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A beautiful home should be more than well designed. It should be unmistakably yours.

Beyond the furniture, finishes, and carefully considered details, it’s the personal touches that give a home its character. A collection gathered over time, a favorite piece of art, or an unexpected detail that reflects an interest or memory can make a space feel truly individual.

The goal isn’t simply to create a beautiful interior. It’s to create one that tells your story.

Tell us in the comments: How does your personality show up in your home? What details make it uniquely yours?

#collectedhome #francisinteriors

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It’s LIT!! 🥬🧄🌶️
This beautiful new piece, fabricated by the legendary @lettherebeneon is now up on our wall at Kate’s Kitchen

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#kimchi #fermentedfoods #koreanfood #bayridge #neon

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@this_is_the_real_mike_meyer is one of the country’s foremost itinerant sign painters, and he’s on the road a lot, a one man traveling band/instructional moving in real time.
To participate in one of his workshops is to hear him preach the techniques of letter making, proportions, and paint, but you are also going to witness him deftly weave bits and bobs of accumulated information about Americana in between the brushstrokes: Why the midwest is the really interesting part of America, the social structure of barbershops, where to buy cigars in New Zealand, and why sign painters often make spelling errors (answer: they aren’t thinking about spelling at all, or ‘To see is to forget the name of the thing one sees’)

Bonus round on how to letter a stock car door and the beauty of watching the paint job get destroyed on the track.
Huge thanks to Mike for dropping by NYC last week, and to Dave @neon_williams and the whole Let There Be Neon crew for letting the magic happen on the @lettherebeneon loading dock

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My screen time went down 80% this week.

I finally fulfilled a longtime dream: learning sign painting with the godfather of American sign painting, @this_is_the_real_mike_meyer in New York.

What a pleasure to get back to craft.

Mike is the sweetest mentor, full of wisdom, stories, and incredible archives. And sharing this love for letters with so many other curious minds is a bless.

As a graphic designer, I’m often asked about my perspective on AI. I’ve never been against it. Quite the opposite. It has opened up possibilities I couldn’t have imagined a few years ago, and made creative tools accessible to more people than ever. I think that’s a beautiful thing.

But the more technology evolves, the more I find myself appreciating what happens away from it.

Because having more tools doesn’t necessarily mean having better ideas. And making something faster doesn’t always mean making it better.

Taste takes time to develop. Craft takes time to master. Both require curiosity, patience, mistakes and lots of love.

I have no idea what graphic design will look like in ten years, but whatever happens, letters will forever be treated with love.

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Fresh from the Advanced Neon Class at @lightwritersneongood. Good bending, great knowledge exchange with the best people. And an impressive array of neon tshirts.

Thank you @z__o__e__l__l__e @buckygiles and Jeff, for having me on the team.
My heart and brain are completely full.

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The master benders at Let There Be Neon have been hand-shaping fragile glass tubes into neon signs, light installations, and historic restorations for over 50 years.

Photo credit: Randy Duchaine, Scott Aumann, Hugh Mitton / Alamy

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To mark the upcoming launch of my book, SAYING NO TO NEW, I’m asking people to answer a single question:

“What is one old thing that you cherish?”

First up is Molly Rae, of “Let There Be Neon,” a neon sign business in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Watch for the vivid colors, old school signs, and fire-powered glass bending.

📕SAYING NO TO NEW hits bookstores on Sept. 15. Comment BOOK to learn more about it.

#nostalgia #retro #simpleliving #minimalism

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Let There Be Neon • August, 2025 • TriBeca

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Kibitzing at Russ & Daughters with Jeff Friedman, former owner of Let There Be Neon. ✨

For decades, Let There Be Neon has cared for the iconic sign at our original shop and created the neon signs at our other locations. Hear the stories behind the glow.

Video clips from 📽️ Lox and Neon at Russ & Daughters’ New Cafe- Annals of Gastronomy- The New Yorker.

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We all recognize the warm glow of neon from the signs that adorn our city’s theaters, stores, and art galleries but where does it come from and how is it made? One workshop in Brooklyn has been creating this illuminated art for more than 50 years. @donnahanover shines a light on these neon-inspired artists at @lettherebeneon

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Thank you to everyone who joined us earlier this month for our first New York Sign Museum Summer Benefit last week ⛱️ We couldn’t have asked for better guests, supporters, volunteers, and friends!

City Council Member Sandy Nurse of District 37 presented a special citation to the New York Sign Museum for providing exemplary service to our Brooklyn community. Chief of Staff Ryan Hickey and Operations Manager Samantha Ortiz were on hand to present the award.

Thank you @noblesigns @saintflorianhudson @forthamilton.distillery @skurinkwines @neverstillwines @otherhalfnyc @sylva.labs @rockawaybrewco @mikeshothoney @thenumerogroup for your support, to our host committee, and to everyone who celebrated with us.

We are so proud of this sign-loving community we are building in New York 🗽 Thank you for coming along for the ride!

Photos by @juliet.bravo.tango

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