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  • 09.27.11 

    MFA Field Trip

    By Chris & Walter Chapin • Posted in Colorful Living • September 27, 2011

    Kids are back in school, our oldest just starting college! Whew…

    Walter and I decided to take advantage of our quasi empty nest and headed to Boston for a day of inspiration, lunch and shopping. We started at the Museum of Fine Arts’ new Linde Contemporary Art Wing. It was just what we needed!

    Housed in the I.M. Pei wing built in 1981, it feels fresh and alive with imagination. We definitely found lots of color and design to excite us. Here are a few of our faves–

    In front of the towering Chihuly “Lime Green Icicles”

     

    Proltrona di Proust Armchair (Love it!)

     

    Nick Cave’s “Sound Suit 2008”—lots of textures. When worn and dancing around, makes incredible sound!

     

    Josiah McElheny’s “Endlessly Repeating” blown mirrored glass. Incredibly beautiful pieces.

     

    Mona Hatoum Grater Divide (Walter’s must have for his dream city kitchen!)

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  • 09.06.11 

    Colorful Tweeting at #brimfield

    Company C is a co-sponsor of the upcoming #brimfield Tweet Chat on September 8 and 9 in Brimfield, MA. Come Tweet with us!

    Brimfield is the largest antique fair in the world and one of our favorite places to scour for timeless, amazing finds. We’ll be exploring the fields for our next rug, bedding and furniture design inspirations! Then we’ll be Tweeting our findings from the VIP tent.

    Thanks to the great efforts of Gretchen Aubuchon of @gaubuchondesign and Cynthia Bogart of @thedailybasics for launching this fabulous event last May and continuing again this September. Gretchen even delivered her third child in the midst of the planning…an example of her endless passion for family, design and social media!

    Tweeting with us will be Benjamin Moore, Traditional Home, Better Homes & Gardens, Brian Kelsey of Martha Stewart Radio and Kelley Moore–Lifestyle Expert and frequent contributor of The Today Show and The Nate Berkus Show. Along with over 150 fabulous design professionals and social media experts.

    We’re thrilled to sponsor this fun Social Media extravaganza along with @benjamin_moore, @aubuchonhrdware and @pan_debalthazar and hope you come by to explore the fields for your own design inspiration. Join our Tweet Chat, you’ll find us @companyc and #brimfield!

    Our antique find in Benjamin Moore’s Fashion Rose and Company C’s Gridlock & Gingko fabrics.

    To learn more about #brimfield click here.

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  • 09.02.11 

    Prima Napkins and Meyer Lemons

    By Chris Chapin • Posted in Colorful Living • September 2, 2011

    Walter just came home with a bag of Meyer Lemons and I couldn’t resist taking a photo with our Prima hand-painted napkins.

    The shape really is of a typical lemon, but the color is more of an orange. The fragrance though is amazingly different–almost a flowery perfume!

    Hmm what to make with these colorful treats? Any ideas?

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