Phillips de Pury Presents: The Tastemakers
Damien Hirst's Lysergic Acid Diethylamide When it comes to art, it's hard to know what you like or maybe just why you like it. To prove that it has everything to do with personal preference Phillips ...
Damien Hirst's Lysergic Acid Diethylamide When it comes to art, it's hard to know what you like or maybe just why you like it. To prove that it has everything to do with personal preference Phillips ...
Bruce Davidson Brooklyn Gang (stickball game) 1959 This is a new column. For the next three months we're teaming up with Phillips de Pury & Company and downloading affordable art and expertise direc...
Toys for all of us. These wooden Rocking Birds are made by Palo Samko of Brooklyn woodworking fame......
This small shop in Williamsburg features a well-edited collection of vintage and gently-used furnishings and accessories. Located near the corner of Grand and Wythe, the shop's small footprint trans...
We've been going back to CB2 a lot lately in preparation for our NY review and our estimation has been rising. The shop is full of very useful design pieces that slip - chameleon-like - into differe...
Need a little help (or a lot)? Pret-a-Habiter, started by Carl Bradford Stibolt (marketing) and Reynaldo Gonzalez (interior design) exactly two years ago specializes in making interior design "simpl...
Representing the healthy side of the spectrum, Pure Rest is a great, highish-end resource for ALL NATURAL bedding and mattresses. They do it all, specializing in two kinds of mattresses; organic cott...
Another tile resource. We met one of the fellows from Palace yesterday while waiting for a light in traffic. His truck was clean and clearly marked and his demeanor was calm and smart. He said they ...
Known for creating stunning floral arrangements and event planning, Prudence Designs is a beautiful little boutique on West 18th Street. Owners Grayson and Arturo have gathered decorative pieces f...
Goofy chic. Pylones carries crazy home products that tend to be plastic, colorful, and wacky. And more often than not, they're products that are molded into animal shapes just for fun. Most everythi...
Smelling it. We spent the weekend in and around the Short North arts district of Columbus, Ohio. Our tour guide whisked us into Paul Robinett's Aromatherapy Candle Shop for a quick look at the 70 scen...
Artwork need not just be a Van Gogh in your bedroom. If you are looking for something older, something with a bit of history on it, then check out Pageant in the East Village. Established in 1946, P...
Recent expoloration of Red Hook led us to Pier Glass, an artisan glass studio and shop at Beard Street Warehouse. The warehouse itself is worth a trip to the 'hood as it is home to an inspiring va...
Idea shopping. That's sometimes what we feel like we're doing when stepping into the Poggenpohl showroom. The German luxury kitchens are beautifully designed with an admirably high level of integrat...
Don't be fooled by their unassuming website and modest west Chelsea shop. Plexi-Craft is the go-to place for off-the-shelf and custom made-to-order furniture and accessories fabricated of acrylic...
Don't buy the crap copies on Bleecker Street. If you are looking for a decor gift that is evocative, unique and very graphic, there is a little shop on Centre Street that we recommend. Posterit...
Last week our toilet stopped speaking to us. It's a new toilet (about 2 years) and it has the new low flush capability so that it CONSTANTLY clogs. But last week neither a plunger, nor a coat hanger ...
For a goldmine of paper supplies, Paper Presentation is the place to go. They carry a huge selection of stationary at good prices. They also have decorative papers, invitations, party supplies, ribbon...
Paris has some of the coolest apartments on the planet and if we can ever get the Parisian's online attention, we'd love to open an AT there. In the meantime, we have been trolling Paristay because...
When I am out in the city I will stop into most any shop that carries flowers or plants. Some satisfy the need for a good, cheap dozen roses. Others are a wealth of good gardening advice. Utowa is...
We've blogged a good number of shops that serve the pets in our homes, but what about this big local chain, Petland Discounts? When we had fish and birds, this is were we had to go regularly for supp...
An apartment for every pet. Postmodern Pets.com was started by a New Yorker, Cheryl Teng, who encountered great difficulty when searching for a litter box to match the decor of [her] (tiny) apartment...
When the holiday season hits, everyone in town suddenly wants to get something framed, which makes it the worst time of the year to try. Right now it's a little better. Pearl Paint has an excellent ...
Flowers by Philip is a large flower shop that I pass by on my way home. Larry is the florist who always helps me when I stop in. He began in his familys shop long ago, where he would spend most of ...
Old friend, Barton Quillen, and his business partner, Giovanni, opened Prague Kolektiv last night in DUMBO, and when we got there we recieved a triple surprise: the place was Packed, the furniture ...