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Mark White: On Display

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by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Sean Alonzo Harris

Creating exhibits for the windows of the world

The creative chaos of Mark White’s waterfront workshop on Commercial Street in Portland couldn’t contrast more with the string of polished storefronts that line Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

But despite their differences in atmosphere and even echelon, the two have a before-and-after relationship that makes them inextricably linked; the “before” happens in Portland by the working hands of White’s team, and the “after” is the eye candy that fills retail windows and stores all over the world.

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Adding Inward

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AIA Design Theory- August 2010

Edited by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Trent Bell

Architect Carol De Tine shows us how adding inward can be better than adding on.

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Sustainable Style

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TREND WATCH-August 2010

by Deborah Chatfield

Environmentally friendly finds for the home

Let It Glow - These candles are an instant hit as a gift. Made from soy wax, they are clean burning, soot-free, nontoxic, and biodegradable. Unlike petroleum, soy is a renewable resource. The vessels themselves make a statement—the Shanghai features a beautiful oriental cup; the Moroccan has a jewel-like effect with a gold leaf on colored glass; and the Mint Julep is in its very own silver cup. Their scent is intoxicating, and they last twice as long as paraffin candles. Market Street’s boxes are truly one-of-a-kind as well; each is hand-stamped with a wax seal and tied with a grosgrain ribbon. They are also one of the few suppliers that choose to use soy ink. marketstreetcandles.com

 


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A Spirit of Home

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SPACES-August 2010

by Dan MacNaughton
Photography Alison Langley

Tradition, modern technology, and style come together in a sailing yacht

 

Yacht design and residential architecture both involve the creation of living spaces that must serve the practical needs and aesthetic preferences of their occupants, but beyond that the two professions have little in common. While a house can take almost any shape, the design of a sailing yacht is dominated by the fact that it is fundamentally a vehicle—a machine using the relative motions of air and water for its propulsion. Unlike a house, a yacht has no fixed setting—she must look at home in constantly changing scenes of land, sea, and sky. Every yacht is also viewed against the background of Tradition, a setting in itself, and a stronger influence in yacht design than in most fields of endeavor.

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Letter from the Editor

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-August 2010

by Rebecca Falzano, Managing Editor,  Photography Irvin Serrano

The backyard I enjoyed growing up was a big, grassy one lined with trees and bordering a golf course.

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Shingled Modern

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July 2010
by Victoria Scanlan Stefanakos
Photography Brian Vanden Brink

 

A classic Maine design opens up, inside and out

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Harnessing Light

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AIA Design Theory- July 2010

Edited by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Trent Bell

Architect Matthew O’Malia on utilizing one of Maine’s seasonally limited resources—light

 

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Total Transformation

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July 2010
by Debra Spark
Photography François Gagné

 

A Florida-style ranch gets a Maine makeover

 

For several years now, Ted Andrews of Harborside Design in Freeport and Christine Maclin of Maclin Design in Portland have been collaborating on the incremental renovation of a house near the tip of Bailey Island. Can you badmouth a house? The Bailey Island home had at least one surprising detractor: the current homeowner, who wasn’t particularly fond of the house when she and her husband bought it. They were searching for a house with Maine character, but the home they found looked, says Paul Seaman, the architect for the project, “like a Florida one-story ranch.” With its siding, triptych hip gable roof, and front portico, the home didn’t fit with the shingle-style vernacular of the neighborhood. Other details just seemed of another era. The floor and vaulted ceilings were

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Summer Swoon

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TREND WATCH-July 2010

by Deborah Chatfield

Beautiful wares bring the inside out just in time for summer

Link Outdoor Fabric - This first collection of outdoor fabrics designed by Doug and Gene Meyer were worth waiting for. Bring on the red, white, and blue! Overscaled bright flowers, leaves, paisleys, and geometric shapes all woven with 100% solution-dyed acrylic make this the perfect complement for outdoor furniture. Studio 534, Boston Design Center, s5boston.com

 

