New York City: Visit Eataly and Limelight
Recently in New York I made two terrific discoveries in the Union Square area. This is a pretty hip and cool part of town, a bit far from the major tourist destinations. More of a real neighborhood, I think.
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New York City: Sights, Scenes and Suggestions
Home again…..after three stimulating days in New York City. I’ve loved this city for 40 years. It is filled with memories of visits during my early married years, excursions with our children and multiple trips to cover the fashion shows for the Press. Before the children were...
DesignDestinations: Celebrating 125 Posts
Wow! I looked at my blog stats page recently and noted that I had done 124 posts. In Old Media terms, this is 124 articles (of sorts). I never dreamed when I launched DesignDestinations in August of 2009 I would find this so much fun, be so stimulating and receive such positive responses. I...
New York City: Five Insider Travel Tips
I’m always on the hunt for insider tips for favorite destinations so when my friend Judy rented an apartment in NYC for a month recently I asked if she would share insights from her experience. Of course she did. Tip 1 Her first tip is to be sure to visit the Cloisters, located on […]
SOFA CHICAGO –A feast for the senses
Last week I had an opportunity to attend SOFA in Chicago. No, I didn’t lounge around in a furniture store. SOFA is a massive and annual art happening in Chicago. New York and Sante Fe also have SOFA events. The Chicago event occurs at Navy Pier the first weekend in November. It’s a three-day...
ArtPrize moves into the last week
No, this isn’t a beauty salon. It is the roof of the Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts and it is what ArtPrize is all about…….. creativity in many forms. Questions. Aha moments. Major Wows. Smiles. Connections. ArtPrize has totally taken over Grand Rapids, the...
ArtPrize moves into Week Two
ArtPrize has taken over our town and wonderfully so. Grand Rapids is packed with young and old, families, old folks using walkers, groups and singles. The diversity is palpable. For example on Friday I visited the tony Grand Rapids Art Museum, the massive white Modernist box filled with...
ArtPrize: Just what do you say when faced with 1700 works of art?
It feels like the world is descending on Grand Rapids this week. The media is hyped—we’re getting coverage in prestigious publications like New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Bloggers are blogging and photographers racing around, hoping to be the first to get the really fabulous shot of...
Chicago: Refrigerators on Parade
Normally when I go to Chicago and make my way down the Magnificant Mile of Michigan Avenue I am drawn to the delights in the windows of the the ritzy and fashionable stores, the wild getups of the people on the streets and the always fabulous floral or botanical displays along the...
Going to Chicago for a Day of Art
I am totally in awe of the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. In fact, I’m so taken with the this rock star of photojournalism that I went to see his work twice–at two different museums. The first time was in NYC last May at the Museum of Modern Art. It captured my interest to the...