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June 26, 2023 Tips to Transition Your Living Room from Spring to Summer
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Tips to Transition Your Living Room from Spring to Summer
June 26, 2023
If you're like many homeowners, finding that shift from one season to the next can be daunting, especially when it comes to your living room.

After all, this is the space where you and your family spend the majority of your time at home, so making sure it's comfortable and stylish is essential.

Luckily, there are a few easy ways to transition your living room from spring to summer. All it takes is a bit of design know-how, some practical steps, and a bit of creativity to get the job done.
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June 3, 2023 Artisan Bread Basket
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Artisan Bread Basket
June 3, 2023
Freshly made bread served in this woven bread basket, which adds decoration to any table or buffet presentation, is very comforting to the heart and stomach. This bread basket is made from gorgeously textured organic climbing vines and comes in great natural rustic hues. Their variegated color and brings offbeat elegance to the table. See which of our bread baskets best suits your needs by visiting our web store.


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May 29, 2023 STAY ON TREND by JULIE SMITH VINCENTI
STAY ON TREND by JULIE SMITH VINCENTI
May 29, 2023
It was October 2021, and I had just finished my first in-person trends seminar since the pandemic impacted all industry shows. At the end of the image-packed program, an audience member raised her hand and challenged, “Do trends even matter anymore?”

It was a valid question. The pandemic had disrupted business, upended supply chains, transformed education, revealed vulnerabilities, altered priorities, and unexpectedly claimed many lives. The question was tinged with cynicism. Pent...
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May 15, 2023 We Got Sole 🩴
What Crocs can teach us about gaining new customers and keeping them happy.
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We Got Sole 🩴
What Crocs can teach us about gaining new customers and keeping them happy.
May 15, 2023
About 15 years ago, I bought a pair of Crocs sandals in Myrtle Beach, SC. Not only were they hot pink, but the insole was traffic cone orange. My buddies hated them, but oddly others loved them. The sandals were affordable (maybe $20), comfortable, and a conversation starter.

According to last week’s The New York Times' profile on Crocs, I’m one of tens of millions of happy Crocs owners. This happiness is profitable:
  • Crocs’ sales have almost doubled since 2019.
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March 17, 2023 Extra Dose of Comfort 💕
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Extra Dose of Comfort 💕
March 17, 2023
Your kitchen should feel like a comfortable and well-designed space - enhancing the way you feel when you walk into it. That's why we created the Wildflower collection—to bring an extra dose of comfort to your home with thoughtful details that enhance your existing style 🌸 View Post
March 15, 2023 Heirloom Meets Everyday
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Heirloom Meets Everyday
March 15, 2023
This season, fashion favors an individualistic statement: unexpected pairings, playfulness, and unique touches.

These days, people crave comfort, and they’re turning to heirloom pieces to spark happy memories. Mixed with more modern dinnerware designs, passed-down china can be enjoyed more regularly, without formality. And, this mix of old with new brings interest, cleverness, and history to your table at once. For our table, we paired the long-loved toile of Garden Grove with...
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February 2, 2023 Tableware Today: GRANNY CHIC NOSTALGIA
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Tableware Today: GRANNY CHIC NOSTALGIA
February 2, 2023
There’s nothing quite as cozy as grandma’s house. It’s like a warm snuggle of home cooked meals, fresh cut roses from the garden, doilies, chintz, needlepoint, vintage furniture, wallpaper, a breakfront china cupboard, Earl Grey in a collection of English bone china teacups, and lavender oil that soothes the senses and transports you to carefree days of yore.

The Granny Chic or Grandmillennial trend is all the rage, particularly among millennials. It’s an expression of...
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January 19, 2023 Hosting a Valentine's Day Party? Black is the New Brown.
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Hosting a Valentine's Day Party? Black is the New Brown.
January 19, 2023
Elegant black and white, a touch of red, and some neutrals like this rustic woven placemat will round off your Valentine's tablescape. It is a classic approach to evoke a sense of natural comfort and simplicity because it is made from exotic natural vines. Available in a set of 4.


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January 14, 2023 Celebrate the Simple, Delicious Pleasures of Good Pie
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Celebrate the Simple, Delicious Pleasures of Good Pie
January 14, 2023
The best comfort food is sent hot and fresh to your table, including this iconic Pyrex circular pie dish with an easy-grab heat-resistant, hot pot woven tray. Any rural, rustic, or American-style home environment benefits from its earthy tone, which is formed by strong organic vines. Have a great, loving, sweet weekend.


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January 10, 2023 Even the World’s Best Restaurant is Concentrating on E-commerce
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Even the World’s Best Restaurant is Concentrating on E-commerce
January 10, 2023
Noma, the world-famous Copenhagen restaurant, is closing to concentrate on e-commerce.  Excerpt from the Times:

“Noma will become a full-time food laboratory, developing new dishes and products for its e-commerce operation, Noma Projects, and the dining rooms will be open only for periodic pop-ups.”


This change supports the breath and power of e-commerce, and portends coming changes for our retail industry.  It’s not that one can’t eke out a ...
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November 10, 2022 Golden Days of Autumn
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Golden Days of Autumn
November 10, 2022
Autumn is all about enjoying the beauty of nature, the change in the weather, and the comforts of home.

