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ACC/SF Show Wrap Up
By Regina Connell. American Craft Council‘s show in San Francisco is always good, but this year, ACC decided to shake things up a little: lots of new artists, new work by returning artists, a...
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Hot Press, Cool Events: September 2012
By Christina Chacon Here is your monthly Handful of Salt dose of the best design and craft events, exhibits, & sales for a new season! Don’t miss out on Architecture and the City for a peak inside...
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Hot Press, Cool Events : October 2012
By Christina Chacon Ready for some great design and craft events, exhibits, & sales to check out? We’ve got you covered for the month of October and beyond. Check out Whitney Smith’s pottery for...
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Urban Air Wrap Up
By Beth Abrahamson. One of the best perks of living the San Francisco lifestyle is the likelihood of stumbling upon an art+craft market on a Sunday afternoon. These gatherings of unique Bay Area...
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Hot Event: Dwell Home Tours, Silicon Valley
By Regina Connell. Silicon Valley. Home. What do those three words conjure up? Walls that sense your mood and change hue accordingly? Skateboard ramps and grafitti in the living room? Something out of...
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Hot Press, Cool Events: November 2012
What to do in November. (And it’s not all holiday shopping.) Handful of Salt’s curated list of the best design and craft events, exhibits & sales around the world. US Craft in America: Crossroads,...
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The Craft of the Market: Renegade Craft Fairs
By Regina Connell. Craft fairs and shows vary widely. There are street fairs. There are arts and craft shows. There are even holiday bazaars. Some can bore and depress you with their sameness or dodgy...
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Hot Press, Cool Events December 2012
Lists, lists, lists. That’s what the run-up to the holidays seem to be all about. Well here’s our list, in hopes that you’ll find it a little more fun, a little more inspiring, and a little less taxing...
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What to Do in January 2013: Events, Exhibits and Shows
Other than de-toxing and re-toxing, what’s January for? Inspiration and restoration, of course. Here’s our list of the world’s most restorative design and craft events, exhibitions, shows, and more for...
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What to do in February 2013
By Beth Abrahamson. So you’ve broken your new years resolutions, now what? Get re-inspired and re-invigorated with our list of the most exciting and noteworthy design and craft events, exhibitions,...
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What to do in March 2013
By Beth Abrahamson. Feeling like you need some creativity in your life? Check out these fantastic events, the best of the best in craft and design. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Ferrous March 1-April 14, 2013,...
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What to do April 2013
By Beth Abrahamson. Spring has sprung and all we want to do is be out and about at the season’s most exciting art and design events. Here are a few of our top picks. See you there! NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
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Cool Events: Mulholland Estate Sale
By Regina Connell. Earlier this week I stopped by the headquarters of Mulholland in Berkeley and got to tour The Garage, a gorgeous-gritty space where the team is planning is great things. On Sunday,...
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Cool Event: Kimono Workshop Opening
By Regina Connell. The Workshop Residence is where craft, art, and design come together, and is one of the smartest, coolest places in San Francisco. (We’ll be talking about them more in the coming...
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What to do May 2013
By Beth Abrahamson Summer is on the horizon, and what better way to bring that warm sunshine in than with some lovely art meets design meets craft events. Here are a few of our picks. First up, of...
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The Big Picture: The Workshop Residence
By Kathryn Clark. There’s some powerful mingling going on between craft, art and design these days. San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood is certainly embracing it. Once a light industrial area, the...
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100% California at Dwell on Design
Based, as we are, in California, it’s hard NOT to have a bit of a bias towards the incredible making and designing going on in our own back yard. That’s why, together with Forest Dickey of Varian...
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What to do June 2013
Summer is a time for relaxation and rejuvenation. But not all of us can take that tropical vacation we want oh so badly. So instead why not take a break and escape to some fabulous art and design...
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Dwell on Design ’13 Wrap Up
By Regina Connell and Nicole Bemboom. Last weekend was the mammoth Dwell on Design show in LA. It bills itself as the country’s largest modern design event and with 30,758 design aficionados swarming...
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What to do July 2013
JULY It’s hot hot hot outside, and as much as we love lounging poolside with HOS magazine and a cocktail in hand, it’s nice to duck indoors and feel that cool AC every so often. And when you do, why...
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