Chicago-based critic Lori Waxman reviews artists in Durham as part of 60 wrd/min art critic national tour
Archive for May, 2010
Oo la la! Lovely interior design & furniture!
Written by May 28th, 2010 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsJust got my chance to duck into a lovely furniture store—or so that’s what I thought it was—right here in downtown Durham.
Turns out Heather Garrett Designs is actually an interior designer who’s worked in New York and came to Durham in 2001. I learned today that she’s used the retail space on Main Street as […]
Bands ready to rock for cancer-fighting benefit
Written by May 24th, 2010 in Interesting Finds.0 CommentsThis one goes out to RM. Ladies and gentlemen, please save the date for June 19 on your social calendar.
I’m going to tell you how it is.
A very close friend of ours in Seattle was diagnosed with cancer last fall. More recently, news arrived of one more person we hold in the highest esteem […]
Looking for modern design furniture for kids?
Written by May 22nd, 2010 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsThis furniture is clean, minimalist, and modern. And it’s for kids.
DK just happened to be wandering about the Durham Farmers Market when we happened upon a lovely little spot with a bunch of toddlers coloring on a small table, just their size.
Just my size
Kush hopped out of his stroller and raced straight to the […]
Here’s the DK boss-man sweating away last weekend in Saxapahaw. Summer is for outdoor music festivals.
Last Saturday the toddling boss got to study bigger kids as they shimmied up trees, slid down a blue tarp fashioned as a Slip N Slide, and develop massive bubbles in the sun. Meanwhile artist Katharine Whalen played and […]
Creatives of the Triangle: “Unity!,” she cried
Written by May 16th, 2010 in News at DK and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsIf you are in: design, art, architecture, new media, old media, journalism, philosophy, math, tech, or any or all of the above, you might want to swing on by Design Kompany’s happy hour. Ok, you don’t have to be any of those things to stop in. Just come by if you’re on for an unpredictable […]
New tech startup tribe for Raleigh-Durham?
Written by May 14th, 2010 in Design Inspirations, Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.3 CommentsOn Wednesday DK strolled down to Launchdays Durham, a tech startup-focused event that attracted more than 100 Research Triangle Park technology professionals. That’s a lot of brainpower in one room. It’s also nerdy.
Our kind of gig.
Like life came from the primordial soup, there’s a feeling that some new tech event might emerge from the […]
Josh Ritter got big, and I’m not sure if I like his new stuff.
Just back this hour from a Josh Ritter concert—one of three I’ve seen of his. Even though I happened to score a front-row seat, I have to admit, I got more of a buzz at shows in venues like Neumo’s in […]
