Examining the world of design, art, and life.

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Donabes and The New Good Old Ways
The thrill of the "new" so often ages, discolors int he sun, grows brittle, and crumbles into dust.  And sometimes old techniques, developed over time, are good for reasons that require time to reveal.

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The Rites of Spring
From fallow to fertile, tis the season to decide how the garden of your life will grow.  Time to plan and plant.

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Indigo: Blue by Nature
We are excited to introduce our Modern Craft Series, a collection of posts on The Eye that will explore craft in the modern age. Our first piece focuses on Indigo, its storied history, and the beautiful objects and linens we have in store to share with you.

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Designing with Oak
There are over six hundred species of oak in the world, two-hundred and fifty of which are in North America. Each acorn contains only one seed, which takes six to eighteen months to mature.

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Japanese Ceramics and Glassware at La Mercerie
La Mercerie is a French café, but many of the handmade ceramics and glassware we've chosen come from Japan.

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How Chef Marie-Aude Rose came to the Guild

Marie-Aude was raised in a bon vivant home, surrounded by a creative milieu of painters, musicians, and lawyers, and began to discover her own path early. The women in her family loved to cook, and as a child, Marie-Aude cherished picking green beans and leeks with her cousins, from their grandmother Suzanne’s garden in Normandy. She would also study closely as her other grandmother, Jacqueline, cooked delicious veal liver with shallots, vinegar and cream, while her grandfather Andre would bake his own father’s brioche.