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Marjorie Gage celebrates a woman of style and substance: Wallpaper designer extraordinaire Marthe Armitage.

How did a 70-something-year-old Englishwoman wearing a stained printer’s apron and sensible shoes earn herself a full-page portrait in the current issue of New York Spaces magazine?

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M2L's Genuine Design Competition Deadline

....is here!

Thought I'd throw out a quick reminder to those of you entering that the final day to submit entries for the 2010 M2L Genuine Design Competition is TOMORROW! MARCH 5!

Our very own Nicole Haddad (design editor) will serve on the judging panel. Entrants are asked to create a video, up to four minutes long, on the topic of what genuine design means and why furniture designers deserve the right to protect their work against knockoffs.

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Marjorie Gage books a quick trip to a tropical paradise: New York Botanical Garden's 8th annual Orchid Show

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Kiosk: a great little hole in the wall

I mean that with all the love in the world…seriously!

An awesome find, introduced to me by Judy and Nora of the Loukin Company! Kiosk is a tiny, second-floor shop (right next door to Melissa's Cupcakes on Spring St.) and features a variety of oddities that the owner has collected from around the world, says Judy.

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3M Canada and Mannington Commercial carpets team up for the 2010 Olympics

What a great initiative!!

3M Canada Company and Mannington Commercial have put their heads and hearts together for a joint project. About 200,000 sq. ft. of 3M Canada's large-format graphic wraps currently being used at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games on buildings and vehicles will be reclaimed and remanufactured into Mannington Premium Tile commercial flooring. Now THAT'S inspirational...

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A few snowflakes have Marjorie Gage obsessing over the transitory nature of—everything

Everything that surrounds us is ephemeral, to be appreciated wholeheartedly right now, before it disappears.

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The Lumas Gallery presents Wolfgang Joop-Fashion Fantasy, just in time for NY Fashion Week

You can thank Wednesday's snow storm for giving you a second chance to attend the opening reception of Wolfgang Joop - Fashion Fantasy, at the LUMAS New York, SoHo location, gallery.

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Daydreaming about the beach in the middle of February? Snap out of it and start focusing on your summer rental situation, suggests Marjorie Gage.

Some folks go to the beach to hook up with other hot people.

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The Scandinavia House presents SNØHETTA: architecture – landscape – interior

If you find yourself on Park Ave. with some time to kill, swing by the Scandinavia House (at 58 Park Avenue at 38th Street) to view their new exhibit, celebrating the work of Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta.

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The New York International Gift Fair

Marjorie Gage is on vacation this week.

Ok…that's a lie. She and the rest of the print team are on deadline, working feverishly to finish up next month's issue. So I'm filling in this Wednesday. Big shoes to fill and all, but I'll try.

So despite the early morning snow (more likely because of it) I made the trek over to the Jacob K. Javits Center today for my very first visit to the New York International Gift Fair.