Roving Portland Supper Club Goes Camping

October 22, 2015

Meadowlark_Heikkila-table_urbangardensweb_614Photo: Steve Heikkila

When some good friends of theirs organized a camping trip for 13 people at a private campsite at Cape Arago on the Oregon coast, Meadowlark partners Jen Datka and Emily Park knew instantly it would be the Read More...

Nesting Inside an Indoor-Outdoor Luxury Cocoon

January 28, 2015

Cocooning Purple

One way to tolerate winter is to view it as a type of cocoon from which we emerge in the spring more beautiful and full of life. Another approach would be to hide under blankets in flannel pajamas until you … Read More...

Tent With a View: Camping on a New York City Rooftop

August 26, 2013

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Photo: Mark Roemisch

If you can bear to unplug for one night and forego a shower till the next day, want to meet new friends and enjoy panoramic sunrise and sunset skyline views, then consider camping out with Bivouac, a Read More...

Sun Shade in a Snap

January 28, 2013

mikasi-night

Mikasi in Swahili means scissors, which is descriptive of the Mikasi Sunscreen Tent’s design. The Sunscreen tent is both a stylish teepee for the nomadic urban wanderer and a shaded temporary backyard retreat for those who choose to stick around.… Read More...

Urban Gardens Curates “Very Short List”

June 6, 2012


Opera, an über-luxurious mobile tent, was part of my curated piece for Very Short List. Photo: YSIN.

I was honored to be today’s curator for one of my favorite sites, Very Short List. It’s a cool daily e-mail that Read More...

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