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Museum Monday – The Online Collections Database at The Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

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I was doing collections research related to my runaway servant clothing project and took a look at online collections database for The Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. I’m a museum collections manager by training and I manage data for collections at … Continue reading →

Living Small – Microunits

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I read Allison Arieff’s New York Times Opinionator article “How Small is Too Small?” with a somewhat familiar perspective. I live in Manhattan, in a 450 square foot apartment. I get small. But I’d be hard pressed to get smaller. … Continue reading →

What Urban Living Means to Your Refrigerator

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I thought readers might enjoy a photograph of my refrigerator. You’ll notice it looks more like the one you had in college (except with more vegetables), than the “American-style” refrigerator you have now (that’s how they are known in Europe … Continue reading →

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Travel by Design: Manhole Covers

Capri, 2007.

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For a while, I collected photos of manhole covers during my travels. A manhole cover that says “Acquedotto” looks way more beautiful to me than one that says “Sewer.”    

The Not So Big Movement

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Nearly fifteen years after its publication, Sarah Susanka’s The Not So Big House has turned into a movement. Visit the website here. I first encountered this volume when it was brand new, sitting in the gift shop of The National … Continue reading →

Wanderlust Wednesday – Siracusa

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I conjure Siracusa, and bite my lip. It’s wonderful. Layers of civilization created this hauntingly beautiful city on the southeast coast of Sicily. Remnants of Greek, Roman, and European pasts overlap. Pots of flowers sat on the streets around doors … Continue reading →

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Hello? Phone Booths

In the National Air and Space Museum Hazy Center at Dulles.

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I started photographing phone booths on my travels several years ago. Originally, phone booths were small bits of architecture and design glorifying communication technology. Evenutally, after many years of serving as restrooms and temporary shelters for the homeless, many pay … Continue reading →