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Travelogue: Oregon

We’ve been so inspired by the Sonoma Coast we were curious what we’d find if we kept driving north. We closed shop and ventured to Oregon.

Conversations with an Artist: Bob Dinetz

We fell in love with Bob’s pottery before we moved back to the Bay Area and are excited to carry his gorgeous vases, bowls and serving dishes.

Conversations with an Artist: Marc Gounard

Marc is a sailor and jewelry designer with a floating studio and a love for being on the water locally and around the world. We love the dichotomy of natural and precious materials in his collection and Marc’s fascination with and inspiration from the open seas.

Summer Kickoff! Jun 10 5-8pm

Mill Valley Design District Block Party! Rosé and Donut Holes vs Oysters and Beer Pong. Special prizes and good times. At Poet and the Bench, Salvage, 7 on Locust, Elena Calabrese Design and Decor, Stick & Ball and Kress Jack at Home.

Saturday Night Sundowners. June 4 5-8pm

Join us for some sparkles and treats as we celebrate "Beauty and Beholden" the new exhibit by British artist and Mill Valley resident Braeda Horan. June 4 5-8pm

San Francisco Chronicle Style: Mill Valley's Poet and the Bench Spins Gold Into Art

Poet and the Bench Featured in San Francisco Chronicle Style Shop Talk. Wow!

San Francisco Chronicle Travel: Mill Valley Design Destinations & Poet and the Bench

Poet and the Bench showcases handcrafted jewelry in a light-filled space that is one part gallery, one part workshop for goldsmith and jewelry designer Jeffrey Levin

Mill Valley Design District Launches Online

Poet and the Bench and other businesses on and off Miller Avenue join together to form the Mill Valley Design District.

Conversations with an Artist: Braeda Horan

Braeda's artistic influence is rooted in fashion and nature; it is the interplay of color, pattern, textures and shapes that are transformed on paper to create a story. "I am fascinated by the way art gives us as the observer an opportunity to see a subject from a different angle or point of view that we may not have noticed before."