement and building products markets. topix.com |
A Museum's Bounty at London Art and Antiques Fair Roaming the numerous exhibitions at the Winter Fine Art and Antiques Fair, running from Nov. 15 to 21, might very well remind visitors of a world-class museum. intransit.blogs.nytimes.com |