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a matter of LIFE OR DEATH

urgency, survival, decisions and choices - some dark, some light and those that offer hope, humor or solutions for better living

selected works and designs - Angelica Bergamini, Samira Boon, Jane D'Arensbourg, Design Glut, Edwin Gardner, Ron Gilad, Piet Houtenbos, Chris Klapper, Light My fire, Nava Lubelski, Stephanie Metz, Eelko Moorer, Justin Richel, Richard Saja, Zoe Sheehan Saldaña and Vestergaard-Frandsen

So, here it is - The Dexter room
Amy Lau has created a DEXTER inspired dining room experience, collaborating with many talented artists and designers with special editions available exclusively through spring design&art.
The room features a table ready for a sit down dinner for twelve. Curious of what it could be like to eat with Dexter? This is not about what will be served, it is all about how to savor it... the table is set to play with our senses. Setting the mood are Amy Lau's chairs, elegant, wounded and slashed; the clean, protective plastic tablecloth; the blood vials centerpieces.
to see more works included in the show
check out our shop, our gallery, or
visit the ShowHouse at
23 Gramercy Park South
New York, NY

check out: review on Elle Decoration

we hope you get to see the article in the Times about Richard and his toile:


view of installation at spring of Proto in
THE EXTRA FANCY ABATOIR


Proto is an earth-friendly cushion made from remaindered fabric cuttings and stuffed with sustainable, plant-based kapok fiber: 25 inches of cuddling pleasure. $300 each

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03.29.08

simple, but very very good - sautéed escarole and mozzarella with crushed chili pepper and a bit of olive oil on french peasant bread, pan heated (with a saucepan on it)

03.28.08

time for a frittata - this time with green beans, tomato and cheddar cheese on toasted french peasant bread from almondine along with a boston lettuce salad

03.27.08
we were joined for lunch today - our neighbors Michael and Natasha, both talented designers.
lunch: watercress, radicchio and apple salad with a mustard orange dressing; our favorite creamy good gorgonzola dolce with some spicy pecans and some finocchiona salami. Natasha came bearing a delicious chocolate and hazelnut/pinoli torte that she had made

03.26.08

an SLT - luganica sausage, red boston lettuce and tomato on a ciabatta roll - honey mustard on the bottom and a little mayo on the top. Looks a bit stark, but tasted good

03.25.08

a salad of watercress, radicchio, red boston lettuce and grape tomato, prosciutto cotto and manchego with apple

03.22.08

another mixed green salad - this time with fennel, red and yellow beetroot and a caprino (a mild brie like goat cheese)

03.21.08

a mixed green and radicchio salad with mozzerella, grape tomatoes, roasted red and yellow peppers and nicoise olives

03.20.08

a Tuscan lunch today - soup of escarole, basil and cannellini with some olive oil and parmesan - nice one Anna; a simple sandwich of finocchiona salami (a variation on regular Tuscan salami that is flavored with fennel seeds) in pizza bianca

03.19.08

when you come straight from di Palo's there's nothing better than the no frills fresh mozzarella and prosciutto di parma on warmed pizza bianca

03.18.08
had a chance to swing by Sahadi's earlier so we change gears and have humus with olive oil, harissa, olives and paprika along with roasted cipolini, zucchini and red and yellow peppers. The freshest pita bread is from Damascus bakery next door

03.15.08

another round of the smoked salmon with salad of roasted fennel, carrots and potatoes on sweet red butter lettuce - works for me

03.14.08

imported Italian tuna, boiled egg, green beans, yukon gold potatoes, cornichons and nicoise olives - a sort of nicoise salad variation

03.13.08
sautéed crostini with portabello mushrooms and a tuscan pecorino on a bed of watercress with a little chili oil - amazing

03.12.08

sliced organic chicken with walnuts, apple, a watercress and celery salad and sautéed potatoes

03.11.08

the most delicious air smoked (whole) salmon from Norway (via Acme); a watercress, edemame and endive salad with an orange and mustard vinegrette

03.08.08

whitefish salad on toasted baguette with arugula, cucumber and fresh dill, back pepper

03.07.08

fresh caprino and oregano on toasted baguette; arugula salad with walnuts and dates; prosciutto di Parma