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Rockport Victorian

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July 2010

by Debra Spark
Photography Brian Vanden Brink

A beloved mansion is lovingly restored

 

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The Vintage Wood Tamer

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PROFILE- Michael Perkins-July 2010

by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Irvin Serrano

Michael Perkins channels the histories of wood

 

On his farm in Brunswick, the mid-March sun takes its first stab at thawing the winter ground. Inside the big red barn, Michael Perkins tiptoes around precarious floorboards, surrounded by piles of wood, weathered and worn. Salvaged pine, Douglas fir, oak, chestnut, beech, elm, and walnut in various states and of various ages line the walls or sit clustered in piles. Nail holes, saw marks, and smooth foot-worn patinas hint at the wood’s prior use. Some of the wood is centuries old, the skeletons of disassembled Maine barns or Midwestern factories. All of it will be crafted into heirloom furniture that people will grow old with.

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A Cottage Community

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THE DRAWING BOARD-May 2010

Connecting with the charm of the Kennebunks

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In Full Bloom

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FIELD TRIP- Flora Home - June 2010

By Veronique McAree Photography Amanda Kowalski

When it comes to flowers, Stephanie Pilk is no shrinking violet. Her Flora Home studio is bursting with ever-changing, fresh-cut blooms that make you stop and admire.

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Open to the Elements

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June 2010
by Deborah Weisgall Photography Michael Penney

A house on the coast is both a beacon and a haven

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Accolades for Architecture

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June 2010
by Rebecca Falzano

The 2010 AIA Maine award winners

 

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Blurring the Boundaries

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AIA Design Theory- June 2010

Edited by Rebecca Falzano
Photography Trent Bell

Theodore and Theodore explain how architectural design can create the illusion of space without building it

 

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Bold Stewardship

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June 2010
by Debra Spark
Photography Irvin Serrano

 

A contemporary family in an historic Camden Inn

 

 

 

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A Colorful Past

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OUTTAKE-June 2010

Photography Irvin Serrano

This brass box contains bedroom keys, a leftover from when Portlaw, as the Camden home is called, was still an inn. Upstairs, the bedrooms still have their brass knockers. “We wanted,” says homeowner Stephanie Mayer, “to preserve the history of the house in a way that honored its roots.” The crayons are for visitors, who are encouraged to decorate postcards on their visits. The younger set’s efforts are framed in at least one bathroom, serving as a complement to the Mayer children’s art, which adorns a substantial wall in the former inn’s living room.

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Joseph Nicoletti’s Excellent Art Adventure

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PROFILE- Joseph Nicoletti-June 2010

by Carl Little
Photography Irvin Serrano

A retrospective at Bates College reveals a remarkable aesthetic journey

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Numinous Skies

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THE CANVAS- June 2010 | by Suzette McAvoy

Colin Barclay, Sean Beavers & Lisa Creed

“He drew forth a phrase from his treasure and spoke it softly to himself: A day of dappled seaborne clouds.” -James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Colin Barclay, Storm on the Barrens, 2007, oil on paper laid to panel, 24” x 24”

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Site-Specific Sculpture

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CRAFT OF MAINE- June 2010

by Susan Grisanti Kelley

Four galleries, four artists, hence Four in Maine

 

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Graphic Statement

 

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TREND WATCH- June 2010

By Deborah Chatfield

Summer brings us bold designs that make use of natural materials

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A Few Pages Ahead

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PUBLIC SPACES-Portland Library-June 2010
By Susan Grisanti Kelley
Photography Trent Bell

The Portland Public Library—Maine’s largest—has served the community since 1867.

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Design Wire

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Design Wire- June 2010

Designer and shopkeeper Linda Banks debuted her line of framed artwork, “The Linda Banks Collection” at the Spring International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, North Carolina.

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Letter From the Editor

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-June 2010

by Susan Grisanti Kelley
Photography Maria A. Vettese

What does it mean to be recognized for our work? Especially when the work stands alone without a name and reputation attached to it—when the work is judged on its design alone?


 

 

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