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Design Marin. Sensory Sessions Experiential Event

August 17, 2026

EVENT / Sensory Sessions

5 Senses. 1 Night. Dinner + Experiential Activities LIMITED TICKETS

October 4, 2017
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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October 4, 2017
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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October 3, 2017
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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September 16, 2017
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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September 2, 2017
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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June 4, 2017
Add Us to Your Address Book
If you haven't already done so, please add hello@poetandthebench.com to your address book. Here's a handy how-to for some of the most popular email clients.
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May 25, 2017
Conversations with an Artist: Krista Gambrel of Ende Collective
We discovered Krista, the creator behind Ende Collective, at a trade show and listened from the sidelines as she told some visitors to her booth about a piece she designed....
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May 21, 2017
Trunk Show June 7: ENDE COLLECTIVE 2017 STELLAR COLLECTION
Wednesday June 74-7pm Poet and/the Bench is excited to host jewelry designer Krista Gambrel and the launch of STELLAR COLLECTION. Media Luna Vineyards will be pouring wine from their latest...
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May 21, 2017
Travelogue: Austin
For a weekend getaway we think Austin's got great food, a rich music scene and enough art and culture to make it one of the coolest cities around (though, summer is hot and...
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February 19, 2017
Travelogue: Cape Town
We've done our share of eating and exploring in and around Cape Town. While we haven’t been home recently, these are some of our not-to-be-missed experiences. Let us know if...
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February 5, 2017
Celebration! First Birthday and It's All About Love.
Saturday Feb 11 1-4pm 10e Locust Ave, Mill Valley Poet and/the Bench is celebrating our first year and love. With special guests, including artist Adele Crawford and calligraphy and lettering designer Sarah Hanna....
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February 5, 2017
Sarah Hanna - Third Generation Calligraphy Artist
Saturday February 111-4pm The gorgeous, spunky and very talented Sarah Hanna is a third-generation lettering artist. Sarah will be in the shop at Poet and/the Bench to address Valentine's envelopes in...
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January 22, 2017
Conversations with an Artist: Judith Lemmens
Jeffrey was a judge last year for the annual Mill Valley Arts Festival where Judith Lemmens was exhibiting her handmade ceramics. All three judges on the panel unanimously honored Judith...
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