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Some thoughts—gift guides, funny sofa videos
Observer with many auctions first thing Tuesday morning
Dec 10, 2024
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Sami Reiss
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Why our brains can't comprehend how good things are now in design/urgent museum-level auction
An essay on the glut of good furniture that shows up in only parts of the market
May 21, 2024
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Sami Reiss
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Emergency Late Nite Snake gift guide (mostly books)
Covering design, furniture, reference, film fitness... for every manner of person in your life
Dec 20, 2023
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Sami Reiss
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Snake Essay 006: Who made the best furniture this year? There's no way to know
No awards, no insight means furniture and design remain impenetrable
Dec 10, 2023
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Sami Reiss
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Snake Essay 005: Why is the furniture canon so out of wack?
How Sottsass, a calculator and the BFI film list explains how we are lost
Nov 7, 2023
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Sami Reiss
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Snake Launch Week: How To Actually Buy Furniture on LiveAuctioneers
A few days ago, on Tuesday, I made an announcement regarding the future of my newsletter:
Sep 22, 2023
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Sami Reiss
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Snake Launch Week, Essay 004: Why is it so hard to get real information about design?
Yesterday I made an announcement regarding the future of my newsletter:
Sep 20, 2023
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Sami Reiss
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An important announcement
Starting in a week, paying subscribers can expect the following Snake publication schedule...
Sep 19, 2023
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Sami Reiss
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Snake Essay 003: Why doesn't anybody have good furniture?
And why is everyone so mean and critical about it? A Snake investigation
Aug 23, 2023
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Sami Reiss
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Snake Essay 002: Are some deals too good to be true? A case for NO
On fake and real furniture, market prices and getting the real stuff for way too little
Jul 5, 2023
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Sami Reiss
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Snake Essay 001: Theory of variable auction pricing and how to bid on LiveAuctioneers
advice. plus: quick hits
Dec 6, 2022
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Sami Reiss
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