Though it never really went away, bamboo is enjoying something of a resurgence with the burgeoning "Grandmillennial" design trend. In metal, Bamboo-inspired picture frames, candlestick holders, bowls, ice bucket, and this fabulous tray.
The piece looks gorgeous on the coffee table, bar or kitchen island, and brings a sense of luxe to any environment! Delightfully decorative and also perfect for serving, the piece adds a classy but fun addition to your home!
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We've added a new feature to your Bridge account: you can now easily create invoices to send to other members via Bridge.
Creating invoices on Bridge allows you to send invoices to retailers, brands, and other members that you are connected with through your Bridge site. You can populate an invoice with due date, recipient, item description, details, rate, quantity, and your invoice payment terms.
Once an invoice has been created, you can send it by email, download as a PDF, ...
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Leaf it to us! Fall entertaining is right around the corner and you want to create a beautiful, yet simple tablescape. Get a minimalist dose of fall vibes with this handcrafted oval placemat and napkin ring. Its natural beauty derived from fern vines embraces nature-inspired textures and earthy pigments from browns to warm amber ochres. Set of 4.
CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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When is the last time you received a Starbucks gift card? I’ve received them as holiday gifts, and I’ve given them to sales reps as thank you gifts. Starbucks gift cards, like their shops, are ubiquitous. They are almost as popular as gift cards from our nemesis: Amazon.com. Just about every month, a company offers me an Amazon gift card if I sign up for a service. WBGO, the local, Newark-based, non-profit radio station known for jazz, recently offered me an Amazon gift ...
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Whenever I visit my 76-year-old mom in Myrtle Beach, SC, she picks me up and the oldies station is playing in her car. I’ve tried changing that dial, and one has a better chance of outmaneuvering tennis star Daniil Medvedev. I imagine the oldies music brings her back to her youth. I read a study that people’s favorite song is often when they were 17 years old. That’s right: the 'best songs’ may not be the best songs but rather simply be what you heard in ...
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Make an impression with these attention-getting pieces. Mouthblown using a technique perfected over generations, the Murrine Glass Vases feature an array of colors making each piece unique.
Dimensions: All 3 have an 8.5" diameter base with these heights and capacities:
Small: 25.5"H, 236 oz.
Medium: 30.5"H, 245 oz.
Large: 33.5"H, 256 oz.
Also available in equally impressive Medium and Large bowls! Stop in at the Shadyside store and be wowed!
With an eye for eco-green, this delightful set of 4 woven charger plates and napkin rings adds complementary color combinations and boundless options to your table.
This small woven tray made of natural vines features natural earthy colors and textures, measuring 14.5” L x 5” W x 1” H. Accented with a reflective mirror top, its weaving patterns brings warm hues to bold colors for a cozy masculine home.
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natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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Last week, Amazon bought iRobot, the company that makes Roomba, the robot vacuum cleaner, for $1.7b. Why? Yes, their 'Rosie from the Jetsons' has AI and is in your home (which is where Amazon wants to be), but the reason Amazon wants it is because customers want it. Which leads us to ask: Why do customers want Roomba? Because it does something that humans find annoying and hate doing: cleaning. Roomba has spotted the value that robots bring to the world and it's not simply being ...
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I don’t own a car, yet I have a strange desire to read Dan Neil's car column each weekend in The Wall St. Journal. Why would someone who doesn’t own a car, won’t be buying one soon, and hasn’t owned one in 25 years read a car column? It's a mix of enjoying the design and technology of automobiles, wanting to know what Dwayne Johnson may be buying next, loving Dan’s witty writing style, and, confession, simply being 13-years old at heart. Cars are ...
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Our Bernardaud and L'Objet Whiteware pieces are dishwasher, microwave, and oven safe. Helpful hints for whiteware pieces include avoiding temperature shocking. Avoid placing a plate from the fridge directly into a hot oven to help prevent breakage.
We also offer a wide array of dishwasher safe fine china too! Royal Limoges, Deshoulieres, Wedgwood, and Mottahedeh just to name a few. Some helpful tips to help prolong your pieces with precious metals when using the dishwasher are that you ...
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If passed, the law would bar huge online platforms such as Amazon’s e-marketplace, Apple’s app store, and Google’s search engine from giving preferential treatment to the company’s own products and services, such as steering consumers to in-house products instead of competitors’ offerings in a way that harms competition.
Cheers to the weekend! Our Sand Faux Grasscloth Tray is a perfect addition for all of your summer entertainment needs. Both functional and stylish. Serve up your favorite summer cocktails in our Bellini Double Old Fashion Glasses.
Our Faux Grasscloth is available in three additional colorways - Heather Blue, Indigo, and Pale Grey.
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An East Village Artist’s Death Prompts a Reflection on the State of Indie Retailers Today
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While thumbing through the Times, I noticed a smiling young woman’s picture in the obituaries. In the black and white photograph, she's standing on a fire escape with a historic building and a bridge in the distance. I was initially attracted to Ronni Solbert’s 1959 picture, yet I was even more drawn in by what I noticed next to her photo: a children&...
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Want to give a wedding gift that will be cherished forever? Choose from our elegant statement and white leather frames. These make the perfect gift for an engagement, bridal shower, or wedding.
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In the movie Glengarry Glen Ross, a motivational speaker played by Alec Baldwin addresses a group of salesmen. He writes three letters vertically on the chalkboard, “A B C.” He explains that the acronym means "Always Be Closing."
The way that Baldwin's character thinks about sales, I may think about reading. I think of: "ABR,” Always Be Reading. Whether it's breakfast, lunch, or dinner, I try to get in a page or two of the Times, Wall St. ...
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We're happy to see four brands promote Bridge in Tableware Today's August/September 2022 issue.
In each advertisement, the brand displays Bridge’s ‘B’ logo in the lower left or right of the page. The brands that promote Bridge include:
Bordhallo Pinheiro
Carmel Ceramica
Pampa Bay
Vista Alegre
The brands show the Bridge logo so that retailers reading the publication will know that they can easily sell the products shown. Since e-commerce makes up 30% of U...
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This weekend’s WSJ shares how Bed Bath & Beyond customers preferred Mikasa over BBB’s private label brands. When BBB couldn’t give customers what they wanted, sales tanked—and the CEO, Mark Tritton, was shown the door.
BBB is not the only major retailer questioning the recent mania to offer private labels. Amazon is walking back its private label brands, but is doing to for another reason: the Department of Justice may be investigating it for anti-competitive...
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Amazon issued a press release stating that it is fighting with 10,000 Facebook groups that sell fake Amazon reviews. It’s ironic, since Amazon has been a chief promoter of the avenue allowing this behavior: Section 230. Section 230 allows tech platforms to host and indirectly promote just about any type of bad behavior, including illegal behavior (fake review services and yes, human trafficking, murder-for-hire, etc.) and then say it’s just a community space and belatedly remove the ...
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I’m in Atlanta this week for the show and met with Bridge members Vickie Roan, owner of The Menagerie, and Chris Rosse, owner of Rosse Associates. Vickie and Chris, keep up the good work! We appreciate u.
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