July 9, 2012
Published by By HOWELL A JOHNSON at July 9, 2012
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Time, and Parking Time

Metropolitan Diary: A pedestrian discovers that New York City's Muni-Meters are no substitute for a watch, or a good internal clock.
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July 7, 2012
Published by By PETER APPLEBOME at July 7, 2012
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Cellphone Proposal for Southampton Clock Tower Provokes Dispute

The First Presbyterian Church wants to install cellphone antennas inside its clock tower, a beloved Southampton landmark, provoking fierce opposition among residents.
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July 5, 2012
Published by By BOB MORRIS at July 5, 2012
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A Time for the Hip and Hot – Scene City

Harry Winston, the jeweler, introduced a watch at a party on Shelter Island as the guests braved the heat.
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July 1, 2012
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at July 1, 2012
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Grandfather Clocks History First 250 Years

Since grandfather clocks were first being made and introduced in the mid 1600s, there were perhaps a good 200 plus years where makers of grandfather clocks […]
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June 28, 2012
Published by By FARHAD MANJOO at June 28, 2012
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New Alarm Clocks That Wake You in the Morning and Watch You All Night

Modern alarm clocks offer twists on the classic, with features to wake you both gently and with a jolt, or even to tell you how well you're sleeping.
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June 26, 2012
Published by Daily AD at June 26, 2012
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Antiques dealer Mallett’s chic new location

Eighteenth-century British prelate Edmund Keene, Bishop of Ely, was a man of style as well as of the cloth, constructing palaces and planting gardens with arguably as much zeal as he brought to saving souls. Considering his pursuit of the finer things,...
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June 25, 2012
Published by Daily AD at June 25, 2012
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Swede Spot

After operating out of a modest temporary space in New York’s SoHo neighborhood for four years, the Swedish fashion collective Acne has opened a 4,000-square-foot flagship store a block away, on the corner of Greene and Grand streets. It’s the firs...
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June 25, 2012
Published by Daily AD at June 25, 2012
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Well Said: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe on furniture designed by architects

Well Said: “A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous.” So stated the German-born architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969) in a February 1957 article in Time magazine about furnitur...
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June 25, 2012
Published by Daily AD at June 25, 2012
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Knot Now

While on a sailing trip in Nantucket in 2010, Sophie Aschauer, an Austrian-born, New York-based artist, happened upon a book of traditional nautical knots. The illustrations inspired her to create SerpentSea, a collection of woven floor mats made of re...
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June 22, 2012
Published by Daily AD at June 22, 2012
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Backstage Pass

This year’s Tony Awards, honoring the best of Broadway, were held for the second time at New York’s Beacon Theatre. Outside, a full traffic lane was cordoned off and the street was upholstered with red carpet for the stars entering the Art Deco the...
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