son of the late Nicholas and Susan (Seko) Kovel sons: William (Robin Szelc) Kovel and Kris Kovel and fiancé (Karyn Davis) 2 great grandchildren: Braxton Kovel and James Fisher Also survived by several nieces and nephews Bill started working for his father’s construction company as a teenager For many years he owned and operated his own auto body repair shop Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM Tuesday and from 10:00 AM until time of funeral service at 11:00 AM Wednesday at the Gibbons Funeral Home the family suggests donations be made to the American Heart Association in Bill’s memory How about a catalog of vintage wallpaper samples You can now find those - and 15,000 other books on antiques and collectibles - at the Cleveland Museum of Art The research collection of Terry and the late Ralph Kovel has found a new home at the museum’s Ingalls Library "It was very important to us to not only keep the collection together and it was important to us to keep it here in town and intact." as the third largest art research library in the country It's the library for the museum's joint program in art history and museum studies with Case Western Reserve University "It's deep in all of the areas that they have expertise and it will add a larger dimension to our library by including antiques and collectibles where we don't have as many There is a collection of books about toys.” Transporting the collection to the museum took several weeks and I think our first exhibit of Kovel three-dimensional objects will be on fakes and forgeries and how to identify them.” That exhibit is slated for the library itself, which will make the collection available starting Oct. 27 – Terry Kovel’s 96th birthday. Titles will be searchable at the Ingalls Library website it was kind of book nerd heaven,” she said “We were very lucky because the Kovels cataloged their entire library We knew exactly where the books were on the shelf what the topics were that they were covering We knew what we could just simply box up and send to the archives without looking at individual titles.” Some of the books themselves proved to be works of art “Those are the things that would stop us in our tracks and then everybody would gather and we'd be ogling these items,” she said “One in particular that I can think of… a trade catalog of fabric for men's fashions This is a very interesting book at this point in time as the museum begins to collect fashion And it provides samples of fabrics that were used to make men's suits There's also books that have been autographed by authors who are well known Ralph Kovel was an executive with the Sara Lee Corporation and died in 2008. Terry Kovel taught for many years at Hawken School. The donation of their library follows a gift to the museum in 2022 of James Tissot’s “Two Figures at a Door (The Proposal?).” Portland’s Skylab Architecture has perhaps the most distinctive fingerprint of any local firm its diverse projects united by eye-catching angles futuristic style and an embrace of landscape Skylab initially designed hot-spot restaurants and clubs including 2004’s retro-chic Doug Fir in the Central Eastside a contemporary penthouse added to downtown’s historic Meier & Frank building Bigger and more prominent projects followed such as 2012’s award-winning Columbia Building for the City of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services with its origami-like roof channeling stormwater the 21-story apartment tower beside the Burnside Bridge nicknamed the Darth Vader Building for its atmospheric presence No Skylab design has attracted more attention than 2007’s Hoke House, in Northwest Portland near Forest Park, featured in the Twilight movie series as the home of vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). This year, the house became immortalized in a new way: as a LEGO set (where it’s known as the Cullen House) In recent years have come Skylab’s biggest projects yet, among them 2022’s Serena Williams Building at the Nike World Headquarters, with more than one million square feet of space for 2,750 employees. Last year saw the launch of Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas Recently Kovel talked at Skylab’s headquarters about the firm’s reach beyond architecture from children’s toys to the high seas to urban design for Portland’s ailing downtown Brian Libby: In 2023 a book about Skylab was published by Thames & Hudson called The Nature of Buildings but recently the firm’s design reach has extended beyond that definition Even the book itself was presented like a seventies rock album The new Skylab headquarters also seems to play a role Jeff Kovel: We try to be playful and diverse The manifestation of our headquarters was just such a big deal in terms of creating a mirror for our way of working It’s our creative compound: this hive of creativity design label and vessel that can do many things and is less tied to one endeavor It reflects the diversity of the portfolio and hopefully it’ll help us gestate more of that which is kind of like an arc: a really powerful symbol in its simplicity We’ve kind of landed on this idea of calling this place “The Arc.” Maybe at some point we don’t even have to say Skylab anymore Libby: Seeing your Hoke House immortalized in the Twilight movies and now a LEGO set is certainly great for Skylab But I’d imagine it can also become a burden like the hit song a band gets tired of playing at every show What’s it been like to see this house have a lasting place in pop culture Kovel: I actually live across the street from the Hoke now I’m the one that suffers most from all of the traffic that comes to seek it out there would be 80 to 90 Hoke visitors on a single day: lines of cars up the street with whole families getting out and people going to the bathroom in the bushes People would ask us what time the house opened and we’re just like This is a private residence.’ So if anybody knows like about the impact that this thing has had Libby: We associate it with a Nike executive The first ground-up Skylab project was 1680 He didn’t put it on the market until it was 100 percent complete and then John bought it within about 48 hours We ended up doing three or four renovations for John and working on the house for about 10 years altogether Libby: What do you recall about the first Twilight production Kovel: Pretty early after the house’s completion I heard that they were filming some kind of vegan-vampire movie there Skylab was only about 10 people at the time and we all went to the theater on opening night We sat in the front row and it was this really fun experience to see the house featured Libby: And it turned out to be not one movie but five they built a replica of the house on a soundstage in Vancouver We negotiated a license for them to do that I literally have pictures of the fake Hoke house with a fake old growth forest around it Libby: When did you first learn about the LEGO version We actually heard that this fan had submitted it [as part of the Ideas series Then we reached out to them [LEGO] and said we should talk.” We negotiated an agreement with them but we didn’t have anything to do with the design and I kind of wish they did a more accurate version There’s very few architects that have had their projects made into LEGO products: the Louvre pyramid by I.M There’s not really a lot of contemporary architecture featured Libby: Were you much of a LEGO fan as a kid Kovel: I was known as kind of a LEGO savant as a kid People around me think it’s really interesting that that passion has now turned into a physical manifestation Libby: What was it like to get your hands on the actual LEGO version of the house Kovel: We had a party here for Skylab and put it together It was fascinating to see the house translated and see the instruction kit and drawings with a little history of the house and the movie drawing and erasing and drawing and erasing so to see the house in that form was really unique And the folks that bought it figured out that at the end of the road there was a portion of the street that was on private property and that’s really helped mitigate quite a bit of the issues but they can’t really see anything [inside] now so I think it’s helped make it a little bit more peaceful around there Libby: Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas is the opposite scale of the LEGO house: a quarter-mile long and 21 stories high But it’s another Skylab project that’s not a building What’s it been like for you since the ship launched last year Kovel: What’s interesting is now they are mass-reproducing it and each one is a multi-billion-dollar construction effort So it’s pretty fascinating just to see it kind of deploy globally doing creative brainstorming and visualization exercises just to help them try to find open doors to things that haven’t been done yet at sea Kovel: We got invited through a creative director we had worked with on a W Hotel project They were struggling in this project because they set out to build the most innovative ship in the world and there was a point where the executives felt like it wasn’t innovative enough So they brought in a handful of firms; we were one of them They gave us a monthly stipend to sort of free-reign brainstorm We started really learning about the shipbuilding process and the engineering factors and we were able to integrate into their team but also find ways to do that that were actually buildable They had design competitions for different neighborhoods of the ship We were asked to participate in the main entry because it’s really the architectural piece Libby: What did Royal Caribbean respond to in your design Kovel: We wanted to design a ship that was informed by and could compete with land-based resorts in terms of the experience They weren’t that interesting to walk around because it was a bit of a cookie-cutter experience We set out to create this more organic layout that unfolded on multiple decks and multiple levels To go back to Skylab’s three-ingredient recipe that was the construction-innovation piece there’s live-plant atriums in the middle of these ships which we wanted to bring up onto the open decks Things won’t normally live up there; there’s too much salt in the air But we created these tree-sculptures: a lot of elements that feel more like landscape than ship to integrate the experience into their narratives Libby: I tend to think of cruise ships as either chaotic zoos for families or stodgy places for old people Kudos to you for bringing a different feel Kovel: There’s a lot of stuff on the ship that I couldn’t have designed and is not my aesthetic necessarily They’re so loud and so boisterous as a brand kind of a carnival aesthetic on some level But then there’s things that we really are proud of It’s actually quite structurally innovative It has cantilevered steel beams that are almost like bridge-scale That is all about sort of establishing the [top deck as the] fifth facade and trying to create visual impact Libby: Switching gears to one more Skylab design that isn’t a building could you talk about the proposal for a pedestrian-only Harvey Milk Street that you unveiled at the event “Bold Visions For Portland,” as part of the City of Possibility exhibit Kovel: It’s called the Harvey Milk Tributary I feel like we could be doing a lot more in Portland to kind of embrace the moment of pedestrianizing more streets It’s happening in other cities of the world Kovel: This actually goes back to my thesis at Cornell which prompted me to select a site in Northwest Portland for my thesis project: at the intersection of Forest Park and the industrial district: this trefoil of residential pure nature and industry coming to a point My premise was that Portland was growing and development would inevitably push into the industrial area I realized that all the streams had been diverted into an underground culvert so my project was essentially to resurface them and create this natural stream Libby: How did you wind up applying that to Harvey Milk Street all these years later when Skylab’s headquarters was still on Burnside and Harvey Milk there had been a proposal at that time to turn the first three blocks [between Southwest 10th and 13th avenues] into a festival street Harvey Milk is very interesting because it’s small and pedestrian-scaled we got asked by a developer to come up with some new uses for the JK Gill Building [at SW Fifth Avenue and Harvey Milk Street] “Is there some opportunity here from a bigger urban-master-planning point of view?’ This was when the Washington Center building [next door] was ground zero for the fentanyl crisis I think most would say the crisis downtown is our biggest challenge “How can you create something successful?” It feels like a bunch of people opening up businesses in a shotgun-approach way is not going to be successful in taking back downtown The idea here is a way to focus that stream and create something that people could build energy around A time like this is also an opportunity for big ideas right?  So we proposed turning Harvey Milk into pedestrian segments   which downtown doesn’t connect to We have this great park [Tom McCall Waterfront Park] And vice-versa: Nothing really leads you from the waterfront to downtown So there’d be great benefit in creating this focal point in strengthening this connection between the riverfront and downtown [Skylab associate principal] Reiko Igarashi led it We chose Washington Center as our site and had students do a master-planning phase to look at this idea of a pedestrian street and see what else we could discover and explore So when Randy [Gragg] was asking about submissions for City of Possibility and “Bold Visions,” it all came together Libby: Do you think the idea has any chance of getting built but there is interest in this type of thing now within city government. I want to see if we can get a groundswell of interest Even if Harvey Milk isn’t the right site it’s still a time for us to be having dialogue about ideas like this that could actually accelerate redevelopment downtown to help focus that and create some better outcomes than the track we’re on right now Libby: What’s an upcoming Skylab building project you’re excited about Kovel: We have a pretty diverse array of work going on right now but there is also a significant vein of mountain resort-town projects that we’re working on that are urban-scale developments: one in Girdwood The Park City project [Deer Valley Resort] is 1.6 million square feet: a whole village It’s like if you took our two largest previous projects Nike [Serena Williams Building] and the [Royal Caribbean] ship It used to be a meadow and it got turned into surface parking We’re building underground parking and a new village above that is inspired by pedestrian-scaled We’re also designing gondolas that connect this development to adjacent villages so there’s quite an innovative transportation network side to it There’s an underground transit center and drop-off that is the nerve center for all of the people arriving from this resort which is almost in like an airport in scale Our team has doubled in size to make the project happen and we’re working with Place landscape architecture studio It’s going to be finished in 2030 for the [2034 Winter] Olympics in Utah and there’ll be Olympic events held at this facility It’ll be the premier ski resort in the United States We’re doing something similar in Alaska that’s starting construction this summer What’s great about that project is it’s seven or eight building types within this master-plan setting The first phase includes workforce housing for employees Then we’re doing a market-rate condominium village and a community of single-family homes nestled in the forest Brian Libby is a Portland freelance journalist and critic who has spent the past 25 years writing about architecture He has contributed to nine sections of The New York Times Brian has also authored architectural monographs such as The Portland Building and Collaboration for a 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If you prefer to make a comment privately, fill out our feedback form Grant recipients scramble as promised funding is withdrawn for programs already in motion Dixon continues his series of cultural profiles with portraits of actor & acting teacher Brooke Totman The Portland artist and author will be at Powell’s Books on May 10 followed by visits to Cloud and Leaf in Manzanita The 10th edition of the publication will accept written and art submissions from those with "strong connections" to the North Oregon Coast starting May 1 There are no statistics available for this player Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Mariana (Molly) Kovel is a senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union’s Criminal Law Reform Project where she works closely with the ACLU’s Campaign for Smart Justice bringing cases challenging unjust prosecutorial practices Kovel was an Adjunct Clinical Professor at New York University Law School teaching a civil rights clinic that was integrated with her ACLU cases Kovel was previously a senior staff attorney at the New York Civil Liberties Union engaged in general civil rights litigation and advocacy including as class counsel on NYCLU’s case challenging the NYPD’s stop and frisk policy she was the legal director for the Civil Action Practice at the Bronx Defenders where she represented hundreds of clients who had been arrested and were facing the so-called “collateral” damage on a person’s job Kovel also trained criminal defense attorneys social service providers and community members while at the Bronx Defenders She edited “The Consequences of Criminal Proceedings in New York State,” a comprehensive manual for criminal defense attorneys and civil legal services attorneys She came to the Bronx Defenders as a Skadden fellow in 2008 Levy in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 2006 where she was a contributing editor on the Michigan Law Review cum laude from Columbia University in 2001 This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Anna Kovel is a former food editor for Martha Stewart Living She brings 30 years of professional experience and a wide range of culinary knowledge to her work she created stories and recipes as part of the test kitchen team She also enjoyed food styling for the pages of the magazine After working as a professional cook in Paris Anna was hired to cook at Chez Panisse in California There she worked at the forefront of the seasonal and local cooking movement After her return to New York City from California Anna was the Chef de Cuisine of Nicole's when the restaurant received two stars from the New York Times she developed her ability to think on her feet and respond by cooking with what's in season she worked on other Martha Stewart publications she contributed to several magazine stories which were nominated as finalists by the SPD Anna also oversaw recipe development for Martha’s special holiday issues Metrics details Hand preference is a prominent behavioural trait linked to human brain asymmetry A handful of genetic variants have been reported to associate with hand preference or quantitative measures related to it Most of these reports were on the basis of limited sample sizes by current standards for genetic analysis of complex traits Here we performed a genome-wide association analysis of hand preference in the large population-based UK Biobank cohort (N = 331,037) We used gene-set enrichment analysis to investigate whether genes involved in visceral asymmetry are particularly relevant to hand preference We found no evidence supporting any of the previously suggested variants or genes nor that genes involved in visceral laterality have a role in hand preference It remains possible that some of the previously reported genes or pathways are relevant to hand preference as assessed in other ways or else are relevant within specific disorder populations some or all of the earlier findings are likely to be false positives and none of them appear relevant to hand preference as defined categorically in the general population Our analysis did produce a small number of novel including one implicating the microtubule-associated gene MAP2 in handedness Various molecular genetic studies have identified individual genes as potential contributing factors to handedness which would be consistent with a polygenic architecture underlying the heritable component to this trait The most significant associations were near the neighbouring genes SCN11A/TTC21A/WDR48 (sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 11/tetratricopeptide repeat domain 21 A/WD repeat domain 48) and AK3/RCL1 (adenylate kinase 3/RNA terminal phosphate cyclase like 1) with p < 1E-6 a suggestive level of association which does not survive statistical correction for multiple testing over the whole genome Most of the studies summarized above made secondary use of datasets which were collected for different purposes so that left-handedness was present at only roughly 10% within the datasets This meant that statistical power was even less than might have been achieved in such sample sizes for example when selection schemes balanced for handedness had been used Given the statistical issues affecting the earlier studies from a contemporary perspective on statistical genetics that most or all of the findings were false positives even if the genetic associations were real they may not extrapolate to the general population a variety of different measures related to handedness were used in these studies including binary traits based on simple questions such as ‘which hand do you write with?’ to quantitative indices based on the peg board test Here we performed GWAS for hand preference in this large and well powered dataset to identify novel loci associated with this trait and to investigate whether any of the previously reported loci show evidence for association with binary trait handedness in the general adult population We also applied different methods of gene-set enrichment analysis to the GWAS results in order to test the relevance for hand preference of gene-sets that are involved in laterality of the visceral organs The phenotype 1707 ‘Handedness” was based on a touchscreen question “Are you right or left handed?” with four answering options: ‘right-handed’ We merged ‘right-handed’ and ‘use both right and left hands equally’ into the category ‘non-left-handed’ to create a dichotomous phenotype ‘Prefer not to say’ was treated as missing data some genetic loci may conceivably influence both handedness and one of these traits while we wished to detect any genetic influences on hand preference in our GWAS without correcting for shared genetic effects individuals were removed when there was a mismatch of their reported and genetically inferred sex putative aneuploidy of the sex chromosomes excessively high