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Michelle Sieling
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Where the Art (and Design) Is
By Michelle Sieling (Jan 10, 2010)
[b]Homme[/b], a new shop on Polk Street near Union Street, is a modern-day outpost for antiques, vintage furnishings and one-of-a-kind pieces.More
The Vaterland in Noe Valley
By Michelle Sieling (Nov 17, 2009)
With its varied and fun selection, it’s no surprise that people come from all around the Bay Area to visit [b] Lehr's German Specialties[/b]More
Everything but the Kitchen Sink
By Michelle Sieling (Nov 03, 2009)
The origins of She-bible began about seven years ago when owners Deidre Nagayama and Stacy Rogers started silk-screening graphic designs on tees in their kitchen.More
Taking it Downtown
By Michelle Sieling (Sep 30, 2009)
Over the last 30 years Harputs has undergone a metamorphosis, beginning with the sale of vintage sneakers in Oakland, to the expanded Harputs Market on Fillmore Street, to the just-opened Harputs Union, a new store featuring in-house clothing designs steps away from Union Square.More
Mixing Unlikely Elements for Your Good Taste
By Michelle Sieling (Sep 09, 2009)
For those of you familiar with Rose and Radish from its days as a floral shop, you’ll have to change your mindset as the focus of the store has been altered. Now instead of floral design as the centerpiece, the store is devoted to facets of home designMore
For All Your Bee’s Needs
By Michelle Sieling (Jul 28, 2009)
Since the middle of the last century, San Francisco has been known for its progressive political beliefs. Over the past few decades, it’s also been identified as a foodie haven. It only seems natural that in a blending of the two the city’s residents have embraced the urban gardening phenomena, the movement toward sustainably raising a certain amount of your own food within the limits of a major city.More
Transportation That’s a Real Treat
By Michelle Sieling (Jun 30, 2009)
Bike trends tend to come and go. One year it’s a hybrid bike, next year it’s a fixie. But one classic design that has lasted through the ages is the classic Dutch bike, the same kind you might see being pedaled through Amsterdam’s canal-lined streets. Often discounted for their heavy frames, these practical and reliable bikes move many of the residents of the Dutch capital from point A to point B daily without a lot of fuss. Bikes are used there by everyone for everything, in any type of weather, in any type of clothing.More
Changing the Fashion Code
By Michelle Sieling (May 26, 2009)
Indulging your fashion desires can seem frivolous in a down economy, unless you’re making your own clothes or shopping second hand. But if you can still afford it, there are events like weddings, anniversaries, or snazzy shindigs that might warrant a brand new dress.More
Do Not Pass Go
By Michelle Sieling (Apr 15, 2009)
I’m not going to lie -- I’m a geek for Gama-Go. I’ve been waiting for Gama-Go’s first retail store to open for quite a while. Rarely do I get this excited about a new store, but when they confirmed they were opening a retail space in SOMA on 8th Street at Folsom just downstairs from their old warehouse space, I couldn’t wait to get there.More
Borrowing is No Longer Just for Bookworms
By Michelle Sieling (Mar 17, 2009)
Imagine you had a really cool bohemian aunt who had traveled the globe and every day you could go over to her house and lounge on her couch, play with her little dog, and borrow whatever you liked from her closet…for a monthly fee. That’s what La Library, which opened in February on Guerrero Street between 15th and 16th streets in the Mission is like.More
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