Journal

The French Influence: Cabinetmaker Léon Marcotte in 19th C. New York City

January 10, 2024

Léon Marcotte, a now-mostly-forgotten Frenchman, once shaped the tastes and adorned the homes of the richest of the rich in New York. His firm even took on a room in the White House.

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Brighter Days to Come

December 29, 2023

As we sit in a stretch of damp cold days here in the Hudson Valley, we are still yet on a wave — now towards longer days and later sunsets and, in the not so far-off future, warmth. 

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Let the River Run

December 18, 2023

We woke up to rain — ugh — and looked outside to see whitewater where our road should be. "Let's try, though," we dared.

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Capturing the Seasons in a Holiday Moment: The Quittner Tree

December 7, 2023

The Quittner holiday tree captures our year on the land in floral gestures, handmade ornaments, and a casual elegance that invites creativity.

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The 2023-24 Quittner Gift Guide

November 30, 2023

Five of the gifts we'll be giving this holiday season.

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The 2023 Limited Edition Gift Set: Our Garden to Your Kitchen

November 9, 2023

"Anything worth doing is worth obsessing over." That's a 'Peter-ism', as we call them, or one of the eminently quotable one-liners attributed to my dad's kid brother, Peter, who isn't a kid anymor...

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Building the Hallie in Wood

November 4, 2023

Translating the Hallie light into black walnut connected us to our roots in the Hudson Valley.

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Mugwort: A Color Story

October 20, 2023

What is a neutral? There are the commonly accepted neutrals: white, gray, beige, brown, black. And then there are the colors that are neutrals in function, but not necessarily in form. Maroon, navy...

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The Mind of the Maker: Bonnee Pecquex, Florabundance

October 12, 2023

Engaging with the natural world has always been very important to me, and I love to be immersed in Nature. Eco Printing is the combination of all of these ideas. 

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