Journal

Why Do We Use Tallow?

June 6, 2024

Why do we use tallow? Good question. For those who don’t know, tallow is rendered beef fat, typically suet. Suet it the fat from around the kidneys of a cow. It’s often referred to as the “purest”...

The Quittner Event Schedule

May 31, 2024

A frequently-updated list of upcoming panels, workshops, and pop-ups organized by Quittner.

Deriving Life Force and the Power of Light: Interior Designer Samantha Leeds

May 30, 2024

Samantha Leeds has the audacity to design a dining room without chairs. It was for the Kingston Design Showhouse in 2022 and we were able to watch the room transform over many weeks as we toile...

Following the Mercer Trail: the what, the why, and the where

May 23, 2024

Henry Mercer (1856-1930) was an artist, craftsperson, architect, a devotee of the Arts + Crafts movement, and, either a genius or a madman depending on your penchant for maximalist uses of concret...

Walnut and Linen: The Jamie Lyn Kara Bedside Edit

May 16, 2024

We first met Jamie Lyn Kara through her work. Scrapes of fabric, assembled as if to sew, were framed as nods to quilting squares. The pieces were as hard for us to describe at the time as they w...

Cast Iron Rhubarb Upside Down Cake

May 9, 2024

This Rhubarb Upside Down Cake is cooked in a cast iron pan, uses the produce of spring, and has been a staple of our family for over a decade.

The Writing Of: A.W.N. Pugin’s Gothic Revivalism (Magazine Antiques May/June 2024)

May 2, 2024

In this "The Writing Of," we go behind the scenes of our May/June 2024 Object Lesson column for the Magazine Antiques focused on the gothic revivalism of A.W.N. Pugin.

The Spring Garden (2024)

April 28, 2024

"If it's raining the flowers are happy, and if it's sunny I'm happy. Either way I win." Eden Hill in spring, 2024 — a moment in time.

The Mind of the Maker: Dunia Simunovic

April 18, 2024

Hi Dunia! Can you share how your practice took shape, and what led to the work you do today? I think I was led to this work for two reasons. The first: I was born in Croatia, where I now...