03.06.08

zucchini frittata with arugula on pumpernickel toast

03.05.08
white fish salad on pumpernickel toast with cilantro, cucumber and fennel; endive and arugula salad

03.04.08

roasted veg - zucchini, sunchokes, carrots and escarole with caprino (a tasty goat cheese) and multigrain bread

03.01.08

sausage sandwich - alright! turkey jalepeño sausage with roasted yellow pepper and arugula on a fresh baguette. Coleman's mustard on the bottom, mayo on the top

02.29.08

Friday's fish day so we're back from Acme - some smoked Alaskan wild sockeye salmon (what a color!) with organic cream cheese and cucumber on pumpernickel and mixed grain bagels

02.28.08

this morning we roasted a load of veg - cipollini, carrot, yellow pepper, jalapeno pepper, zucchini and sunchoke which we had with fresh mozzarella, fresh herbs and toasted ciabatta

02.27.08

cannellini with fresh herbs on escarole salad with a delicious pecorino in walnut leaf (from Emilia Romagna); pizza bianca

02.23.08

talapia cooked in chipotle salsa and smoky red chilli sauce and cilantro, arugula and endive on toasted ciabatta - very good

02.21.08

200! So it was documented lunch #200 without even realizing. Luckily, not so shabby! - sweet gorgonzola with walnuts and dates with an arugula salad and ciabatta. Also an organic corn chipotle soup to warm up

02.20.08

getting by with an asparagus and gruyère cheese quiche with a baby spinach and tomato salad

02.19.08

avocado and shrimp salad on toasted cibatta with tomato salad. Olive oil, balsamic vinegar, rock salt

02.15.08

another freezing day, so it's time for some of the organic butternut squash soup, this time with a little chilli oil; sliced flank steak on a mixed green salad and sautéed potatoes with a mustard vinaigrette. Good leftovers!

02.14.08
always an excellent standby - imported mackerel with a little mayo, white wine vinegar, chilli powder and black pepper with endive on multigrain toast

02.13.08

organic butternut squash soup from Trader's; endive with french black lentils and sweet gorgonzola; watercress and multigrain bread

02.12.08

soup and a sandwich day: tomato soup with chilli powder, olive oil and black pepper; prosciutto cotto and brinata with watercress on warmed ciabatta bread

02.09.08

french lentils, sweet gorgonzola and baby spinach salad with toasted pine nuts

a toasted nan 02.08.08

sautéed portabello mushrooms, roasted red pepper and prosciutto cotto with watercress on a toasted nan

02.07.08

simple solution to "what shall we have for lunch?"- toast with avocado on one, chopped tomato on the other; sea salt, olive oil, black pepper and balsamic vinegar

02.06.08

back from di Palo's....again(!)...simple - fresh prosciutto and mozzarella in pizza bianca. So good!

02.05.08

still a little Mexico in there - a zucchini, onion and fresh jalopeño frittata on toasted cibatta; fennel salad with a lime dressing.

02.2.08

wild Maine shrimp (smaller, but have a really good taste) with an avocado, tomato, onion and jalopeño pepper salad, roasted jalopeño hot sauce - all on a tandoori naan

02.2.08

back from a welcome break, something new - organic soy ginger broth with boiled egg, bok choi, carrot, cipollina, vermicelli; chopped cilantro and hot chili flakes

meanwhile...

on the sea at Tulum,

smoked oysters on jicama with a salad of tomato and cucumber; shrimp with lime and a spicy hot dip; crackers, cheese, pistacchio nuts etc.

Hola and thank you Francisca!

meanwhile....

in a market in Mexico City, we find these blue corn tortillas being made before our eyes, which we order with fresh zucchini flowers, cheese from Oaxaca and choice of salsas - verde, hot etc. amazingly good!

