Thank you Bon Appetit!
If you happen to be flipping through the pages of Bon Appetit’s September issue you’ll see the Bulb Incalmo vases available at Vastu featured in their “What to buy now” shopping list (on page 52 to be specific). We just want to say THANK YOU to Bon Appetit and the team there for including a Vastu product in their amazing magazine. We greatly appreciate it!
We’re in the Washingtonian!
A very special thank you to Washingtonian magazine (and writer Jennifer Sergent) for including us in the “Where Did You Get That?” home design guide printed in the August issue. In case you missed it, here’s an excerpt from the home design guide that mentions Vastu. We’re ecstatic to be considered a great home furnishing destination. Thanks again!
We applaud Scott Roewer…
…for all his work in support of Habitat for Humanity Montgomery County. You may remember, we served as a denim drop-off location a few months ago to help Scott with his goal of collecting 500 pairs of jeans to be turned into eco-friendly insulation for homes built by the Habitat for Humanity organization. The reason for the number 500 – that’s the number of pairs of jeans needed to make insulation for one entire home. Well, Scott did better that 500 pairs, he was able to collect 657 pairs! 9 News Now featured Scott and his mountain of denim on Wednesday evening. Congratulations on exceeding your goal Scott. All your efforts have made a difference!
DC StyleSpot does Dog Days
MidCity Dog Days 2010 from DC StyleSpot on Vimeo.
(There’s even a cameo from our own Eric Kole!)
MidCity Dog Days Sale: Aug 7 – 8
The 11th Annual Dog Days of August event is only a week away!
Businesses in the 14th Street/U Street Corridor neighborhood will be hosting the popular end-of-summer sales event Saturday, August 7th and Sunday, August 8th. Be sure to come to our neck of the woods this weekend of August to enjoy special events, sales, restaurant deals, and family fun throughout MidCity. Here at Vastu we’ll be offering 20% off of new custom upholstery orders (i.e., anything made by Steven Anthony). For details on what participating stores and restaurants are doing, click here.
Allen Russ: Redefining the World in Photographs
Cecile Oreste, of DC neighborhood blog Borderstan, recently interviewed photographer Allen Russ. Allen, like Kristina Bilonick, is currently showing works as part of Vastu’s ‘$500 or Less Art Exhibit‘.
(photo credit: Luis Gomez Photos)
To learn more about Allen Russ and his work, click here to read Cecile’s post.
Thanks Capitol File!
Our Summer 2010 issue of Capitol File came in the mail and guess what?! We’re in it! Vastu is one of seven places listed as destinations for modern decor in the mag’s second annual “guide to the good life in Greater Washington”. A big thank you to Capitol File for including us. We’re happy to see a few of the folks from our block made the guide as well – congrats to Bar Pilar, Pulp and Home Rule!
Be sure to get yourself a copy of the issue or check out the guide here for details on great places for food + drink, home + design, and fashion + beauty.
Places to go | Folks to know – DC
image via borderstan
We’re lucky to share our block of 14th Street with the great folks over at the Source Theater. They stopped in to let us know about their upcoming event, so of course we had to share with you! June 12 – July 3, the Source Theater will be having their Source Festival – 18 10 minute plays, 4 artistic blind dates and 3 full-length plays. Tickets are just $18 and can be purchased online here or over the phone at 855.811.4111.
Click here for more on the performances.
Flickr finds: Hey, it’s Vastu!
So we stumbled across a picture of someone standing in front of Vastu on Flickr, so we decided to see what would happen if we searched for more on the popular photo site. The results were some really fun, interesting shots that have Vastu in the background so we thought we’d share some with you. Who knew?!?!
Mid City Artists Open Studios
The upcoming Mid City Artists Open Studios event promises to be the biggest open studios tour ever with 27 local DC artists participating. On May 22 – 23, take a walking tour of some of the artist studios located in the District’s Mid City neighborhood.
Not familiar with the Mid City Artists or this event? The artists are a diverse and talented group of about 40 professionals who have come together for the purpose of promoting their art and the Mid City (Dupont / Logan / U Street) neighborhood they call home. The lack of industrial space in DC makes large, open warehouse space for studios hard to come by, so these local artists have carved out niches in unexpected ways. The twice-yearly open studios event allows visitors to see where the artists create and get a look at their most current work.
Be sure to plan your walk ahead of time! Click here to download your map. And, be sure to stop by Vastu to check out the work of Brian Petro and Colin Winterbottom. Their studios are located on our lower level.
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