Archive for the ‘Designers’ Category

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Looking Good at Hudson

One of the most amazing things is to see something you’ve made for sale in a store. Not for sale in your yard or online, but in a gorgeous, fantastic, stylish, trend-setting store. I loved experiencing that at Hudson in [...]


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Dunes and Duchess in NYC!

The New York International Gift Fair, affectionately known as NYIGF has got to be the biggest most whirlwind get together of like-minded design people we’ve ever known. For us, it’s a chance to debut our new collection, meet new vendors, [...]


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Atlanta Was Hot!

Literally. It was 70 degrees most of the time we were there for the America’s Mart Gift Show. Our new color, Palm Beach, Darling, certainly reflected the balmy mood. It brought a bit of sunshine to the gray, rainy days [...]


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Molly Hirsch Tablescape—Inspiration for the Holidays

What continuously amazes us is what designers do with our pieces. It’s almost like we see our lamps or sconces or candelabras in an entirely different light in the hands of talented people. We thought we would share this beautiful [...]


Our Movie Debut!

About a year ago we heard from Hudson owner Jill Goldberg that a prop stylist for a movie that was being made in New England purchased one of our Four-Arm International Lifesaving Orange candelabras and two sconces from her Boston [...]


Designer Mail Bag with Tobi Fairley!

How fabulous would it be to have an famous interior designer—one who has been in numerous magazines, including the cover of House Beautiful—to redesign a room in your own home? Here’s your chance and it comes with a dose of [...]


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Highlights—Our New Collection at NYIGF

The last week of January through the first days of February took Dunes and me to New York to show our new collection for the Dunes and Duchess line at the New York International Gift Fair. After such a bleak, [...]


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A Double Shot in Rue Magazine!

The holidays came with a doubly pleasant surprise—not one, but three photos of Dunes and Duchess pieces in the super cool Rue magazine. Now one feature we had a head’s up about because it was a project that our dear [...]


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Designer Profile—Philip Gorrivan

One of the superstars of the design world, you’ll find Philip Gorrivan’s in the spreads of House Beautiful, Elle Decor and those treasured back issues of House & Garden. My Dunes had worked with the designer before (in his day [...]


Designer Profile—Jill Goldberg

There’s nothing more flattering than to have the cool girl like you. That’s the way we feel about interior designer and retailer Jill Goldberg. You see, Jill carries Dunes and Duchess in her retail store Hudson, in Boston’s South End, [...]


What to do with a Candelabra

I’ve been toying around on Houzz of late, trying to get a feel for what goes on there, what people are sharing. I think it’s a great way to share our candelabras, lamps and ideas with people, but would love [...]


Luxe Magazine Madness!

When you hear you’re going to be in a magazine, the first reaction is always one of dizzying excitement. When you receive the magazine and your jaw actually hits the floor—well, that’s what happened when we saw our International Lifesaving [...]