Freshen up your fall style with the luxe and modern SIERRA MODERN Tela Deep Oval Platter and Tela Small Bowl with Spoon, each in sparkling champagne gold.

Beatriz Ball’s intensely handmade products use eco-friendly and sustainable materials and are crafted by artisans who trace a heritage of metalworking for generations. Sustainably handmade of a top quality, FDA safe, easy-care ...
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September 22, 2022 Le Creuset's Pumpkin Palooza 2023
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Le Creuset's Pumpkin Palooza 2023
September 22, 2022
PUMPKIN CAST IRON COCOTTE: Inspired by a timeless fairy tale design and the brilliant colors of autumn, the Pumpkin Cocotte is a delightful seasonal addition to your kitchen and table. With its unique ribbed design and hand sculpted stainless steel figural knob, the versatility of this pot makes it ideal for everything from comforting soups and stews to braising, baking and more. Crafted from our legendary enameled cast iron, it has exceptional heat distribution and retention qualities for even ...
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September 12, 2022 Home is Where It's At
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Home is Where It's At
September 12, 2022
This season, while everyone is running here, trying to make it there, we’re making the official decree: Home is Where It’s At. 🧡

We spend less time at home in fall, with all the activities, appointments, classes, you name it, so when we are there, we want it to be as comforting and inviting as possible. Luxurious fabrics and decorative pillows that evoke the outdoors, seasonal décor that gets the whole family excited for the coming holidays, and the everyday, recognizable ...
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August 31, 2022 New and improved Atlanta Showroom
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New and improved Atlanta Showroom
August 31, 2022
If you haven't seen us lately, then you haven't see what LSA is all about. In July, we opened a new and greatly improved showroom in Atlanta where we were better able to show who we are and what we are all about. We were able to show our drinkware, serveware and home decor pieces like never before in the USA.  We are happy to share additional pictures and chat with you about all the amazing glassware that we have to offer- from casual and comfortable to fancy and elegant, all handcrafted.&...
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June 30, 2022 Showtime 🎪
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Showtime 🎪
June 30, 2022
The next book our Bridge team may read is John List’s book The Voltage Effect.  List, who is a behavioral economist at the University of Chicago, shares a variety of suggestions to grow a business. He warns us about false positives, such as what the “Just Say No” drug campaign experienced. He suggests we look for businesses with scalable ingredients. (People are not scalable, but good news for Bridge: software is!)

I'd add to List's advice this simple maxim: show ...
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June 20, 2022 Rescued Kennel Puppies Love Bridge 🐶
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Rescued Kennel Puppies Love Bridge 🐶
June 20, 2022
My friend works at the Swiss running shoemaker ON. She recently texted me and suggested I try their running shoes.  Three weeks later, I was handling two boxes of their Swiss engineered shoes.   On one ON shoe, there is a little Swiss flag and the words “Swiss Engineering” printed. When I get a pair of Nike’s, they don’t say "Beaverton-engineering" or "US-engineering." Nor do Adidas shoes proclaim “German engineering.”  ...
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April 22, 2022 Oven to Table Bakeware
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Oven to Table Bakeware
April 22, 2022
Meatballs are a hearty, comforting food deserving a starring role at your dinner table. It`s a delicious casserole treat served in this Pyrex dish with Calaisio`s serving basket. This woven basket made of organic vines is durable enough to withstand a hot bakeware and easy to clean with a soft brush to keep the vines looking its best. A mild dish soap and water solution comes in handy for removing grease. The woven tray includes 1Qt Pyrex dish, 8” x 8”. 


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April 19, 2022 Competing With Ourselves🪞
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Competing With Ourselves🪞
April 19, 2022
About two weeks ago in Charleston, SC, in spin class where I sounded like I was getting a hair transplant, I enjoyed being at once together with my friends in the class and yet competing with them.  When they peddled harder and stood up, I wanted to also.  Our competing didn't mean that there was one winner and everyone else lost. It wasn’t a zero-sum game.  In that spin class, we all won.  After that class, we all felt great.  Competition is an ...
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January 21, 2022 Celebrate the Simple, Delicious Pleasures of Good Pie
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Celebrate the Simple, Delicious Pleasures of Good Pie
January 21, 2022
The ultimate comfort food comes straight from the oven to your table like this legendary Pyrex round pie plate with an easy grab heat resistant, hot pot woven tray. It`s earthy hue derived from sturdy organic vines compliments any country, rustic or Americana home setting. Have a great National Pie Day weekend loaded with love and sweetness.


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December 30, 2021 Bloomberg: Shopify vs. Amazon
Bloomberg: Shopify vs. Amazon
December 30, 2021
Last February e-commerce company Shopify Inc. replaced the “Ottawa, Canada” dateline that began its press releases and earnings reports with a strange new one: “Internet, Everywhere.” The geographical shift came at the insistence of Shopify’s founder and chief executive officer, Tobi Lütke, who tends to view such matters through the prism of cold, hard logic. In May 2020, only a few months into the pandemic, he’d made the early, seemingly rash decision to...
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