How to throw a bring-what-you-do cocktail party Before the official start of fall, Midtown Village business owners celebrate the end of a successful summer — […]
Lisa S. RobertsPROFESSION: Designer turned authorNEIGHBORHOOD: Society HillCOLLECTION: Modern design objects In her book Antiques of the Future (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2006), author Lisa […]
Shola OlunloyoProfession: Private chef and food bloggerNEIGHBORHOOD: West PhiladelphiaCOLLECTION: Kitchen tools and spices There is nothing wasted, nothing unused and nothing out of place in […]
There is something undeniably aristocratic about scenic wallpaper. A grand, floor-to-ceiling, corner-to-corner painted panorama — like the blushing sweep of flowery chinoiserie above—all but demands […]
Matt SingerProfessions: Writer, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and volunteer curator, Philadelphia Museum of Jewish ArtNEIGHBORHOOD: Graduate HospitalCOLLECTION: Arts and Crafts furniture and pottery, Jonathan Adler […]
Kenya: Wooden drum, $225, Eye’s Gallery, Philadelphia. Ivory Coast: Senufo “iron wood” stool, middle, $600, Tribal Home, Philadelphia; and antique Senufo hand-carved washboard stool, bottom, […]
Shiny + Pretty From left: Vance Kitira candle, $4, Open House, Philadelphia, and Table Art elm dish, $54.95, Scarlett Alley, Philadelphia; Table Art magnolia candlestick […]
Four Philadelphians and their most precious possessions View the full slideshow here. View the full slideshow here.
We Americans don’t have clever words like “loo” and “WC.” Instead we say we’re “going to the bathroom” even when the trip has nothing to […]
Perfect for special-occasion dinners, the back room of Kristina and Jim Burke’s elegant, months-new bistro feels like a chic enchanted forest. Local artist Kate Stewart […]
There’s a trick to flower arranging: Use only one color of only one type of flower. Florist to the stars David Tutera seems to have […]
It didn’t take long for Center City’s new Urbanfront Pilates studio to become our favorite place to practice our Teaser and perfect our Seal. It […]
Check out “The Bite” in today’s Metro. This week in The Bite: a Northern Liberties establishment throws one heck of a rum-soaked birthday party, we […]
Some things just need to be said. (Just don’t sign your name!) Some things just need to be said. (Just don’t sign your name!) Mean […]
This lineup of know-by-heart tunes is a guaranteed showstopper Drop that iPod and head to the Kimmel Center this Saturday, where the Boston Pops will […]