genome-wide heterozygosity (>0.19) or genotype missingness (missing rate >0.05) The total number of participants remaining was N = 331,037: left-handed = 31,856 the latter consisting of right-handed = 293,857 and ambidextrous = 5,324 http://www.well.ox.ac.uk/~gav/qctool_v2/index.html) was used to assess SNP quality and SNPs were retained if in the selected subsample the imputation ‘info’ score was >0.7 the minor allele frequency (MAF) was >0.001 and the P value for the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) test was >1E-07 The GWAS for left-handed versus non-left-handed was our primary analysis the results of which we used for downstream analyses at the whole gene level and gene-set level (below) we ran GWAS for the trait right-handed vs non-right-handed and ambidextrous vs non-ambidextrous for look-ups of previously reported individual SNPs (see Introduction) When we ran GWAS for ‘ambidextrous’ versus ‘non-ambidextrous’ due to the much smaller size of the ambidextrous group than the other handedness groups to investigate the evidence for a polygenic component to the trait This analysis was based on 1,171,358 SNPs which remained after pruning for LD following default settings We checked the GWAS catalog (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/gwas/search 3 July 2018) for the terms ‘handedness’ and ‘hand’ to find SNPs and genes previously implicated in traits related to hand preference we checked the literature through Pubmed (July 2018) for ((‘hand preference’ OR ‘hand skill’ OR ‘handedness’) AND genetic) to identify SNPs or genes found in non-GWAS studies (such as candidate gene studies) We also checked references in the papers we found The results of this search are summarized in the Introduction Each gene-based score summarizes the overall level of association at all SNPs spanning a given gene into one single score and generates a corresponding P value for that entire gene In the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man database OMIM (https://omim.org/ we also identified all genes in the human phenotypic series ‘Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia’ (MIM #244400) because half of the patients with this disorder present with situs inversus These genes were used to form one additional gene-set thus in this study we tested a total of twelve sets eleven from the mouse database and one based directly on human genetics (See Results) the gene lists associated with each mouse phenotype may have changed since Brandler et al as new information on genes affecting visceral asymmetry can have been incorporated Pascal and Magma offered the option to calculate gene-scores based on the single most associated SNP within a gene (the ‘max’ or ‘top’ option) or on a combination of SNPs within the gene (the ‘sum’ option) and we ran both approaches with both softwares for a robust assessment of whether the previously implicated gene-sets in the literature might affect handedness in the UK Biobank The gene-set enrichment analyses did not convincingly support the proposition that sets related to visceral asymmetry are particularly associated with left-handedness (Table 2, Supp. Table 3) There was one potential enrichment involving the gene-set ‘right-sided isomerism’ in the analysis with MAGENTA but this was not supported by either of the other methods Manhattan plot of GWAS results for left-handed vs non-left-handed people in the UK Biobank sample The dashed line marks the genome-wide significance threshold of p = 5 × 10−8 The results for right-handed vs non-right-handed people were similar to those for left-handed versus non-left-handed (Supp. Fig. S1) which was expected as only the relatively small group of ambidextrous people had moved between groups the region around MAP2 on chromosome 2 did not reach genome-wide significance the major histocompatibility complex region on chromosome 6p21 showed significant associations The most associated SNP was rs9366770 (p = 2.2E-09) located in an exon of the non-coding RNA gene HCG27 The inversion region on chromosome 17 was also associated with the right-handed versus non-right-handed phenotype again most significantly with the SNP rs144216645 (p = 2.3E-08) An additional association on chromosome Xq25 was detected with the SNP rs767669906 (p = 1.0E-08) located 44 kilobases downstream of the gene DCAF12L1 Zoomed in figures showing the significantly associated regions can be found in Figs S2–S5 The GWAS for ‘ambidextrous’ vs ‘non-ambidextrous’ showed no significant associations rather than due to unaccounted population structure (λGC = 1.10 In a very large dataset comprising hundreds of thousands of adult subjects from the general population we found no evidence for an involvement in hand preference of any previously claimed genetic variants We consider the most likely explanation to be that the earlier findings were false positives as the study sample sizes were orders of magnitude smaller than the present analysis (see Introduction) as the earlier studies used various different trait measures related to handedness and some made use of selected disorder populations then it remains possible that some of the earlier findings were indeed real but not detectable in the present analysis (see Introduction) remains the only one to report tentative evidence for a molecular genetic link between visceral laterality and handedness How exactly this gene may act in affecting motor laterality in human development remains unknown as this genetic association is based on hundreds of thousands of study participants MAP2 must be considered the single most reliably implicated protein-coding gene in left-handedness yet identified When pooling ambidextrous people together with left-handers to create a ‘right-handed’ versus ‘non-right-handed’ phenotype an additional locus within the MHC region of chromosome 6p was detected Again this is a very broad region of linkage disequilibrium spanning many genes We found that the most associated SNP is an eQTL for the non-coding RNA gene HCG27 (HLA complex group 27) in the cerebellar hemisphere and frontal cortex rs3130976 (p = 2.0E-08) and rs2854008 (p = 2.4E-08) are eQTLs for MICB (MHC class I polypeptide-related sequence B) and C4A (complement C4A) in the cerebellar hemisphere but are also eQTLs for other genes in other tissues We cannot conclude which may be the most likely causative gene or genes in the region ambidextrous people comprised only a relatively small subset A commonly given explanation is that much of the heritability may be due to rare SNPs and mutations which are not well captured by genotyping arrays and imputation protocols in GWAS studies Rare mutations can be relatively recent in origin Whether these possibilities apply to hand preference will need to be investigated in future large-scale genome sequencing studies previously reported genetic associations with measures related to handedness found in datasets other than the UK biobank were not supported by analysis of this very large cohort We also found no supportive evidence that common variants within genes involved in visceral left-right patterning contribute to hand preference We consider the most likely explanation for the discrepancy to be that the previous findings were noise Differences of trait measurement and population selection might also be involved what is known of the molecular genetic basis of hand preference remains tentative and extremely limited with the gene MAP2 providing the 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Translational psychiatry 7, 1284, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-017-0046-x (2017) Download references This research was conducted using the UK Biobank Resource under Application Number 16066 We thank all participants of the UK Biobank for their contribution CGFdeK was supported by an Open Programme grant (824.14.005) to C.F from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) was supported by the Max Planck Society (Germany) Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics initiated the study and edited the manuscript carried out and interpreted the data analysis The authors declare no competing interests Publisher’s note: Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42515-0 Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science Antique Trader StaffPublished Oct 23 2023 9:45 PM PDTShare this storyIf you see Terry Kovel this week many friends throughout the antiques and collectibles field a one-of-a-kind joy who enriches everything we hold dear in the hobby Terry officially “retired” late last March but anyone who has spent the vast majority of their life exploring estate sales researching fantastic finds and generally informing the uninformed about antiques and collectibles never really retires This hobby is far too interesting for such nonsense Terry and her late husband, Ralph, were pioneers in a postwar America that knew little about antiques or what exactly was a collectible. After publishing their first book in the field 70 years ago—and following it with 100 more—the Kovels name is synonymous with the field So, after all that Terry has done for us it seems the least we can do is wish her a happy birthday and hope that she is as generous with her birthday cake as she has been with her knowledge Terry Kovel Remains the Grande Dame of Antiques Kovels' Price Guide is a Collector's Best Friend Kovels Brand Sold to Active Interest Media © 2025 Active Interest Media All rights reserved Metrics details Hand preference is a conspicuous variation in human behaviour with a worldwide proportion of around 90% of people preferring to use the right hand for many tasks We used the large cohort of the UK biobank (~500,000 participants) to study possible relations between early life factors and adult hand preference The probability of being left-handed was affected by the year and location of birth hand preference was affected by birthweight with each effect remaining significant after accounting for all others Analysis of genome-wide genotype data showed that left-handedness was very weakly heritable but shared no genetic basis with birthweight Although on average left-handers and right-handers differed for a number of early life factors all together these factors had only a minimal predictive value for individual hand preference population-based cohort such as the UK Biobank which includes hundreds of thousands of participants allows multiple potential factors to be considered together while providing unprecedented statistical power to begin to disentangle them we analysed a number of early life factors that might influence adult hand preference in the UK Biobank dataset as genome-wide association data are available for this dataset we were able to assess the genetic correlations between hand preference and some of the early life measures Genetic correlation is a measure of the extent to which the same genetic variation information on birthweight was available for 62% of the females and 47% of the males) Exclusions for high relatedness included 95 persons who had an identical twin in the dataset (out of ~10,000 twins) The distribution of answers to the hand preference question for the complete cohort is shown in Table 1 The ambidextrous group was found to be inconsistent in their answers across timepoints (see Methods for details) so that we focussed here only on the binary trait of left-hand preference versus right-hand preference as it is known to affect hand preference (see Introduction) month of birth was modelled using a cosine function to represent a continuous seasonal effect with extremes in the UK summer and winter (Methods) We did not analyze additional childhood variables which were assessed at later ages by which time individual hand preference is already well established (such as ‘comparative body size at age 10’) We also left out a variable relating to adoption since the age at adoption was not available In separate univariable analyses of males and females (Tables S1 and S2) the cosine function of month of birth only had an effect in females (Fig again such that females born in summer tended to have the highest rate of left hand preference As the model fitting involved simultaneous entry the significance of each of these variables indicates an independent effect after accounting for all others All variables together significantly explained variation in hand preference (p = 1E-139) but the predictive power for individual hand preference was low (pseudo R2 MacFadden = 0.005) Associations between predictor variables For associations between categorical variables Associations between continuous variables are shown as Pearson R Associations between binary categorical and continuous variables are shown as Spearman rho Associations between multi-category variable UK Country and continuous variables are shown as the ANOVA adjusted R Colour and sign show the direction of the association between two binary variables between two continuous variables or between binary and continuous variables (orange positive Grey font indicates non-significant associations (p > 0.001) although month of birth and year-squared were not included in the model for males as these were not significant in univariable testing in males only (P > 0.05) Because we found that the latter two variables were associated with hand preference in the present study (see above) we re-calculated their SNP-based heritabilities and then measured their genetic correlations with hand preference Genetic correlation analysis measures the extent to which variability in a pair of traits is influenced by the same genetic variations over the genome We explored additional functions for the month of birth using univariable analyses in case seasonal effects might act at different stages during gestation or have maxima and minima during other periods than summer or winter; Briefly these analyses indicated that the summer-winter function chosen a priori for our primary analysis was the most relevant for females while for males there was weaker evidence for a peak of left-handedness among those born in autumn although a cosine function did not appear to describe the male data well (see Supplemental analyses) In this study we assessed various early life factors in relation to the probability of developing left-hand preference The large and well characterized dataset provided by the UK Biobank allowed the detection of very subtle associations as well as the power to test for marginal effects of the individual factors after correction for all others We confirmed a number of previously reported early life factors that influence hand preference we confirmed a very low SNP-heritability for left-hand preference but found no genetic correlation with birthweight or being breastfed it is also possible that unknown environmental influences are involved in hand preference while the average proportion of left-handers among people born outside the UK was 6.8% and intermediate in the other UK countries These differences between countries are likely to reflect mainly cultural effects forced hand switching during childhood may have been more prevalent outside of England Note that the UK Biobank variable ‘Part of a multiple birth’ makes no distinction between twins although the large majority are expected to be twins which in turn may be partly reflected in birthweight a significant association of breastfeeding with hand preference remained Whether this is due to an underlying prenatal factor that affects both hand preference and breastfeeding cannot be inferred from the UK Biobank data information on maternal age and birth order were not available for the UK Biobank dataset Therefore genetic effects mediated by rare genetic variation which was not well captured in this dataset may also be relevant to the heritability of hand preference and birthweight and in some cases might link these two traits and the additional significant factors in the model all factors combined still had a minimal predictive value for individual hand preference If some common negative health aspects are strongly associated with hand preference this may have reduced the explanatory power of the model We excluded outlier datapoints on the basis that they would influence the model fit but this is also likely to have removed some errors in the dataset some aspects of hand preference might be more accurately defined by degree and not category and a much larger proportion of women than men reported their birthweight Future hypothesis-driven work may investigate specific potential interactions of the various factors studied here although sex information could be updated by the participants The entries “do not know” and “prefer not to answer” for all variables were treated as missing values For our primary analysis we followed this approach where ti is an integer from 1 to 12 representing the month of birth This cosine function has extremes in summer and winter coinciding with peaks in UK daylight and temperature at time of birth As seasonal effects may not necessarily be limited to the timing of birth but could instead impact at other moments during pregnancy we also performed some exploratory analyses of other possible curves These extra models and results are described in Supplementary Information: Supplementary Analyses We excluded individuals with reported birthweight heavier than 6.0 kg to and the use of this cut-off was to reduce outlier effects in the model fitting All statistical analyses were performed with Rstudio Associations between hand preference and each of the categorical variables (country of birth sex) were investigated with chi-square tests of independence For testing univariable associations between hand preference and continuous variables (birthweight year of birth and cosine of month of birth) univariable effects on proportions of left-handed people were visualised to assess whether non-linear relations were playing a role (Figs S2 and S3) A model including either birthweight squared or year of birth squared (as orthogonal vectors created by R function poly() from the ‘stats’ package) was compared to the corresponding model with the single variable to establish whether the squared predictor made a significant additional contribution we performed additional analyses on a subgroup with birthweight below 2 kg (Supplement) glm (general linear model) was used in R v3.4.0 Participants with missing values for any of the predictor variables were excluded The threshold for significance in the multivariable model was set at 0.05 testing whether each variable made a contribution beyond the combined effects of all others Collinearity was checked with the VIF (Variance Inflation Factor) function in R Model fit was estimated with the Hosmer-Lemeshow test while the log likelihood of the full model vs the null model (with no predictors for hand preference) was also estimated 219,994 participants without missing values were included: 83,506 males and 136,488 females Multivariable analysis was also repeated for males and females separately We investigated the pairwise relations between predictor variables as follows: For categorical pairs of variables the Chi square test was used to calculate Cramer’s V (i.e a statistic scaled from 0 to 1 as an indication of the degree of non-independence) The R command assocstats was used for these calculations For continuous pairs of variables the Pearson correlation coefficient R was calculated When one of a pair of variables was dichotomous and the other continuous For Country of Birth in relation to continuous variables ANOVA was used in which the adjusted R was calculated Results of the power analysis are shown in Fig The protocol and consent were approved by the UK Biobank’s Research Ethics Committee Peters, M., Reimers, S. & Manning, J. 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Nat Genet 47, 1385–1392, https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3431 (2015) Download references CGFdK was supported by an Open Programme grant (824.14.005) to CF from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) ACC was funded by a grant to CF from the NWO (054–15–101) as part of the FLAG-ERA consortium project ‘MULTI-LATERAL’ a Partner Project to the European Union’s Flagship Human Brain Project Additional support was from the Max Planck Society (Germany) Amaia Carrión-Castillo & Clyde Francks Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37423-8 Terry Kovel is going to tell you something you don’t know about her You would think after publishing more than one hundred antiques and collectibles books, having several TV shows, writing a syndicated newspaper column for sixty-five years, running a successful website for twenty-five years and basically being the face and voice of the hobby with her late husband there wouldn’t be much you don’t know about the 92-year-old Terry Kovel that was my specialty,” she says from her Shaker Heights home just outside of Cleveland her parents sent her off to camp in Maine to escape the Cleveland heat “I don’t know what it’s like where you live in the summer we didn’t have air conditioning,” Terry says “And I think Mother rather enjoyed us being gone so she could have some vacation Related Content: Antique Trader Book Club a young Terry Horvitz (her maiden name) thrashed all challengers not so much bragging as simply stating a fact not unlike reporting on the value of a piece of depression glass You just walk around and chase after a little ball I tried playing tennis but all my tennis friends were bad which seems appropriate for the woman who dove headfirst into the vast unknown antiques and collectibles waters nearly seventy years ago the Kovel name (it’s pronounced ko-VELL) is synonymous with the antiques and collectibles field who published their first book in 1953 – Kovels’ Dictionary of Marks – Pottery and Porcelain – were pioneers in the truest sense the field was as incomprehensible to laymen as lawyers’ legal briefs when the Kovels started out they were much like the audience they were destined to teach “We didn’t know anything,” Terry freely admits “One of the keys to my success in life was having the right husband,” says Terry He was a super salesman and I was a good researcher We found subjects that no one else was doing.” She kids that she and Ralph were destined to be known as the King and Queen of Junk “because we always wrote about the bottom of the market.” Truth is the couple focused on ordinary things for ordinary people Kovel, who earned a Mathematics degree from Wellesley College in Massachusetts never intended to become an antiques expert even though she grew up with a mother who collected “I remember as a child we were at Niagara Falls and I had been given a dollar to spend by my mother,” Terry says I looked around the store and decided to buy this cup for a quarter.” was designed to protect a gentleman’s mustache from getting soaked when sipping a cup of coffee Ralph and Terry were married in 1950. Ralph, who died in 2008 at age 88, was a successful food broker – selling brands such as Stouffer’s and Flav-R-Pac frozen vegetables to grocery stores. A curious man, he was intrigued by food labels and marks spotted on the bottom of dishes the couple purchased “Ralph was always turning over a plate or a piece of porcelain “Soon we were going to the library and looking things up It was difficult because there wasn’t much out there Ralph drafted eight pages of what evolved into their first book Crown agreed to publish the would-be title from an unknown author offering an advance of $750 and another $500 when it was finished But then Terry asked Ralph who was going to help write the book but if I’m going to help you write the book my name is going on the cover.’ He said but it goes second.’ And that’s why we were Ralph and Terry on all our books until he died.’” Emboldened by the success of their first book Ralph pitched the now-defunct Cleveland Press an idea for a column on antiques and collectibles We’ll write for people just like us who don’t know anything.’ We always include definitions on the things we don’t know We make it easy for people to understand what we are writing about.” That weekly newspaper column by a young married couple that didn’t know anything about antiques was called “Know Your Antiques.” It started in 1954 and was nationally syndicated a year later Today it’s the longest-running syndicated column written by the original bylined author “I’m the oldest living columnist in America,” Terry says post-World War II collectors much like themselves: young their business blossomed into a multimillion-dollar venture Besides the books and newspaper column and website “Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles,” and wrote columns for Forbes and House Beautiful as well as created a television series for PBS and HGTV Their books are often considered the bibles of the field. They have sold millions of copies, many of which can still be seen carried by collectors to antiques shops, yard sales and flea markets. The best known of their work, The Complete Antiques Price List, as it was originally called when published in 1968, was hardcover with 436 pages of prices and no pictures. Today, Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide is the only annual guide of its kind featuring 3,000 color photographs and 11,500 prices It claims on the cover to have sold 4 million copies over the years The operation still runs out of the home Ralph and Terry built in Shaker Heights in 1955 three of them used for staff member offices and some 20,000 books used for research and reference serves as co-writer of the newspaper column and oversees operational aspects of the business There have been a lot of twists and turns for Terry Kovel through the years The young mathematics graduate from Wellesley who didn’t know what the heck she was buying with a quarter in Niagara Falls who fell in love with a salesman who talked her into the adventure of a lifetime shared with millions a wonder of the things that surround them “Ralph and I have had a lot of titles through the years,” Terry says “We’ve been called the Mother and Father of Antiques to understand and to appreciate antiques though our work It’s something not many people know or can remember “One year,” Terry says scanning through her memories “Ralph and I were the grand prize for the Publishers Clearing House contest If you won you got to spend a three-day shopping trip with the Kovels in New Orleans many of us have already spent a lifetime with them.  How to Identify Antique Furniture Tiffany Lamps: How to tell real from fake Cameo Jewelry History vintage movie posters and people with a good story to share Kennedy has more than twenty-five years of experience in the antiques and collectibles field '#' : location.hash;window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery = location.search === '' && location.href.slice(0 location.href.length - window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash.length).indexOf('?') !== -1 '?' : location.search;if (window.history && window.history.replaceState) {var ogU = location.pathname + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash;history.replaceState(null 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antiques and collectibles field at that time The Marks book went through forty-two printings and a dedicated team in her home office in Shaker Heights Terry Kovel continues an unparalleled publishing tradition After ushering to market her latest annual title – a 640-page wonderland of 12,500 listings and 3,150 color images – one of the most informed and influential people in the history of the hobby reflects on her life with Ralph the collecting world and even the challenges of being a working mother ANTIQUE TRADER: What were your goals when you set about writing your books TERRY KOVEL: We wanted to learn information that we – and everybody else – could use when we went shopping We concentrated on things that you might find at house sales at that time “antiquing” was not for the average person we got letters from readers and focused on what they asked for – what they wanted and needed to know we wrote updated versions and covered new topics KOVEL: As we were trying to learn about the things we found we would ask questions about the marks on dishes and vases Ralph started listing marks by shape in a notebook with short descriptions He didn’t tell me that he had sent his 10-page list to a publisher as an idea for a book Ralph got a letter saying they wanted to publish it and they offered an advance that equaled six weeks of his salary We spent the next year writing the first general marks book for collectors It was like doing a high school “source theme.” That book AT: What made the marks’ book so innovative for collectors KOVEL: It was the first book available for the everyday collector that sorted marks by shape and not by country It also contained short company histories and working dates As collectors researched more modern pieces it was followed in 1986 by an updated version with more modern marks AT: This is the 55th edition of Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide Each year we rewrote the book with all new prices on antiques sold that year The book includes paragraphs providing general information on makers and manufacturers The book became The Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price List in 1982 as we recognized the popular and growing interest in “collectibles,” a term that wasn’t even used in 1968 We started calling it a price “guide” in 2009 because it was more Google friendly AT: You were an early adapter to technology and we were looking for ways to speed up the process of sorting thousands of prices There was no official alphabetic sort at the time I was teaching math and a student’s father was working in the fledgling computer industry and we asked him for advice Our 1968 price book became the first bookstore book to be done using a computer We were early arrivals to the Internet as well AT: How did you handle being a working woman with a family in the 1950s I was married and had two small children [daughter Kim and son Lee] none of whom worked outside the home at the time asked me why I was working – couldn’t my husband support us it was an extra part-time job for both of us we developed flexible working hours to accommodate our family (I took my mother out for lunch every Friday!) and the families of our employees we moved out of the bedroom and converted the garage into a workspace KOVEL: The staff records prices of items “in good condition” sold at shops We read hundreds of print publications and catalogs and decide which antiques and collectibles are of most interest to most collectors in the U.S The book doesn’t include prices for fine art paintings Comic books are listed only in special categories like Superman AT: Does Kovels’ Price Guide cover a specific range KOVEL: The market we write for is neither the top nor the bottom of the antiques market it’s about the general antiques market for the general public We concentrate on the average pieces in any category and most listed pieces cost less than $10,000 some high-priced items that show a special and valuable rarity and items from well-known collectors’ auctions because the fame adds to the price AT: How is the price of an item determined KOVEL: Prices are either realized prices from auctions Almost all auction prices given include the buyer’s premium (the seller’s surcharge added to the hammer price) because that is part of what the buyer paid but prices do not include sales tax and extra charges like shipping at least two identical items were offered for sale at different prices Ranges are usually only in categories where identical items can be identified KOVEL: We have a staff and a complete research department with more than 20,000 books and clipping files We also call dealers who offer pieces and ask about them We spent almost all our wedding gift money and brought everything home we went to house sales to buy lamps and ashtrays We happened to be in the right place at the right time More people had seen Europe and other countries where people kept things for several generations But we hadn’t learned how to recognize antiques and occasionally bought reproductions thinking they were old It took twenty years to finally replace the repros with antiques KOVEL: Ralph and I had this discussion many times What makes a collector versus an accumulator Ralph thought it was once you bought more than three pieces of something we have a LOT of collections and add to them all the time we end up collecting what we’ve written about We do have several ongoing collections though American art pottery and printed textiles are a few we sent 400 items from our advertising collection to an auction AT: Do you consider antiques and collectibles a good investment Antiques and collectibles are useful and often less expensive when furnishing a new home They hold resale value better than new pieces and give “psychic” enjoyment as a bonus If you buy just to resell at a higher price later study shows and sales until you know what “speaks to you.” Then buy carefully and look for a treasure AT: What would you recommend a collector buy today KOVEL: Original Fifties furniture by name designers Some things are inexpensive because they have been out of style American art pottery is doing well at auctions but are still ignored at estate sales colored glass vases and garden furniture are also hot online since 1998—offers more than a million free prices and latest news about what’s hot and what’s not and meet hundreds of other collectors and experts Many of my friends are people I have met through collecting We always have a lot to talk about—our collections Neither Ralph nor I were excited about sports so we “exercised” at antiques shows and markets The 640-page Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2023 ($29.99 Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers) features 12,500 listings and more than 3,150 color images 720 categories and hundreds of dated marks Each category includes an introductory paragraph with history explanations and other important information to help identify unknown pieces Some include information on the scourge of the hobby: reproductions A word on values: Kovels’ includes a balance of prices and includes few items that sell for more than $5,000 The thought is by listing only a few very expensive pieces readers can realize that a great paperweight may cost $10,000 Nearly all prices are from the American market for the American market How they do it: Everything listed in the book was sold between June 2021 and June 2022 and then decides which antiques and collectibles are of most interest to most collectors in the U.S Odds & ends: The most expensive item in the book A 1700s Meissen shelf clock that sold for $1,593,000 A taxidermy jackrabbit head with antlers.  © 2025 Active Interest Media All rights reserved. 2018 10:13 p.m.00:00 / When we imagine artists at home over the holidays it's a pretty rosy picture: Imagine musical clans like the Nevilles and the Wilsons singing around the table (Why can’t our families be that awesome???) But let’s be real — life can be tough stories about how creative families do for each other just in time for that seasonal visit with your kin Lisa (left) and Lori Lubbesmeyer (right) at their studio in Bend have been working together for nearly two decades Their compositions suggest Northwest landscapes with a tremendous sense of balance and color sensibility they’ve expanded their practice to include painting But this wasn’t entirely an aesthetic decision; it happened in a moment of crisis UPDATE: We asked the twins for an update on their practice Lori writes: "We are mostly feeling optimistic — a much better feeling than we've had for the last 2 years We've continued to move forward in a number of ways In addition to working in fiber (75% of our work) we are working on large format paintings painting at the very same time on a diptych that allows enough elbow room for both of us to have brush in hand We are going to be celebrating our 20th year of working together in 2019!" instrumentalist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding grew up learning classical and jazz styles She began with the Chamber Music Society of Oregon at age 5 and stayed through her teenage years when she served as the ensemble's concertmaster What we didn’t know until this week: She has a very personal connection to the housing issues at the heart of Bienestar’s mission founder and principal at Skylab Architecture Last month at Bend Design 2018 we had the great pleasure of sitting down with two amazing designers a brother and sister whose work — it’s no exaggeration — has touched millions of people Kim Kovel is a senior material and color innovator at Nike’s Innovation Kitchen Her portfolio is grounded in clear thinking about markets and brand identity Jeff Kovel founded Skylab Architecture in 1999 brought style to public projects in Portland and Eugene in the presence of destinations like the Doug Fir Lounge the firm put its mark on the Portland skyline with the 21-story mixed-use tower YARD We talked to Kim and Jeff about their family history A Spotify playlist to share all the music we feature on our show and anything else that inspires us while we’re making it Tags: State Of Wonder, Arts, Local, Nw Life Stand with OPB and protect independent journalism for everyone Listen to the OPB News live stream (opens new window)Streaming Now Before coming to OPB in 2004, she worked as a studio engineer, host, reporter and occasional music host at several stations in Ohio. She earned a degree in communications from Ohio State University. April grew up in the Midwest and now lives in Portland. Claudia Meza is a former multimedia producer and reporter for OPB. 2021 12 p.m.Out of a large studio in North Portland’s St spend the day creating intricate pieces of glass art They make anything from simple but functional glass dishes to complex and abstract light fixtures that seem to resemble bubbles floating in midair “We really want to create pieces that express a different way of seeing glass I’m very aware of the history that’s come before and I’m also very interested in pushing the medium into the future,” Kovel said The artists poke and prod long metal tubes into a large furnace ready to be formed and shaped into whatever piece of art they want Andi Kovel and Justin Parker put finishing touches on their latest art piece one person shaped a bubble and the other blew air into the tube as Parker stretched and pulled at the molten glass while Kovel provided the necessary air to expand the bubble “Justin makes this solid sculpted gold skull and we’ll put that piece inside the decanter,” Kovel said you fill it with red wine and as the wine goes down the skull kind of emerges Once the decanter was formed to their liking took the final product and put it into a kiln to keep warm and finish the process Esque’s skull wine decanter is just one of many pieces they have made that reflect the duo’s creativity and willingness to stand out Traditional glass blowing relies on specific techniques learned through years of practice But the fun for Kovel and Parker comes from exploring how those techniques can be changed “There’s a lot of techniques where you get from point A to B and I might stop it in the fifth step and be like “You would never stop the glass at that part if you’re a technical glass blower … And really love messing with that.” A wine decanter with a skull imbedded inside created by Andi Kovel and Justin Parker create at Esque Studio in North Portland Kovel and Parker have created intricate glass art pieces for a wide range of clients like Andee Hess owner of Osmose Design and the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland and the W Hotel in Seattle while keeping true to their artistic roots The marriage of form and function is at the heart of every piece that Kovel and Parker make in their studio “We can take a lot of the pieces and put them in a gallery and say they’re fine art pieces but we really love the idea of our glass being handled Walk around their workspace and you could imagine it almost as an art gallery three giant lit furnaces keep the space warm while they work The main electric furnace is a giant cylinder with only a small door for them to open and retrieve the glass which allows them to manipulate the glass into whatever shape they need sticky oozy material when it’s hot and soft and then when it’s cooled and hard “I mean it’s just got so many amazing properties and we want our work to be all about celebrating that.” Esque Studio is a glassblowing studio based out of St Andi Kovel and Justin Parker put finishing touches on their latest art piece while Nic Speed watches Justin Parker and Nic Speed handle molten glass out of a furnace Glass blowing artist Justin Parker heats up a small bubble of glass in a furnace Finished pieces of art created by artists Andi Kovel and Justin Parker A glass skull is one of many art pieces created by Justin Parker and Andi Kovel of Esque Studio Rods are heated up in the furnace before being used to create glass art Justin Parker shapes a piece of molten glass This is one of the many pieces that Andi Kovel and Justin Parker create at Esque Studio Andi Kovel forms and shapes a piece of glass that will eventually become a wine decanter Kovel got into glassblowing almost by accident As a student at New York University studying fine art in the 1990s she saw a glassblowing class at Parsons School of Design She figured it would be a good skill to have and ended up taking the course She could design a piece on one day and then hold it in her hand the next she got a job working as a glassblowing assistant they realized that they wanted their own studio where they could work on what they wanted They chose the name Esque as a reference to the outside influences that can be seen in their work And as much as we work by ourselves in the outreaches of St we’re not working in a vacuum from human experience,” Kovel said “Andi is very fine art and I am very technical,” Parker said “So it’s a really good relationship that we have because we have what the other one doesn’t.” “Justin is in charge of the studio and I’m in charge of the office and so we really have a good balance with the way that we both add to the company in the value of it,” Kovel said their work caught the attention of a much larger audience Kovel competed on the second season of the Netflix reality competition show “Blown Away.” “It was such an amazing opportunity that I just felt like I if I didn’t do it ‘What would it have been like if I had?’” she said Kovel competed against other glassblowers from around the country in a series of challenges that tested her creativity and her skill as a glassblower Filming the show while also trying to create glass art was complicated “You work with a different assistant every challenge and then you’re also working in a strange studio and their glasses are really different from ours or their glass is a lot stiffer,” she said she made a lot of wonderful connections through the show so much so that she and a few of the people she met are working on a long-form collaboration let’s do this series and let’s have it where we are the authors of our own stories and where we have our own voices and it’s not being edited and turned into a story that serves a different purpose,” she said but it’s one that I thought would be a really great way to connect all of us.” Esque has gotten more attention since the Netflix appearance Kovel and Parker look to continue creating art that expands perceptions of how glass can be shaped “I see my career in the future going back toward fine art and keeping its roots and in design,” she said “I’ve got lots of ideas and ready to get the time in the studio to get those going and then out in the world.” Tags: Oregon Art Beat, Culture Antique Trader StaffPublished Oct 24 2023 3:43 PM PDTShare this storyA curated 188-lot collection belonging to Terry and Ralph Kovel the “duke and duchess of the antiques world,” including rare ceramics by George E paintings by pioneering female artist Rosa Bonheur and American Renaissance Revival furniture by Alexander Roux which has sold more than four million copies as the bible in the collecting field antiques and collecting were made accessible to the masses The Kovels were incredibly diversified in their interests, collecting everything from banana stickers and textiles to furniture and American art pottery. Of all the work championed by the couple, they clearly had a close connection to George E. Ohr and the man who sold the potter’s work to the world The Kovels discovered Ohr pottery while researching in the basement warehouse of the Smithsonian Museum they wrote the first article to appear on Ohr published May 1972 in The Western Collector magazine such radical work was a very hard sell back in the dark ages of pottery in 1972 Billed as “The Life Collection of Terry & Ralph Kovel,” the auction represents a cross-section of many of the Kovels’ collecting interests a compendium of what America was hunting once the baby boomers came of age as diversified a glimpse as this sale offers at its heart it is mostly about the mad genius from Biloxi These pieces are presented for the first time in half a century and only the second time since they left the Ohr family in Biloxi In addition to the more than 30 pieces by Ohr, the auction includes pottery from Taxile Doat, Martin Brothers, Fulper and others; furniture, silver, tableware, and even a whimsical collection of Pixieware from Holt-Howard You can preview the auction in person at Rago, 333 N Main St Ste 4, Lambertville, N.J., from now until the day of the auction, or view lots online at