Even in Vienna…
Two people sent me a link to this photo. (Thanks Carol Cohen, and Heidi Hofer!) It ran in the NYT, in an article about the…
Inside/Outside Jobs
One of my biggest adjustments to “real life” (as an industrial designer) post-college was having to be indoors all day. In fact, I’ve never gotten used…
Jeanne, Jeanne the Dancing Machine
Jeanne Connon is our newly minted Chief Marketing Officer. Happy days! Jeanne came to Grommet the very week we launched and I truly believe we could…
A stark, simple example of US life vs. Irish life.
My eighth grader came home with a six panel flyer about his upcoming high school orientation. It’s just a two hour visit to our local public…
How a humble hand-written receipt signals “real deal”
My oldest son likes to expose me to new music. To bands with names like “El Ten Eleven” and “Architecture in Helsinki.” Atonal, modern-sounding stuff that…
Morning Glories
I’m crazy about Morning Glories (the plant, not the firework). I’ve been trawling the local garden centers, eagerly awaiting their appearance among the colorful sea of…
Boston’s tech community is all a-tizzy
Loads of hand-wringing, tears, and digital ink have been spilled over the last week in Boston. Oh no! The venerable venture capital firm Greylock Partners is…
Waiting for Good Object-o
Is it possible to truly hate an appliance? If so, I HATE the vacuum I have been saddled with at our little creaky cabin in Maine. …
Objectified
I took two of my sons to see the new documentary on industrial design: Objectified. (Yes, that would be a big night out for the Pieris.) …
I heard an original thinker last night
I was at the ever-wonderful Connecticut Forum in Hartford.* The topic was “Food for Thought.” On stage were three chefs: Anthony Bourdain (of his memoir Kitchen…
Jules Pieri 