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Design Milk Travels to… The Sea Ranch "The store hints of the next chapter of The Sea Ranch, one honoring the region’s storied..past, but also looking toward a future inviting new figures..."

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Get to Know the Nychair X, a Placewares Favorite

What's our #1 seller at Placewares? The Nychair X! Made in Japan and the winner of multiple design awards, the Nychair comes in both a standard and rocking version, four different colors, and with or without an optional ottoman. Bring home the perfect chair for today's home!

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Mori Madness!

We've always been crazy for Mori's cooking, ceramics, and signature rice. But now the Los Angeles Times is in on the action!

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Melty Jewels by Laurie Rosenwald are Here!

We met Laurie Rosenwald about 10 years ago via our friend James at the delicious Manhattan restaurant, Prune. Shev and Laurie shared a cab home from dinner, and we’ve been in touch ever since. We are thrilled that Laurie is debuting her glass collection “Melty Jewels,” at Placewares.    Made by Laurie at her studios in NYC and Gothenburg, Sweden, these bold and whimsical objects take Laurie’s widely celebrated graphic work into three dimensions.    MORE ABOUT LAURIE   Laurie Rosenwald is a New York City design luminary. Her illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, and many...

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