- Fancy a holiday in Lake Tahoe? Heath Ceramics owners Cathy Bailey and Robin Petravic are offering a three-night stay at their artfully remodeled Alpine Meadows cabin; for details, go to Enter to Win a Weekend Stay at a Mountainside Cabin in Tahoe.
- NYers: Make sure to visit our friends Byron and Dexter Peart’s Goodee pop-up at the Whitney; for info, go to Goodee.
- Famed SF art dealer Edith Caldwell has opened a new gallery, Edith Caldwell Abode, in downtown Santa Barbara, offering contemporary art as well as antique and vintage furniture and home accessories.
- Happening (and worth a visit) in Berkeley, CA: the Jim Zivic Art Show/Holiday Market, 2728 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (by appointment; call 510-900-6127).
- Marie Kondo, organizer extraordinaire, has launched an online shop; peruse the offerings at Marie Kondo. And read Penelope Green’s on-point analysis at the NY Times (“On Twitter, some users were in baffled awe of the downsizing expert’s pivot to consumption”).
- On Sunday, November 24, from noon to 5 pm, Kristen Lombardi (the “hands” behind High Hand Mending Company), will be in residence at Pod in Boston offering custom hand-embroidery; 35 Sacramento Street, Cambridge, MA.
- Francis Mallmann, rugged individualist, chef, and creative advisor to Best Made Co., has designed a capsule collection for the holidays (available online and at Best Made NY and LA stores). Well worth a look.
- Just opened: the Stratford Hotel in East London, designed by Space Copenhagen and inspired by the vibe of the Chelsea Hotel in NYC.
- Londoners take note: Howe is hosting a Christmas shopping event on December 6th and 7th. “We’ll have a big area for gifts under £550 (and a small area for gifts under £250), we’ll also have music, mince pies, and a wrapping station. Come one, come all.” For info, go to Howe.
- Open until December 31st in NYC: Marfakind, a pop-up shop from stylist and art director Kieley Kimmel. On offer: objects, sculpture, vintage textiles, and clothing and jewelry.
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