Good interview on Xconomy
I had a very long sit-down with the journalist Wade Roush of Xconomy last month. Here’s the interview, just published today. I have to admit, the…
The (unseen) high cost of low prices…or, you get the type of culture and products you pay for
Last summer, I bought two Adirondack chairs. My husband had been talking about wanting this kind of chair for at least ten years. He’d routinely stop…
Bringing “place” home in a suitcase
I just spent six blissful, unplugged days in Italy. Too short, but deeply precious to me and my family. We were near Sansepolcro–a fairly untouristed section…
Would you spray this on your body?
In a world where homogenization is spreading apace, it was fun for me last week to experience a visceral, totally American, reaction to this Italian product. …
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…
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…
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.) …
What shasta daisies and full soap dispensers say about a business
With a lot of physical goods (samples of possible Grommets) coming and going in our little offices, it is hard to keep Daily Grommet neat and…
Jonathan Jarvis; Crisis of Credit Visualized (for dummies like me)
Allan MacKinnon sent me this video, as an example of a great visualization. I am sharing it a s public service…I think I did not fully…
Jules Pieri 