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Maybe it's not foreordained that a Jew born on December 25 should become a carpenter, but that's how things have turned out for Raphael Groten. Born 32 Christmases ago in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Groten is the founder of Barnoire, a two-man firm that transforms the remnants of broken-down barns into custom-built furniture. He got the idea five years ago while working as a contractor "to bring in bread for my family," Groten says. One of his clients asked him to build an armoire using use wood from a dismantled barn on her property.

Barn + armoire = Barnoire. Voila!... Read more

Regular VPR listeners probably have at least a subliminal awareness of the Copeland Furniture Company, based in Bradford - its underwriting blurbs air frequently. But the company is about to become a familiar brand name beyond the state as well. The manufacturer will soon distribute, to top-of-the-line dealers all over the country, some of the 1000 tables, chairs, beds and dressers designed by pre-eminent American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959).... Read more

We all have our own personal vision of the cities where we spend time. That vision can become fixed, drawing us back to the things we love and blinding us to the rest. My vision of Montreal is centered on its small-scale, mixed-use neighborhoods -- particularly those surrounding my home base on Plateau Mont-Royal. Sure, I make the occasional excursions to Vieux-Montreal, preferably off-season, and to the Village for nightlife, the museums and the Jardin Botanique for inspiration, Chinatown for a midnight meal, the outdoor markets for springtime flowers and summertime produce.... Read more

Jean Vissering laughs when asked to describe a really beautiful wind turbine. What loyal Vermonter could take pleasure in the prospect of festooning a pristine ridge with a series of industrial towers as tall as a 25-story building?... Read more