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Piper Collection

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Piper Collection
19 Jul

Based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, Piper Pillow Collection is comprised of Cindy and Whitney Caudle, a mother-daughter design team studied in interiors and textile design. After noticing pillows as an often overlooked opportunity for decor, daughter Whitney sought to transform interiors with her eye-catching pillow designs.

Piper Collection brings a youthful spirit to contemporary design with bold graphic patterns, classic shapes, and beautiful detailing in daring color combinations. Pillows feature bespoke fabrics and textures, such as leather, faux fur, and their signature metallic linen.

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MA! Talks: The Smart City Model Panel Discussion

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Atlanta Beltline with Ryan Gravel with MA!
07 Jun

Modern Atlanta (MA!) Design is Human, a 13 day conference celebrating Atlanta as a locus of modern design, continues through the end of the week.

A highlight of 2016’s offerings of talks, tours, and workshops, is a panel discussion on The Smart City Model, a sustainable urban methodology that focuses on social, economic, environmental, and cultural values.

The Atlanta BeltLine, one of the City’s most dramatic revitalization projects.

Moderated by Susan Szenasy of Metropolis Magazine, it features Ryan Gravel of Sixpitch and City of Atlanta Design Initiative, Amy Chester of Rebuild by Design, and Jarel Portman of Founding Principal/JPX Works.

Modern design has had an impact on the changing landscape of urban planning.  Specifically, the urban planning process is informed by similar values within modern design, particularly ones regarding connections: to other humans, to the environment, and to our sense of place. Continue reading →