LAUGHLINTOWN, Pa. – Michael Testa, 51, an army veteran and handyman, drives a minibus covered with stickers that read ‘Trump Won’. Recently, he stood in the rain and mud for hours to attend Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania. He calls himself a “conspiracy realist” and said he is one of millions who believe the 2020 …
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For three generations, the Morita family has been winding, sewing and cutting modular blocks of woven grass known as tatami in the old center of Tokyo. But now, plagued by cheap counterfeit products and changing lifestyles, the artisans are forced to step up their game. Sewing tatami mats at Takashi Morita workshop in Tokyo. CBS …
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Don’t even get Jeanne K. Chung to start redesigning her kitchen. On second thought, go ahead. Chung is the designer set to redecorate the butler’s kitchen and pantry at this year’s Pasadena Showcase House of Design, and the six-month project had its challenges and delays that anyone who has undergone a remodel can understand. A …
In 2014, when Melissa and Kevin Coleman moved to Minneapolis from Connecticut, they came across the opportunity of a lifetime. Their real estate agent also ran a design and construction business at the time, and a house he planned to renovate was considered irreparable. “We didn’t plan on building, but he had this vacant lot …
‘Modern Farm’ in Minneapolis’ Seward Neighborhood Lists for 650K Read More »
Join the exceptional and become a Sotheby’s International Realty agent.Learn more Most luxury agents like to work hard, work fast and work wonders for their clients. And that’s why a healthy, manageable amount of stress is a normal — and even motivating — aspect of work. However, these normal stressors have been severely exacerbated by …
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Houses of craftsmen have their origins in the late 19th century. An architectural style inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement that flourished in Europe and North America for about 40 years between 1880 and 1920, the American Craftsman home has endured into the 21st century thanks to its beauty and the unique feel that …
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Like me, you may have sped down Magnolia Avenue in Orlando, focused on getting to Interstate 4, not realizing you were scurrying past one of the city’s oldest homes. I’m talking about the Magnolia block just off Livingston Street, where the Marriott Orlando Downtown now occupies the corner where a Travelodge has stood for decades. …
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Saturday’s racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket is the latest installment in a disturbing rise in violence against African Americans, built on historic racial divides and a polarized social climate. In 2020, a year marked by the triple forces of the coronavirus pandemic, the murder of George Floyd, and a social justice movement protesting police …
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Hvillum began exploring alternative uses for seaweed during a research residency at Noma, Denmark’s most famous restaurant, where the plant is revered as an ingredient. She cites a low-carbon production process and 100 percent biodegradability as two other important advantages of the new curtains. One day, she hopes, a large number of design companies will …
Architect-designed houses made of mud or cocoa waste? yes really Read More »
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