Category Archives: Design Shows

Bazaar Bizarre Boston

December 7, 2009 – 5:48 pm

If you haven’t heard of the Bazaar Bizarre before, it’s a quirky craft fair that currently visits three cities in the U.S – Boston, Cleveland and San Francisco. In Boston it’s held at a large historic venue in the South End named the Cyclorama – and this year it was packed with fantastic artists showcasing [...]

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Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand

May 13, 2009 – 1:05 pm

Yes, this is definitely old news as the exhibit opened at the ICA back in February and was surrounded by some drama in the news, and a possible publicity stunt/arrest here in Boston. However, I waited until this week to actually go out and see the installation in person. A trip to the ICA is [...]

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Somerville Open Studios

May 2, 2009 – 10:47 pm

This weekend is the annual Somerville Open Studios, where artists and designers from all over Somerville, MA open up their homes and workshops to the public. Over 300 artists participate every year, which makes it a wonderful (but lengthy) hike through the city to check things out. I went browsing through a couple studios today, [...]

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Holy Craft! fair

March 17, 2009 – 9:11 am

The 2009 Holy Craft! fair is coming to the Elk’s Lodge this Saturday. Some great local crafters and designers will be participating in the fair this year, so I encourage anyone in the Boston/Cambridge area to come on over and check it out. Plus, all proceeds from the vendor fees will benefit the American Friends [...]

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Delinear – Chris Hosmer

February 4, 2009 – 12:43 pm

Last summer, a small gallery opened up around the corner from me. Unfortunately, it took me months to realize that some of my very talented neighbors were running the whole thing. Last week when I walked by the gallery I was floored by the fantastic installation from local artist Chris Hosmer called Delinear.

I’ve always had [...]

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