Scene & Heard
Maine Event
Ariana Fischer has always enjoyed the process of finding unique objects from around the world to incorporate in her work for her interior design clients. Now the designer has opened a retail shop in the historic Old Port district of Portland, Maine. Visitors to 22 Milk Street will find a collection of home goods inspired by the colors and textures of the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, along with antique pieces and works by local artisans. I Portland, Maine, 22milkstreet.com
Wendy Shapiro
If original art makes a home feel that much more personal, imagine what a customized piece of art can do. Artist Wendy Shapiro’s new venture at the Boston Design Center, shapirodesigns gallery, offers clients the opportunity to tweak the color and size of her paintings to suit their tastes and their design scheme. Shapiro, whose work is inspired by the landscapes of places she has visited, calls her art eco-friendly, due to her use of low-VOC acrylic paints on 100 percent natural cotton canvases that are then stretched over wood frames. Her choice of materials is, she says, “a conscious message regarding the need for humanity to be aware of how we are affecting our environment.” | Boston, shapirodesigns.com
INTERACTIVE ART
We’re always happy to see so many of our talented acquaintances among those taking home awards from the Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Boston (BRAGB) PRISM Awards, and 2018 was no exception. The roster of winners is too long for this space, but an abridged list of those who earned multiple awards includes Adams + Beasley, C.H. Newton Builders, Catherine Truman Architects, LDa Architecture & Interiors, Leslie Fine Interiors, Hammond Design, Herrick & White, Hutker Architects, Kristina Crestin Design, Roomscapes Cabinetry & Design Center, and ICON Architecture. Photos of people enjoying the awards gala can be seen in Design Life, page 158. | For the complete list of awards, see prism-awards.com
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