Kristen Wentrcek.
To-Do Lists is exactly what it sounds like. With these daily tasks, we offer a glimpse into the everyday lives of people we know.
With a degree from NYU and four years’ experience in real estate development, Kristen Wentrcek started Wintercheck Factory in June 2009, in Brooklyn, with the idea of creating accessible, cost-effective design produced in the U.S. You are maybe wondering why the name “Wintercheck” Factory? In fact, the name is derived from her own last name, Wentrcek, and an official attempt to have her name finally pronounced correctly.
Today, the multi-tasking, multi-skilled young woman behind design company Wintercheck Factory shares with us her ambitious to-do list for Monday, May 10, 2010. … more
Jamie Gray of Matter
In New York it is often hard to catch up with people who are even just a couple blocks away. For this week’s interview, we decided to keep it local, and talk with Jamie Gray, the man behind Matter, the high-end furniture and design store right around the corner from Base’s New York office. More than just the proprietor of Matter, Jamie is also involved in the design of the store’s own furniture line, Matter Made. With an eye peeled for a bigger Manhattan space, Jamie took time out of his increasingly busy schedule to answer a few of our questions about how he got where he is today, and how he’s going to get where he wants to be tomorrow.
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Graanmarkt 13: The home is the store; the name is the address.
Graanmarkt 13, a new and unique retail store in Antwerp, opened Saturday. Located in a residential building and neighborhood on the city’s tree-lined market square, Graanmarkt 13 is a store conceived as a home. In fact, it is a home. Proprietors Ilse Cornelissens and Tim Van Geloven live on the top floor of this stately, renovated row house. The first three floors comprise the store—a fully furnished “private” home open to the public, where everything—from furniture to decorations to clothing—is for sale. … more
Michael Jefferson
Michael Jefferson is a fount of knowledge and kindness whose focus, talent, and good deeds have won him the hearts and minds of good people the world over. As Senior Specialist at Wright, the premier Chicago auction house specializing in modern and contemporary design, … more
Michael Jefferson
Michael Jefferson is a fount of knowledge and kindness whose focus, talent, and good deeds have won him the hearts and minds of good people the world over. As Senior Specialist at Wright, the premier Chicago auction house specializing in modern and contemporary design, … more
Michael Jefferson
Michael Jefferson is a fount of knowledge and kindness whose focus, talent, and good deeds have won him the hearts and minds of good people the world over. As Senior Specialist at Wright, the premier Chicago auction house specializing in modern and contemporary design, he can make you or break you. But due to his aforementioned kindness, he has yet to use the “break” option on anyone or anything (even though some probably deserve it). Freelance Art Director and friend to Base, Hans Seeger, managed to get Mr. Jefferson out of the office (where the ringing phone never sleeps) and to Danny’s Tavern on Chicago’s W. Dickens Avenue, where the following conversation took place. … more
