Posts Tagged ‘Bookstore’
A Hirshhorn Museum Facelift
‘Hirshhorn Museum Shop’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
The Hirshhorn is set to get a bit of an update in the form of a new, ultra-contemporary bookstore. Rumor has it that Museum Director, Richard Koshalek has called upon artist Doug Aitken to work on the preliminary design of the permanent installation. Although the project remains in the schematic phase [...]
Goodbye Vertigo. You will be missed.
Last days. Going out of business. Everything 20% off.
In the current economic climate, it isn’t hard to find a sign like this on stores all over the region. It’s certainly hard to miss companies like Circuit City going out of business, but big-box stores leaving is just as impersonal and disconnected as their “sales” staff [...]
We Love Food: Brunch @ Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe
‘Kramerbooks Glass House’
courtesy of ‘Wahig’
There are days in DC that I forget we are in a recession. Last Sunday’s brunch at Kramerbooks & Afterwords was one of them. The book shop was stuffed full with people, and every table was filled, the air abuzz with excitement for spring. I was worried that the wait for [...]
