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New York Magazine's Design Revolutionaries:
Martha Stewart

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Professional Homemaker. We all know Martha Stewart as one of New York Magazine's Design Revolutionaries there is a quick overview of her growth as a brand and home-making icon. There is a great timeline showcasing the highlights of the expansion of the Martha Stewart empire, too...

 
 

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I love that photo. Probably because if you ever entered the room, you'd feel like a basket or a copper pot was liable to fall on your head.

posted by brittanykate on 2007-10-26 14:07:23
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reminds me of a 17th century dutch still life of mercantile wealth-- aah, excess!

posted by 212gretchen on 2007-10-26 14:13:27
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all hail goddess martha!

posted by *heather leaf* on 2007-10-26 14:30:52
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Martha Stewart inspired me to prepare a turkey en croute for
Thanksgiving when I was 12.

posted by art on 2007-10-26 14:41:11
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I hate hanging copper pots, I detest baskets and I can't stand dried flowers and herbs displays. So why do I love that picture so much? Aaah, the Power of Martha...

posted by Eve in Hochelaga on 2007-10-26 15:07:47
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i worship her. you have no idea.

posted by duckumu on 2007-10-26 15:08:03
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How come I don't mind that traditional picture but I couldn't stand pics of Mario's stuff! Guess I just have no sophistication-- just know what I like.
ER

posted by ElizabethR on 2007-10-26 15:15:12
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remember kids this is 1989 Martha we're lookin' at here... her current aesthetic that her and her army of hugely talented people feels/looks/smells NOTHING like this anymore.

posted by matchjames on 2007-10-26 15:27:17
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This pictures makes me sneeze.

I love Martha. On many levels and in many ways. I love her show and how she regularly and oddly insults her guests. And I remember seeing this picture in one of the magazines and the caption read something like "... the cabinets are pine. My husband built them himself not long after we moved into the house." Which is SO Martha! In one short snippet she manages to remind us that yes, she was married, to a man who could build cabinets -- and she manages to wipe her hands of those terrible pine cabinets at the same time. Genius!

posted by Julianna on 2007-10-26 15:30:05
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sweet jesus, that picture makes me feel claustrophobic. i want to grab for my inhaler....*can breathe too much kitch and dried flowers*

posted by wwoolsey on 2007-10-26 15:38:29
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I feel a panic attack coming on just looking at that room. Scary. But I love the hair.

posted by universal mod on 2007-10-26 20:52:02
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this kitchen scares me. i agree about the copper pans falling on one's head!

posted by betsbillabong on 2007-10-26 21:52:03
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Strange no one remarks on those cabbages. HOMEGROWN cabbages she made herself. I think that's one of the things that's little appreciated about her, she's a fairly mastered gardener and cook in her own right.

posted by Marbargarbo on 2007-10-26 22:46:43
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don't forget this is the kitchen martha ran her catering business from so i'm sure all those pots were used regularly and the baskets were used for clients as well. everything out in the open for easy access.

posted by patrik on 2007-10-26 22:47:22
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I saw those cabbages right off and immediately started singing Suddenly Seymore in my head.

posted by B on 2007-10-27 13:33:42
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You could make a few brooms with all those herbs!

posted by Jetsetbaby on 2007-10-28 11:11:20
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Dust and spiders ..... what a clutter I presume she didn't try to cook in this mess.

posted by hrhprincessfiona on 2007-10-29 08:35:17
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OK... if that still life were, say, a Madam Tussaud's wax situation there might be dust, but I seriously doubt if she let anything gather dust there in person in real life.

posted by Curtis on 2007-10-29 10:39:26
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