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On Slow Collections
Not long ago, Ted and I were invited to a party in a lovely modern furnishings store. We spent the first hour eying the beautiful Italian sofas and played a...
On Slow Collections
Not long ago, Ted and I were invited to a party in a lovely modern furnishings store. We spent the first hour eying the beautiful Italian sofas and played a...

Designing it all, or: Why the Piersons have no ...
I am sure it is a common predicament in designy households. A vision appears: the Perfect Bed. Or: the Ideal Coffee Table. Or, in our case: the Best Deck Railing....
Designing it all, or: Why the Piersons have no ...
I am sure it is a common predicament in designy households. A vision appears: the Perfect Bed. Or: the Ideal Coffee Table. Or, in our case: the Best Deck Railing....

The First Step
A few weeks ago, the family headed up to Anacordes, Washington, to visit the open house of Dakota Creek, a shipbuilding firm that is owned the family of Ted's college...
The First Step
A few weeks ago, the family headed up to Anacordes, Washington, to visit the open house of Dakota Creek, a shipbuilding firm that is owned the family of Ted's college...

(Un)design Classics
Tonight while making spaetzle (the dumpling darlings of the Germanic regions), I spent a while contemplating perfect tools, those items which need no further design. A couple of years ago...
(Un)design Classics
Tonight while making spaetzle (the dumpling darlings of the Germanic regions), I spent a while contemplating perfect tools, those items which need no further design. A couple of years ago...

Spore in Dwell
Yum Yum Farm photographed by Mark Mahaney (Dwell, Nov. 09) We found a great image of our Square doorbell button on this mighty fine farmhouse in Iowa. Check out...
Spore in Dwell
Yum Yum Farm photographed by Mark Mahaney (Dwell, Nov. 09) We found a great image of our Square doorbell button on this mighty fine farmhouse in Iowa. Check out...