Wishing everyone a happy and safe Independance day! - robert

So exciting! Angelo Surmelis has begun the launch of angelo:HOME He's debuting his new line starting with his "Garbo" chairs a...

I know this is a big departure from my normal design related rants and raves, but as a person who has experienced physical and verbal abuse...

A night at the KTV Later around 3am, I got Li off the bench, and we ended up having Chinese tea at his fathers shack inside the golf driving...

Living in a foreign country can be such a wonderful, and sometimes shocking experience. In China, Pampers haven't quite caught on yet. B...

After running around like crazy all week, I decided to take a Friday chill. I really haven't stopped since I landed from China. It's...

My wife and I loved living in "Center City" Philadelphia years ago. The city has come so far in the last 10 years. It's really...

Lunch with Li The Chinese are very shy by nature. My questions were not easy at all for them. My driver Li is the greatest guy. He took grea...

I always like to highlight the cool places to shop for home furnishings. In Philadelphia, there's an awesome place to find real treasure...

My wife and I have been so blessed this past March with the arrival of our beautiful baby daughter Julia Louise. We are so in love with her!...

Decorating with Buddha is not a new thing, a lot of people are doing it! I found a really cool white stone buddha in Shanghai. The chest I f...

I found a really cool purple glass and iron krater on a backstreet in Shanghai. I really didn't know what I would do with it, but I rea...

Last night I landed back in the U.S., and it's so great to come back home. To see my family and friends. Eat the foods that I miss. Driv...

One of my favorite restaurants to go to when we're in Shenzhen is Dan Gui Shen or "Laurel" in English. It's Chinese Fu...

I was just chatting with my sister, and she casually tells me that her and her husband are doing T Shirt business. So I went to her website....

It was a short but great trip to Shanghai. There I met with some wonderful people mostly factory owners. Things are really tough in China. T...

...i'm off to Shanghai tomorrow morning. I'm meeting with a really nice company owned by a husband and wife team. They've been r...

An Interview with Van Thanh Nga from Vietnam Which publications associated with your field do you regularly read? " After attending som...

Mina you're an amazing mother. I'm so in love! Mom, without you I would have only created messes. Happy Mother's Day...love you ...

From HGTV's "Rate My Space" "THE DESIGN GEEK" Angelo Surmelis Monday, May 4, 2009 "more from high point... One ...

I love Spin! It's hidden in a parking lot behind a beauty salon, The Shanghai shop is a cavernous room with a concrete floor, an unfinis...