RagoArts.com call 609-397-9374 or email info@ragoarts.com But when she saw that there was a glassblowing competition on Netflix “I saw glass having this moment and excitement and attention; I couldn’t bear to not be a part of it,” Kovel tells me I ask for what I want and I’m very interested in pursuing my dreams I did not like the idea of the glass world moving forward without me.” Kovel has been a key figure in the glass world. She and her partner Justin Parker, of Esque Studio, were named part of Time Magazine’s “Design 100” in 2007 They have designed for companies including Ralph Lauren and Kovel’s personal clients include Lenny Kravitz Kovel was a contestant on the second season of Netflix’s competition show “Blown Away,” where she made it to the seventh episode the Jewish artist will be returning to the world of “Blown Away,” this time in the upcoming special Christmas season that premieres Friday Ahead of the premiere of “Blown Away: Christmas,” we chatted over Zoom about what it’s like to be a Jewish contestant on a Christmas show This conversation has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity What was it like to return to “Blown Away” for this holiday special so a lot of the nervousness or unsureness [disappeared] I went in feeling more confident and sure of myself And it felt more fun and playful this time It was kind of an all-star five people from two seasons so to be chosen to be on it — whatever place everyone comes in felt less important this time around Did you ever think you would be on a reality TV show about glassblowing When I was asked to apply to be on the show I’m gonna think the whole rest of my life what would have happened So I felt like there really wasn’t an option [to say no] because we’ve worked together for 20-plus years and we don’t usually work with other artists and then to have to stand up and do the work without him and his support was really a challenge and gave me a lot of strength in like What was it like as a Jewish person on a Christmas show They were putting out promos [calling it] “the Christmas special,” and I was like, you guys should really call it a holidays special! [Fellow contestant] Alexander Rosenberg’s Jewish too And I think that you will see people commenting but I think that it seems less inclusive than it could be I feel like the challenges were not specifically Christmas they’re definitely open to interpretation of holiday experiences But some of them were specifically Christmas everyone’s with their families and I have no one to hang out with [laughs] And I think the colors are horrible — the red and green I really wanted to have a chance to reinvent [Christmas] and pick some different shades of red and green I know some people get upset when people say “happy holidays” but they really just mean “merry Christmas.”  I’m not going to walk around saying that to people because no one says “happy Hanukkah” to me it is totally fair to be grumpy about that We used to always get together at my grandparents’ house. They were German Jewish Holocaust survivors and very traditional. We’d have the the whole appetizing plate with lots of pickled weird fish things and meat pastes And then we would just sit around and talk and have cocktails and open gifts It was really just more of being present [together] I really miss getting to celebrate the holidays My parents are in Florida and my brother and sister are here [Quick Jewish geography interlude where Andi and I realized we were both from Westchester and tried to figure out if our families knew each other.] Were you one of the only Jewish families growing up in Rye My best friend growing up and my brother’s best friend growing up were brother and sister And that’s where I met my business partner What are your favorite types of glass items to make My design manifesto is: I want to make things that I would put in my own house I also love just working with the inherent aspects of the material; how the glass holds light I like to stop traditional techniques mid-process which you would never do — everyone’s like I never aspired to be the best goblet maker There’s a million people that are amazing at that I want to be able to use the material and explore some new fresh aspects and present glass in a way that you haven’t seen it before A post shared by ESQUE STUDIO Glass (@esquestudio) My aspiration is to advance the field of glass and design A lot of people get really caught up in the right way to do things and there’s certain techniques and it’s very rigid but I think you’re making craft if you’re just replicating forms that have already been made What do you think the general public should know about glassblowing What people don’t understand is that it is technical to do something really minimal and clean and organic and simple And that can be just as detailed as making something really extravagant and decorative Do you feel like you brought a Jewish sensibility or aesthetic to “Blown Away: Christmas” I was telling stories about my experiences with Christmas — going to my best friend’s house but it was still this outsider experience for me But my family also had stockings every year and we had stockings and they were shaped like ski boots There was always a tangerine and a chapstick I think it was their way of having us experience that As a Jew on Christmas what do you do these days Christmas still makes me feel like a misfit too — Christmas is the best day to ski because no one is on the slopes I love that Hanukkah is getting more attention I’m seeing a lot of people designing items for Hanukkah that are really fresh and inspired I actually had a menorah design I was hoping I was going to incorporate into the show Emily Burack (she/her) is Alma's deputy managing editor By submitting I agree to the privacy policy An official website of the United States government Antique Trader StaffPublished Oct 25, 2022 7:30 PM PDTShare this storyIf you run into Terry Kovel this week, wish her a happy birthday. The Grande Dame of Antiques, as her friends at Antique Trader like to call her Terry is one of our favorite people in the hobby have long played a vital role in the understanding and the enjoyment of antiques and collectibles.  All of which begs the question: What do you give a woman who has everything including a souvenir mustache cup she purchased as a young child while visiting Niagara Falls with her parents?  How about a round of applause for everything she has done for the hobby Terry Kovel Shares a Secret How Ted Hake Became the Founding Father of Pop Culture Collecting To see a pdf of the debut issue of Kovels Antique Trader click on the image Kovels Antique TraderWelcome to a new beginning We’re delighted to have you with us on this exciting adventure that brings together two proud pioneering brands to create a new collector experience a new brand and a new monthly magazine that colorfully covers the antiques and collectibles community with vigor As many of you know, earlier this year, Kovels sold their assets to Active Interest Media “It was time to entrust the Kovels brand to a new home,” founder Terry Kovel “We couldn’t think of a better place than with Antique Trader a publication like ours that collectors trust and enjoy learning from.” Getting to this point has taken months and months of planning and work We’re confident you’ll enjoy the results of that effort Kovels Antique Trader is a full-color and stylish magazine brimming with the best of both brands informative and dazzling collector experience just for you which is why a key feature of Kovels Antique Trader is its visual approach to storytelling through photography and design The antiques and collectibles world is big If you were a subscriber to Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles newsletter you’ll continue to enjoy the authoritative coverage you’ve long depended on only in a 52-page magazine instead of a monthly 12-page newsletter Kovels Antique Trader continues a Kovels’ tradition: the Sales Report. This longstanding coverage of important auctions from around the country on an array of fascinating topics anchors these pages. You’ll also find the popular Collector’s Gallery a reader-generated question-and-answer feature as well as the invaluable Dictionary of Marks designed to help you better understand your new discoveries Those features will be new for longtime Antique Trader readers, but we’re confident you’ll become fast friends. Sprinkled in among these standards are scintillating stories from a host of gifted writers – such as Pamela Wiggins Siegel, Wayne Jordan and Kris Manty to name a few – who expertly cover everything from costume jewelry to the business of antiques and vintage clothing to the latest collecting trends I’ve been editorial director of Antique Trader for more than four years I spent more than 20 years publishing books on antiques and collectibles My promise to you is that Kovels Antique Trader will provide captivating work with style and substance The magazine will showcase the traditional and the eclectic We will celebrate the antiques and collectibles field we will offer something tasty with every issue dynamic design and unbridled enthusiasm for where we’ve been and where we’re heading In all the revelry of the new, if I’m honest, there is some sadness. Terry Kovel and her late husband, Ralph, were newlyweds in the dizzying days of postwar America when they launched into the great unknown of an antiques and collectibles world shrouded in mystery building a legacy built on curiosity and commitment I met the Kovels more than 25 years ago when I started in this business I feel fortunate that we can still turn to Terry and her daughter as we move forward on the shoulders of these giants Ed Babka published the first edition of Antique Trader in the basement of his Decatur That humble four-page tabloid would evolve into a force in a burgeoning hobby I’ve been a part of what he started in 1957 in some fashion or another for a quarter of a century There are sure to be bumps in the road as we explore the new but there is sure to be much to discover and much to revel in We’re happy to have you along for the ride Game Recap: Baseball | 5/13/2023 5:24:00 PM Thanks for visiting ! The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Season 19 Episode 40 | 26m 45sVideo has Closed Captions | CC Take a tour of Terry Kovel's antiques and collectibles Take a tour of Terry Kovel's antiques and collectibles and learn about Cleveland Ballet’s new residency at Playhouse Square Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback Applause is a local public television program presented by Ideastream Link Copied to ClipboardHow to Watch ApplauseApplause is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio. Copyright © 2025 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization Sign in with EmailNew to PBS? Create an account Are you sure you want to remove null from My List most people have long since retired from their jobs Those who haven’t are likely strongly considering the idea If the widely read and respected antiques expert called it quits tomorrow she likely would spend her time much as she does now “I’d just go to antique shows,” said Kovel The Cleveland native is a longtime resident of Shaker Heights First in partnership with her husband Ralph — who died in 2008 — and now with her daughter Kim Kovel has established herself as a grande dame in the antiques world In addition to co-writing a syndicated column