Reflections on 10 Years of Poet and the Bench
Celebrating 10 years feels nothing short of extraordinary. Thank you for believing in our vision – for supporting the artists we discover, the stories we share, and the relationships that...
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The Art of Caviar
We are excited to announce our inaugural Poet and/the Bench salon series, The Art of… Our first gathering will be The Art of Caviar.
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Muses: Art + Community
We went to an ArtSpan panel on “Hyperlocal Art & Community: Collecting Art in the Bay Area.” Important issues were raised and we wanted to pass on some of the inspirations...
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Conversations with an Artist: Matthew Schildkret of Late Sunday Afternoon
Matthew Schildkret is the founder of Late Sunday Afternoon, his brand and retail store in Venice, CA. Matthew sews his line of scarves, ascots, pocket squares and bandanas from locally sourced dead-stock fabric;...
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Conversations with an Artist: Maddalena Bearzi
Maddalena Bearzi is a jewelry designer, scientist and author. We love that in Maddalena’s jewelry, you can see the influences of her work in the natural environment. Her textile jewelry and one-of-a-kind...
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Celebrate Love & Happiness
Saturday Feb 101-4pm Join us for live custom calligraphy Valentines with Sarah Hanna and shop new designers. Come play!
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Conversations with an Artist: Marja Germans Gard
Marja Germans Gard is the creator of the MGG Studio jewelry collection. She is a dynamic female founder, small business builder and a maker who has a passion for working with her hands. We...
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Hello the Sun
Our new luxury tea will put a little sparkle in your morning. We spent months sourcing just the right ingredients and Jeffrey blended over 40 different recipes until we landed on a...
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Conversations with an Artist: Moebe
Moebe is the Scandinavian design brand of cabinetmaker Anders Thams and architects Nicholas Oldroyd and Martin D. Christensen. We found their objects in stores in and around Copenhagen and were coveting their clean,...
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Conversations with an Artist: Kaja Skytte
We discovered Kaja Skytte and her studio when we were walking through the Vesterbro neighborhood of Copenhagen. The Galaxy Globe mobiles hanging in the window captured our attention with their...
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Conversations with an Artist: Kirsty Badenoch
Artist collaborations show us the multidimensionality of art where interpretations of a body of work share a mutual obsession but differing interpretations. We loved that our meeting Kaja Skytte in...
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Travelogue: Copenhagen
We had high hopes for our discovery trip to Copenhagen and wow did we ever fall in the love! The design and culture inspiration blew us away.
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Nordic Pop Up
Join us and shop new designers, vintage items and other super fabulous objects we discovered in Copenhagen and from around Scandinavia. We're also debuting a few new local designers. Come...
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Hurricane Harvey Has Touched Us All
Shop Today and 20% of Purchases Will be Matched and Donated to Hurricane Harvey relief. We're open 10:30-5:30. If you can't stop by, we've detailed a few organizations we've researched and...
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