Artisan’s Marketplace, a jewel box of a shop located on Route 10 in Plainville, reminds me of an era when shopping for something special was itself a special experience. Devoted almost entirely to selling curated American crafts, Artisan’s emerged at a time when artisanal values and aesthetics were ascendant. The national studio craft movement had […]
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Home Makers
Albert Hadley Jr. (1920-2012), interior designer to the prominent and powerful—Al Gore, Jackie Onassis, director Mike Nichols—once said, “Design is coming to grips with one’s real lifestyle, one’s real place in the world. Rooms should not be put together for show but to nourish one’s well-being.” That sounds like a recipe for everyday facility; but, […]
Home Addition
Vintanthro Modern & Vintage has been a Westville staple since 2018, selling well-preserved dresses, belts, suits, boots. But there wasn’t a lot of room to carry the things that dress up homes: tables, chairs, lamps, kitchenware and more, with the character and charm of days gone by. Now there’s another room. If you can leave […]
Rugged Individual
At the top of the staircase to The Kilim Company, a subterranean shop tucked between Donut Crazy and Toad’s Place, a bulldog welcome sign is framed by a few exotic rugs. It’s barely a hint of what waits at the bottom: a room draped in one-of-a-kind rugs from Turkey, Persia, China, Afghanistan and Pakistan, bearing […]
Friends and Family
The word “thrift” gets a bad rap, according to sisters-in-law Sue Kuselias and Jodee Webb. (more…)
Lots in Store
Jordan’s Furniture likes to go big. Its enormous sign, backed by a collage of actual chairs arranged like a tiled computer wallpaper, looms over new arrivals. To the right, another huge sign informs you of the presence of “It,” purportedly the largest indoor ropes course in the world. When the Long Wharf branch of the […]
Slab Work
On the face of it, like most any other stone, a geode looks humdrum—chipped, stained and otherwise roughed up by the elements. But crack a geode open and there’s a jamboree of crystals, a dazzling miniature cave (more…)
Light-Headed
You can feel dizzy because you stood up too quickly or because you forgot to eat breakfast. You can also feel dizzy because you’re surrounded by too many pretty things. (more…)
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