Edge Lighting Scope LED

I am completely obsessed by these Scope LED track heads by Edge Lighting. They have an adjustable beam angle, so they can be used for accenting objects or washing a wall, or flooding a space. Three finishes available. 9.3W power usage, but equivalent to a 42W or 30W halogen, depending on the beam angle. 

FLOR is coming to Boston

Yes! We'll soon be able to buy sustainably manufactured and super cool FLOR carpet tiles in Boston, on Clarendon Street. I have this stuff playing various roles in 5 rooms of our house, plus the stairs. You could say I'm a fan. Plus, they are a great company and have pledged to get their environmental effect to net zero by 2020.

"Sidewalk Science" from Slate

"Piano Stairs" in Nanjing, China -- Yeah, I think these might violate US building codes

Slate has a great four part series about walking. Part two is especially fascinating and relevant to interior design and urban planning. There is discussion of individual and group dynamics on sidewalks, stairs, and escalators, and several related books are mentioned, including John Templer's The Staircase.

Lyonel Feininger at the Harvard Art Museum

Untitled (Night View of Trees and Streetlamp, Burgkühnauer Allee, Dessau), 1928, Lyonel Feininger

I will be checking out this show of his photos, for sure! Runs until June 2nd at the Sackler Museum.