1.13.08

soft and creamy sweet gorgonzola with pear and walnuts, arugula on toasted cibatta

1.12.08

prosciutto di parma, fresh mozzarella and mixed green salad in pizza bianca

1.11.08

imported tuna on toasted cibatta, mixed green salad and endive with a mustard dressing

01.10.08

making the most of some leftovers - sliced grilled chicken and an organic pecorino with white asparagus on toasted ciabatta; a mixed green salad and cold sauteed potato with balsamic dressing; tomato soup with chili powder, black pepper and olive oil

01.09.08

we finally get a chance to go to Chinatown and get some fresh tiger shrimp which with watercress salad sits on a toasted ciabatta; an endive and lentil side - dressing is oil, lemon, white wine with some anchovy paste. so good

01.05.08

imported italian tuna, avocado, nicoise olives, mixed green salad with a balsamic dressing

01.04.08

warmed escarole, mozzarella, crushed chili flakes and a little olive oil with pane rustica - mmmm - that's a panino

01.03.08

we're not providing for interns these days (we would if they were here, but they've moved on!), so lunch is for us. Today we had a homemade escarole and bean soup with crostini - sometimes nothing beats it

01.02.08

so here we go...2008. sliced grilled portabello mushroom and caprino (aged goat cheese) on arugula salad with apple and baguette. The jonagold apple didn't really go with the mushroom but tasted good after

12.30.07

last lunch of 2007 - tomato soup and a fine baguette sandwich of prosciutto cotto, robiola and green salad

12.29.07

simple - prosciutto cotto, mozzarella, olive paste and green salad on toasted ciabatta; olive dolce

12.28.07

after a visit to diPalo's (5 numbers/ 55minutes later!) we have prosciutto di Parma, creamy delicious robiola, pear and a mixed green salad with a mustard, lemon and white wine vinegar dressing. No interns in today, but 3 guests visiting NY. Anna, Michel and Mimi

12.27.07

zucchini, red pepper and onion frittata; fennel salad with mustard, cumin and coriander dressing; toasted cibatta

12.24.07

caught short, we have some quiche lorraine from Almondine with some french feta cheese and a mixed green salad with grape tomatoes

12.23.07

mackerel and cucumber on wholewheat toast; a little mayo, white wine vinegar, cilantro, black pepper and hot chili powder

12.22.07

what we half made - another round of good leftovers. This time steamed tomales - one pork and one chicken (added peach salsa and hot sauce is not shown). Salad of arugula, cucumber and grape tomatoes

12.21.07

a delicious aged goat cheese with a salad of arugula with apple, fennel, orange, olives and multigrain bread

12.20.07

a winner, improved. whitefish salad from acme with cucumber on toasted cibata and a salad of arugula, endive and sliced macoun apple with a mustard dressing

12.19.07

everything! - lentils; red and yellow beet salad - with a lemon/mustard dressing; prosciutto di san Daniele; gorgonzola dolce; olives. Potato and leek soup. Almost too much, amost!

12.18.07

came back from Mike's birthday bash bearing leftovers - a mixed bag of grilled veg - fingerling potatoes, mini carrots, purple broccoli, squash and radishes; warmed with a mustard dressing and combined with the fruits of a visit to di Palo's - fresh mozzarella, prosciutto cotto; baguette from Almondine

12.15.07

mette's gone to Denmark

the most amazing gorgonzola dolce with bosc pear, dates and walnuts on bed of mixed arugula and greens salad. So good

thanks Mette!

12.14.07

mozzarella and prosciutto on wholewheat toast; grape tomato, cilantro and olive salad

12.13.07

getting by on a yellow squash soup (red chili, olive oil added) and a fresh prosciutto di san daniele and mozzarella baguette sandwich

12.12.07

cous cous with mozzarella, grape tomatoes, olives and a red and yellow beet salad with a mustard dressing

12.09.07

a great combination of lentils, shrimp (frozen - and nothing on cooking them yourself), yukon and yams; fennel and cilantro salad

12.08.07

fusilli with basil pesto, black olives, roasted red pepper and mozzarella; arugula and wholewheat toast

12.07.07

skimping by with nothing in the fridge - aged latteria, apple and pickle (ploughman's special brought back from England - and needs a stronger cheese) - country wholewheat bread, toasted. Cup of yellow squash soup, livened up with a little olive oil, chili powder and black pepper

12.06.07

sable (black cod) jonagold apple.cornichons and arugula salad on multigrain toast; a little mayo, black pepper

