When London and Paris Looked to the Nile for Inspiration
“Thomas Hope: Regency Designer,” a new exhibit at the Bard Graduate Center in Manhattan, has a few imaginative examples of Egyptian Revival furniture. nytimes.com |
LONG ISLAND JOURNAL; Still Recording Music as Edison Did
Long Island Journal column; Peter Dilg of Baldwin collects and restores antique phonographs and gramophones as well as old wax cylinders and discs; Dilg is among handful of acoustic engineers who specialize in recording sound the way Thomas Edison did 125 years ago; Robert Yeganeh, owner of shoe store chain Love My Shoes, stages singles event for Match.com in which he gives out 48 pairs of shoes, left foot to women, right to men, at Zachary's club in East Meadow; photos nytimes.com |
A Small Store’s Closing: Symptom of Larger Ills
Generalist dealers selling objects priced below $1,000, such as Happy Endings Antiques in Amenia, N.Y., are proving most vulnerable in the current recession. nytimes.com |
Antique Shop
Antique Shop Search is a national directory of shops that specialize in antiques, covering the continental United States, Hawaii, and Alaska to help you find ... propeller.com |
Midcentury Modern Décor at Townhouse.bz
The new site Townhouse.bz includes rare furniture and decorative accessories like a Knoll armchair. nytimes.com |