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Discover Our December Residency with Artbook | D.A.P.
The Primary Essentials is pleased to announce a month-long residency with Artbook | D.A.P. beginning today, December 4th to the 31st. As a leading bookseller for readers passionate about design...
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Organizational Tool: These complimentary digital planers from Appointed are great, I just printed out a few for holiday gift planning.Gifting: A few ideas of small gifts that I like here, here and...
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Pottery Classes: I recently noticed this new pottery studio in Ft. Greene, for anyone in the area who is interested in taking classes. Article of Clothing: I am very deep in my training for the N...
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Movies: A nice way to end summer, watching one of these movies suggested by Another Magazine.Interior: This townhouse designed by the gallery Demisch Danant is such a nice palette cleanser.Book: Th...
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Podcast: It was fun listening to the wildly creative mind of Ramdane Touhami on Time Sensitive.Changemaking: The Europe based independent running store Distance Athletics outpost in Kenya - a com...
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Interview: An interview with Leonard Koren on Sight Unseen. If you have been a long time TPE regular, you may remember we had his book Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers fo...
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In celebration of NYCxDesign, we are thrilled to open our doors during Boerum Hill Design Night on Saturday May 18. Join us as we welcome visitors alongside our neighbors Assembly Line, Ace Hotel B...
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As Mother’s Day approaches, it is an apt time to take a moment and honor the many incredible mothers in our lives with thoughtful gifts expressing love and appreciation. From charming finds within ...
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Article: My friend and old co-worker Julia Gall wrote this article about how she stopped shopping for clothes.Movie: A movie I am extremely excited to see, even though I cannot tell exactly what it...
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Exhibition: A trip to the Judd Foundation is always a treat on its own, so I am especially looking forward to seeing the upcoming Robert Irwin exhibition there.Another Exhibition: Christopher Wool...
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