12.05.07

an excellent frittata of zucchini, pancetta, red pepper and mozzarella; arugula salad and multigrain toast

12.04.07

creamy La Tur cheese; green bean salad with grape tomatoes, artichoke hearts, parsley and mustard dressing; tomato soup with a little chili powder and olive oil

12.02.07

prosciutto di san daniele, brinata, olives and a mixed green salad with grape tomatoes and a balsamic dressing; multigrain toast

12.01.07

one year of lunches documented!
a colorful special - hand cut smoked salmon; lentils, red and yellow beets (oil, white wine vinegar, lemon dressing) and a mixed salad with spinach and endive. happy to have Rob Price visit for lunch

11.30.07

creamy good La Tur cheese with watercress and endive salad with pine nuts and tomato (oil and balsamic dressing)

11.29.07

oh so good - sable (black bass) with lentils and a watercress and endive salad (lemon vinegar dressing)

11.28.07

so meanwhile, back from ACME, we have baked salmon on fennel and arugula salad with multigrain bread from Almondine

11.27.07

prosciutto cotto with the delicious burrata (the one that comes wrapped in a leaf) -the inside tastes like a really creamy ricotta; watercress and tomato salad with wholewheat toast. So good!

11.24.07

another first - all the ingredients are set (after a trip to di Palos) and Mette gets to prepare lunch - prosciutto cotto, mozzarella on pizza bianca toasted; olive dolce. perfect.

11.23.07

white fish paste (from ACME of course) on watercress and cucumber on wholewheat toast with cornichons. Again, so simple, so good!

11.21.07

zucchini and pancetta frittata on arugula and tomato salad; wholewheat 'peasant' (costs $5.50!) bread.

11.20.07
back to one of my favorites - mackerel, watercress and cucumber on wholewheat toast. A little mayo, chili powder and black pepper

11.18.07

we've had the benefit auction and a lot of good pasta and pizza was eaten over the last few days - this was a pretty straightforward penne with pesto, fresh tomato, mozzarella and arugula.

spring is happy to work with local designer Rob Price and host this project on the weekend of November 16th

Green Design Contest Season: Make Time for a Green Cause is a New York City based green clock design fundraiser for Trees for the Future, a non-profit reforestation organization.

The challenge is to conceive and create a clock that incorporates at least one green element, must stand or hang and be limited to 2ftx2ft. Entries are being accepted now through November 11th at spring design & art, in Brooklyn's DUMBO neighborhood, with the top selected thirty clocks exhibited (all will be shown online).

THANK YOU ALL! - a great response and a great success - the auction took place and close to 40,000 trees will be planted.

For more information, check out the Make Time site, which has details on the competition, related events and other pertinent info (like how you design a green clock). Good luck -- the clock is ticking! Make Time for a Green Cause, Trees for the Future

11.13.07

this is really a deluxe ploughman's lunch - a slight variation on the previous lunch from a couple of days ago: fresh baguette with prosciutto cotto and the latteria cheese (a stronger taste) with chutney (from M&S), crunchy apple; along with butternut squash soup

11.11.07

simple, but always hits the spot - butternut squash soup; san daniele prosciutto, brinata, crunchy juicy pear, walnuts and multigrain bread

11.10.07

a pretty good frittata with zucchini and potato on arugula salad with multigrain toast

11.08.07

large farfalle with back olive pesto, mozzarella, artichoke hearts, roasted red pepper and sprinkle of arugula. Just a few drops of our new puglese chili oil is all it takes.

11.07.07

fresh back from di Palo's it's time for another round of mozzarella, san daniele proscuitto with artichoke and multigrain bread

11.2.07

round two of the smoked white fish - mixed with a little mayo and white wine vinegar on wholewheat 'peasant' bread; cucumber and black pepper.

11.1.07
finally it's fish taco day - talapia sauteed with hot chili and oregano, wholewheat flour tortillas and sides of cucumber, tomato, finely chopped red onion and red pepper; also smoky peach salsa and hot chili sauce. We had to try some chili oil that I've just made using small round red chili peppers that I brought back from Puglia - it is off the chart HOT!

10.30.07

it's getting colder (no heat yet) so today we have tomato and red pepper soup; toasted baguette with prosciutto (san daniele), a pecorino and artichoke heart.

