Gift pick No. 5: Humble Ceramics' cazuelas
For an artist who calls her studio Humble Ceramics, it's fitting that Delphine Lippens reduces all of her work to circles and rectangles -- a minimalist binary of O's and I's, she says, simple and...
View ArticleAdam Silverman's unearthly pottery
"I'm proudly analog," says Adam Silverman, and the Los Angeles architect-turned-fashion-designer-turned-potter isn't kidding. Where most modern travelers might fuss over laptops, tablets or smartphones...
View ArticleRexam packaging unit eyed by 3 rivals, private equity firms -sources
By Arno Schuetze and Soyoung Kim FRANKFURT/NEW YORK, Nov 15 (Reuters) - U.S. packaging companies Berry Plastics Group Inc and Silgan Holding Inc as well as German peer Gerresheimer are competing to buy...
View ArticleGift pick No. 9: Ben Medansky's irreverent stoneware
Only about a year has passed since Ben Medansky started his own studio, but already his cheeky wabi sabi ceramics have landed on the shelves of stores in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and New...
View ArticleBRIEF-Berry Plastics announces CFO Jim Kratochvil's retirement, appoints Mark...
Nov 18 (Reuters) - Berry Plastics Group Inc : * Announces CFO transition * Says CFO Jim Kratochvil to retire * Elected Mark Miles, who currently serves as executive vice president, controller and...
View Article'Daphne Taylor: Quilt Drawings' at Reynolds Fine Art
If you have attended services at a Quaker meeting house, you will immediately feel at home when you walk into Reynolds Fine Art in New Haven. Here, through Dec. 3, you will find the serene and...
View ArticleMax & Moritz, a 'not-so-general store,' opens in West Hollywood
When Nino Mier spotted an unoccupied retail space a few doors down from Foodlab, the cafe he owns with his mother, he imagined it as a "not-so-general store." He impulsively rented the storefront...
View ArticleBRIEF-Berry Plastics reports Q4 shr $0.22
Nov 21 (Reuters) - Berry Plastics Group Inc : * Q4 net sales $1.20 bln, flat versus the september 2012 quarter * Reports fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 results * Q4 shr $0.22; Q4 adjusted shr...
View ArticleDow Chemical to exit century-old chlorine business
(Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co said it would sell a bulk of its chlorine operations - its oldest business - as part of its plan to sell or spin off commodity chemicals assets worth up to $4 billion. Dow...
View ArticleU.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Apple, 3M, eBay, DuPont, Twitter
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies including Apple and Twitter on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * Apple : Deutsche Bank...
View ArticleLehigh Valley Arts News
'8X8' ART SHOW AND SALE Eight-inch-square canvases in a wide variety of styles and media will be on display and for sale Nov. 13 at Muhlenberg College in "8 x 8," the fourth annual event sponsored by...
View Article'Empty Bowl' returns to ETHS Dec. 11
From the Evanston Township High School Web site, an announcement about the 'Empty Bowl': "ETHS students and staff, along with local artists, will join hands with area soup kitchens and food pantries to...
View ArticleANALYSIS-Europe's petrochemical industry the next victim of cheap US gas
* Ethylene costs $500/T in United States, $1,200 in Europe * Ineos, Total have already closed some capacity * As many as 3-4 plants seen closing in next two years By Simon Falush LONDON, Dec 5...
View ArticleCORRECTED-ANALYSIS-Europe's petrochemical industry the next victim of cheap...
(Corrects to "has said it will close" from "has closed" in paragraph 9) * Ethylene costs $500/T in United States, $1,200 in Europe * Ineos, Total have already closed some capacity * As many as 3-4...
View ArticleVintage vases were chic, but value now depends on how and where you sell
Q: These vases have been in the family for years, but I know nothing about them. Any info on their origin and age? A: In images sent, we see a pair of transparent glass vases on short, stemmed bases....
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