Timo Sarpaneva is the focus of an exhibition at the Design Museum in Helsinki, Finland. He has had enormous influence on two of our Smart Brands partners Iittala and Rosenthal.
Also in the exhibition are photographs that tell some of his story — among them, images of the fantastical, crowd-attracting shop windows (adorned with glass harps and butterflies hanging from invisible wires) that he created for Iittala, the company that hired him in 1950. It was there that he made his name as a glass ...
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June 1, 2018
June 1, 2018
Inspired by a child peeking through an iron gate, this unique locket concept fashioned in solid 18K White Gold features two single image cases finished in our signature floral pattern. The cases peek out from behind a scroll gate set with five diamonds, and the 18-inch chain is the perfect length for this classic piece. Photos easily slide in the top of each image case. Also available to hold three photos as a custom order
Lindbergh designed this watch with Longines in 1931 and is currently on display at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. Today, the Lindbergh Hour Angle Watch is available in stainless steel and titanium. The image below shows the current as well as the original.
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January 4, 2018
January 4, 2018
Michael Aram Butterfly Ginkgo Collection At Glassworks! Michael Aram's fascination with a particular type of ginkgo tree, the ginkgo Biloba, or "Butterfly ginkgo", which grows with a double leaf reminiscent of a butterfly's wings, gave rise to a fantasia image of the plant. Executed at the highest level of handcraftsmanship, each piece is rendered in solid bronze with acid etched cocoon-shaped vessels. The pieces in the collection are a tour de force of Indian craft and capture the poetic ...
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November 27, 2017
November 27, 2017
Have you noticed that your sites are loading faster? That's because Bridge has shrunk your image file sizes by an average of 43%. Your website images are just as nice, but they load 43% more quickly using our new software.
We ran the optimization on 279k files (which were 11.69 GB in size) and reduced these files by 5.06 GB. That's a savings of 43% in bandwidth and therefore customers' time.
Wishing you a Thanksgiving that is as sweet as pumpkin pie! Image Credit frenchcountrycottage.
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October 4, 2017
October 4, 2017
THE IMAGE OF ELEGANCE! The Heritage Banded Bead Mirror Tray offers the perfect way to serve your guests in sophisticated style.
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August 13, 2017
August 13, 2017
Laura, who owns Ivy House in Texas, will save $7,000 in credit card fees this year. That's enough to take her family to Italy on vacation or buy five Apple computers for her staff.
How did she save this money? Laura asked me to review her credit card statements. I found that the credit card processor was charging her too much.
I then showed Laura that she could save $7,000 per year if she moved to Bridge’s processing. She gets the same or better in-store processing services and saves $7,000.
Looking for encouragement and inspiration for the soul? Anne Neilson has a beautiful series of angel images in several applications. Here we are showing her book, notecards, and 100 days of scripture. @anneneilsonhome
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April 19, 2017
April 19, 2017
Thanks to Arte Italica for sending out this email to its retailers. We like the image of the Bridge site on the laptop. :)
This is a good example how brands can promote their Bridge.
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April 1, 2017
April 1, 2017
How can your business get more engagement on social media? Below are a few 'dos and don'ts'.
As a starting point, let's look at a recent Chalk by a retailer in Texas. (Shown on the left). First, what a great sale! The issue: the text is appearing small, a bit hard to read, and wouldn't it be nice to see the gift item mentioned.
Let's fix this. On the right, you can see our version. We updated this Chalk to perform better in social media:
1. We made the image square. This allows it to appear ...
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April 1, 2017
April 1, 2017
First off, Happy April 1st, and Happy Masters Week, a day early! New York Tabletop kicks off on Tuesday, with a brand new showroom for MATCH, and new remodels for both Devine and Pickard. Lots of great new product coming, including a new luxury bath accessories line (from Devine), new stoneware from Rosenthal, and a fabulous new collection called DAPHNE from R Haviland (thru Mottahedeh) - see attached image of this great mix&match line.
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February 21, 2017
February 21, 2017
How products ‘break’ when shared digitally between suppliers and retailers
1. These vases represent a supplier’s original product data. The supplier has products images matched up to product descriptions with dimensions, care & usage, etc. These pieces of data are all embedded with each other and give an accurate, complete view of the products.
2. The supplier prepares to share its product with stores. To do this, the supplier has to break the data up into Excel and Dropbox files.
Brighten up a rainy day, stop in for Cash and Carry flowers today Image may contain: flower, plant and nature
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February 16, 2017
February 16, 2017
In what month do most of your orders occur?
I spoke with a retailer today and he was remarking about the lack of sales this month. I looked at his sales and I saw that his sales were in line with past years. He didn't realize that year over year, February is one of the slowest months for his store. As you can see in the attached image, his store's busiest month is September. September had 15x more online orders than February.
Stores go thru the sales cycles. Since Bridge helps a lot of indie ...
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February 13, 2017
February 13, 2017
Here is a quick image to share with retailers. This images is the front and back of the Bridge flyer. The benefit of this file over the PDF version is that the recipient can quickly view this .jpg file on any device. :)
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