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My iPad Pro desktop setup. When I started my iPad-only journey in 2012, I was stuck in a hospital bed and couldn’t use my Mac. It’s a story I’ve told many times before: I had to figure out a way to get work done without a Mac, and I realized the iPad – despite its limited ecosystem of apps and lackluster OS at the time – granted me the computing freedom I sought. At a time when I couldn’t use a desk or connect to a Wi-Fi network, a tablet I could hold in my hands and use to comunicate...

They’re pretty complex. As far as the smaller accent pieces go, on the other hand, you can get involved in your home decor and add your own personal touch to the space. By that we meant that you can build things like end tables yourself or that you can customize them in original ways. It’s not as complicated or as difficult as you might think and, to prove it, we prepared a bunch of great examples for you to be inspired by. Let’s start with this DIY hairpin leg side table which is actually pretty versatile. You can also use...

I hope everyone had a nice week and did something that brought them joy.  I got a little bit into some arts and crafts this week which was such a treat. I had been holding out since our self-quarantine started to get crafty because I somehow to create a mess in every room when I am in the mood to DIY.  Is anyone else like this, or is it just me?  This link party has been one of the recurring things in my life throughout this whole pandemic mess. I am so thrilled so many of you are joining us...

AIA conference cancelled until 2021 due to coronavirus The American Institute of Architects has cancelled its annual conference as the US continues to battle the spread of coronavirus. It said it will instead focus efforts towards responding to the coronavirus crisis (via Dezeen). Nuova Neon 2 proposes plexiglass beach cabins for safe sun bathing  Italian exhibition-stand design company Nuova Neon 2 has revealed designs for plexiglass-walled booths (shown above) that could be placed on a beach to allow for safe sunbathing. The 4.5 metre by 4.5 metre booths would have room for two sun loungers and an umbrella (via Domus)....

Two springtimes ago we were all together, celebrating both matriarchs over wiener schnitzel and soft pretzels at Workstatt in Brooklyn, on a stretch of Coney Island Avenue with zero ambiance. I was enjoying rare eye candy: my two sons in blazers and button-down shirts. Last spring, on Mother’s Day, my parents weren’t up for the drive down to the city. My brother, divorced like me, had a date. So it was just a low-key party of three: my two boys and me. Every year, like Ebenezer Scrooge visited by the ghost of Christmas past, I am haunted by two-parent Mother’s...