Gilles Clement's Roomscapes: Asymmetrical Rooms

Asymmetrical rooms are often found in older Connecticut homes and represent a certain challenge to design. This particular living room is opened perpendicularly on two of its four walls, making the furniture lay-out and the need to sit at least eight people a difficult task. Often, the answer hides in the problem; the asymmetry of [...]

Overcoming the Winter Blues

The first Sunday of November marks the end of daylight savings time, as well as the beginning of shorter days and colder temperatures.  You notice an increased appetite for sugar and starches, and as you button up your jeans, you find it more difficult to get the job done.  As the alarm goes off, you [...]

Plates for Winter 2009

Tapping into Oktoberfest

Colorful, crisp foliage in hues of red, orange, and yellow falling from bright trees, accompanied by a spine-chilling cool breeze, can only mean one thing, fall is here. As the temperature gets colder, the beer gets darker, and the autumn sky brings us Oktoberfest. Originally a commemoration for the marriage of Bavarian Prince Ludwig on [...]