Festive fabrics
Brooklyn-based glass mosaic artist Allison Eden has teamed up with Hudson Valley’s LebaTex to bring a new collection of festive fabrics to the home-design market.
The nature of jewelry
Ridgefield-based jewelry artist Amy Kahn Russell incorporates vintage and nature-inspired elements into pieces that are perennial boutique and museum-shop favorites.
Neue Galerie serves up a Viennese treat
The Neue Galerie in Manhattan is transformed into a Viennese treat with its latest exhibition, “Wiener Werkstätte 1903-1932: The Luxury of Beauty.”
More Modigliani
The Jewish Museum in Manhattan completes the picture it started with its blockbuster 2004 Modigliani show.
Art, with an Italian accent
Magazzino Italian Art in Cold Spring is a new warehouse art space devoted to raising the profile of postwar and contemporary Italian art in the Hudson Valley.
A Renaissance man’s time to shine
Take a trip to Victorian India through the new John Lockwood Kipling exhibition at the Bard Graduate Center in Manhattan.
Wired – or not – at home
We hear from Linda Ruderman, the veteran Greenwich interior designer, on how to integrate the technology you need while maintaining the sense of your home as sanctuary.
Silver lining
Jeannine Falino of New Rochelle has curated the vibrant “New York Silver, Then and Now” at the Museum of the City of New York.
Tech issues
Bob Pargament, a certified hypnotist and founder of the Westchester Hypnosis & Relaxation Center in Harrison, is just back from a national convention where he lectured on technological advances in his field.
Johanna Goodman’s singular ‘Beings’
“The Catalogue of Imaginary Beings” is Nyack-based illustrator Johanna Goodman’s collage series that features women “dressed” in art.
Bella Pilar’s most fashionable art
We caught up with the NYC native and LA-based artist and fashion illustrator at a recent signing, where she talked art, fashion and family ties to the Hudson Valley.
Ali MacGraw designs her own ‘Love Story’
Veteran actress and activist Ali MacGraw, who grew up in Bedford and Pound Ridge, visits New York from Santa Fe to spotlight her latest work – in fashion design.
Good crunch, no guilt
Rise Buddy Baked Rice Snacks offer a healthy – and satisfying – alternative to potato chips.
Arts organization makes it official
Rockland Center for the Arts has named Daly Flanagan its executive director.
Valmont’s honey of a launch
Valmont, the Swiss cosmetics and wellness brand, gave a sneak peek of “Essence of Bees,” the latest from its l’Elixir des Glaciers skincare range, on a steamy late afternoon in Manhattan.
The unwavering vision of Laura Straus
Piermont Straus, the Hudson Valley art gallery opened in 2011 by Purchase native Laura Straus, has dramatically expanded – in size and scope.
NovelTeas, a clever pour
Fancy a cup of “War and Peach”? New Canaan native Johnny Pujol is the founder of NovelTeas, which features clever wordplay and world-class tea blends.
Pink Olive whimsy
Those in search of paper goods and gifts with artistry – and attitude – head to Pink Olive in Cold Spring.
Flat-out flair from Ethan Abramson
The innovative Flat Bowl and the sleek Steel Forest collection mark the latest work from Ethan Abramson.
Yamini Lal’s world of flavors
We check back in with the Fairfield County blogger to find out what she’s been doing – and eating – since we last spoke.