0.27.07
day 2 of fish from acme - amazing smoked whitefish (this time we went for the whole thing!); potato salad with mustard and mayo and green beans. the fresh chives and oregano are from Julia's garden

0.26.07

friday and it's acme day, so it's smoked salmon and fresh cream cheese and cucumber; wholewheat and bialys from Grand Street. it's all down to the ingredients!

0.25.07
sauteed portabello mushrooms with sliced red onion, mushroom asiago sausage with watercress salad with tomato and feta cheese

10.24.07

delicious! - bresaola with slices of crunchy pear, walnuts and soft creamy cheese (I'll get the name later); watercress and lettuce salad

10.23.07

rotini with pesto, mozzarella, sliced red pepper and arugula

10.20.07

goat cheese on toast with mixed green salad, grape tomatoes; lentils and endive

10.19.07

giant farfalle with olive pesto, mozzarella, cut grape tomatoes and fresh oregano

10.18.07

bresaola; goat cheese with coriander on toasted baguette; endive with lentils with fresh oregano; arugula and endives salad

10.17.07

again, the freshest mozzarella, parma prosciuto on a baguette from Almondine with arugula

10.16.07

imported tuna (from a can) with white beans, red onions, capers and cucumber on multi grain toast with an arugula salad

10.13.07

a straightforward plate of penne with olive pesto, cut grape tomatoes,shaved parmigiano and basil

10.10.07
it's Nora's official last day and frittata was always a favorite, so we
have a bean and small tomato frittata with a mixed salad, balsamic dressing and a sprinkle of chili powder
thanks for all your help, Nora!- it's been fun to have you as part of
spring

10.09.07
caught with nothing, so we grab triangles (samosas and spanakopitas)
and curry couscous from Sahadi's on Atlantic. Of course we ended up with bags of all the other good things from there as well, as it's been a while since moving from the area.

10.06.07
Avocado with rock salt, oil and balsamic on toast; salad of cherry
(sorry grape) tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and arugula. So it ends up that Mette has eaten avocado three days in a row(!) - at least it's good for you/her

10.05.07
sometimes planned leftovers work out the best - some kind of rib steak with thin sliced red pepper and red onion, boiled red potatoes and a
salad of tomato, cucumber and arugula.

10.04.07
chinatown shrimp with a little mayo and white wine vinegar (see
yesterday); tomato salad with red onion; avocado with balsamic dressing, rock salt and black pepper; multigrain toast.

10.03.07
today we have a tuna salad (little mayo, white wine vinegar, capers and cilantro); chopped tomato with a balsamic dressing and arugula; multi
grain from Almondine

09.30.07
another day of the DUMBO arts Festival with a non stop stream of
visitors, so we eat solo again - rotini (the wholewheat pasta from wholefoods - it's not bad) with olive pesto, black olives, mozzarella and arugula -everyone's happy, especially with some chili oil

09.29.07
recovering from a very good opening there's no time to prepare, so we pick up a quiche from wholefoods (remembering that Sandy eats everything except bacon!) and have it a simple salad of arugula and tomato. Everyone eats on their own as it's the DUMBO Arts Festival with hundreds/thousands of visitors to the area.

09.28.07
every one has to eat when they can as it's the last day to prepare for
the opening - so it's a mix of prosciutto di Parma or prosciutto cotto with mozzarella and arugula sandwiches - keep us all going!

09.25.07
keep it simple! - prosciutto cotto and brinata, baguette from Almondine and a salad of arugula , cherry tomatoes, endive and cucumber.

09.24.07
back to the basics as we under the crunch getting the next show
together. Prosciutto di Parma ; tomato and mozzarella and big olives

09.23.07
delicious! grilled portabello mushrooms sliced on baguette with diced
tomato and latteria

09.22.07
today it's frittata with french beans and tomato; mixed green salad
with cherry tomatos and wholewheat bread

09.21.07
basically a salad nicoise - with tuna, boiled egg, olives, tomato, cold
potatoes on lettuce

09.19.07 what a mix - prosciutto, pear, the latteria from Venice and a salad of
arugula and radicchio