that is currently in its 66th year including “The Kovels’ Collector’s Guide to American Art Pottery” and “Kovels’ American Silver Marks 1650 to the Present” as well as price guides to valuables Readers have come to depend on Kovel’s publications for the details about what’s popular — and what’s pricey — in furniture without the name ‘Kovel’ coming up at some point,” said Chris Richcreek senior features editor at King Features Syndicate which distributes Kovel’s column to newspapers throughout the country whether you’re just casually into antiques or really into antiques,” Richcreek said Longtime central Ohio antique proprietor Bruce Knight praises Kovel and her husband for helping to educate the public “They’ve broken things down and simplified it — made it easy for people to categorize and value the antiques that they may have in their possession,” said Knight co-owner of the Heart of Ohio Antique Center in Springfield who received a degree in mathematics from Wellesley College in Massachusetts after marrying Ralph Kovel — a native of Milwaukee who spent part of his youth in Cleveland and subsequently attended Ohio State University — Terry set about sprucing up the couple's first home “Our first apartment was furnished in Williamsburg reproductions,” Kovel said was looking up what Williamsburg furniture looked like Although he had an established career as a food broker — selling brands such as Stouffer’s and Flav-R-Pac frozen vegetables to grocery stores — Ralph had the idea to turn their research into antiques into more than a hobby what were those factory marks they spotted at the bottom of dishes they had purchased “We were going to the library and looking things up Ralph drafted eight pages of what evolved into their debut book a guide called “Dictionary of Marks: Pottery and Porcelain.” After the submission was accepted for publication Ralph asked his wife to collaborate with him on its writing but my name goes on the book or I won’t do it,’” Terry said but it goes second.’ And that is why we were ‘Ralph and Terry’ until he died.” The book’s publication coincided with another memorable occasion “We wrote our first book in ’53 — and the reason I know that for sure is because a book arrived at the house the day my daughter was born,” Kovel said remembers a childhood dominated by the family hobby my (older) brother (Lee) and I both collected something,” Kim said “They had us do that to sort of entertain us as they went to the antique stores.” Encouraged by the success of their first book the Kovels propelled themselves into another form of mass media we’re experts — let’s go down to the newspaper and tell them that we want to write a newspaper column,’” Kovel said The column — which initially appeared in the now-defunct Cleveland Press in 1953 before entering national syndication — appealed to post-World War II consumers curious about antiques “The soldiers had all gone off to fight,” Kovel said “They saw all these old churches and a lot of things to see in Europe you never saw here They had brought Hummel figurines back for their mother and they’d seen that people collect things.” Kovel said that she and her husband targeted their work to novices — readers who might frequent house sales or flea markets rather than posh antique shops The focus of the column has shifted through the years The Kovels’ empire eventually came to encompass a newsletter; several television series; a website “The first price book was ’68 and it had 28,000 current prices,” Kovel said and we’re down now to 16,000 because we need room for pictures.” Kovel’s enthusiasm for antiques extends to her own house which was built in 1955 on land that had been once used as a Shaker farm Several rooms are decorated in specific styles “We bought as the periods came into popularity,” she said “We bought all of these (furnishings) at house sales.” Kovel's home also doubles as a workspace; three garages contain offices for 10 staffers and some 20,000 books used for research and reference who lives in Miami serves as co-writer of the column and oversees operational aspects of their business; the distance between the two is not challenging for the tech-savvy Terry “We have shared data drives,” Kim Kovel said “We can even work on the same document at the same time keeps abreast of trends in more old-fashioned ways too — by subscribing to decorating magazines and ‘Country Somebody-or-Other’ is putting one out and I subscribe to those immediately,” she said “I always find something — something I probably hate as a matter of fact — and write about it.” She added: “The new thing now in decorating is things with flowers on them look for the old things with flowers on them because that’s what you’re going to want in your living room.” Kim Kovel can attest to her mother’s passion for her life’s work tonguetteauthor2@aol.com He was born to the late Walter and Margaret Kovel on Aug Dan received a BA in Business from the University of Connecticut in 1959 owning the Strawberry Bazaar gift shop in Portsmouth He also owned several seasonal gift shops in Ogunquit He was also an active member of Theater by the Sea in Portsmouth the family is requesting that donations be made out in memory of "Dan Kovel" to Melanoma Research Alliance which can be found at https://www.milkeninstitute.org/store/mra.taf SERVICES: A funeral service for Dan will be held at 11 a.m A period of visitation will be from 10 a.m Burial will be in the First Parish Cemetery You have /5 articles left.Sign up for a free account or log in it may seem odd for me to support expanding college peer tutoring programs it’s partly what I do for a living as an adult how can a 20-year-old student possibly possess the subject matter or pedagogical expertise to successfully teach others Shouldn’t someone with a teaching credential -- or at least a bachelor’s degree -- be the one performing tutoring services Yet for college students relegated to online learning in the age of the pandemic especially freshmen who have not yet integrated into their college communities or acclimated to the rigors of college-level work several studies have shown peer tutoring to be quite effective So how do these relatively inexperienced tutors get such great results in subjects ranging from multivariable calculus to organic chemistry Research suggests the following might be at play Students often perceive peer tutors as less threatening Because many peer tutors are close in age to their tutees they can often better form personal connections that transcend the tutoring relationship A peer tutor bridges that gap between a quasi-authority figure and a friend who can serve as an educator and therapist of sorts Students will often vent to me about their problems and ask for advice Social isolation can interfere with learning peer tutors may be their first major social connection at college thus diminishing their feelings of loneliness Students with at least one or two meaningful friendships are more likely to succeed academically and contribute meaningfully to the classroom and campus (or during these times professors can be role models for what students can become “one day.” Peer tutors allow students to see what they can accomplish soon Students who believe in themselves are more likely to put in the work they need to improve academically Students who do improve as a result of peer tutoring may be more inclined to give back to their college communities such as by tutoring or mentoring future students as they grow more comfortable in their own skin and confident in their skills One of my friends initially struggled with organic chemistry She went on to become a peer tutor in this subject herself and it has been associated with lower test anxiety and higher student engagement in the learning process quality peer tutoring can make students feel less intimidated by the material they are studying and more likely to engage with it deeply including through in-class discussions or simply in their own studying and research Students who are more active and engaged learners can better contribute to the college community both inside and outside the classroom Peer tutoring takes away the stigma of asking for help Students may be more inclined to seek other forms of academic support such as by going to faculty office hours or the school’s writing center if they see that getting help is a normal process and nothing to be ashamed of some of these students may find themselves with faculty mentors such as research assistantships or internships Peer tutors can help their tutees become better learners Peer tutors can also give students insights into how to navigate their academic and personal responsibilities including useful study and time management strategies The parent of one student I worked with said that I helped him not just with math but with the overall way he approaches his studying Students who develop better learning habits are more likely to do well both in school and in their careers And students with fulfilling careers often give back to their alma maters with donations that allow them to build facilities implement new programs and recruit or support underserved populations I should note that it is not just the tutees who benefit from peer tutoring can also refine their subject matter expertise The peer tutoring relationship at its best is a mini learning community in which both parties learn from each other it always excites me when a student shows me a new way of solving a problem I had never considered allowing me to tweak my instruction for other students based on my newfound knowledge Tutors can also improve their communication skills develop empathy and find a sense of purpose Back when I myself used to tutor my friends as a high school or college student it made me feel proud to help my classmates succeed the reward for me was seeing them earn higher grades and become more confident individuals I remember one instance in which I spent many hours informally tutoring one of my classmates in our college biology class for nonmajors She was so grateful for my help that she bought me coffee one day since she couldn’t afford to pay me and insisted that I accept it That I was able to make someone’s life just a little bit less stressful was extremely gratifying explaining and discussing the concepts with her helped me better solidify my own understanding of the material instituting formal peer tutoring programs seems like a no-brainer that can be done at relatively little cost Peer tutoring programs in colleges have been documented as far back as the 18th century and they have grown increasingly popular in recent years with hundreds of institutions having some form of peer tutoring or peer learning While peer tutoring models vary in structure research suggests that they are often most effective when a single department administers and evaluates an institutionalized program that aligns with the institution’s values Student affairs and academic affairs should coordinate with departmental faculty members in the subjects for which peer tutoring will be offered to plan the programs and establish learning goals Peer tutors can be paid or offered experiential course credit as is the case for peer tutors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the tutors should be screened to make sure they are qualified to tutor the subjects and given ongoing training and support in best tutoring practices all students in the mathematics department can get up to 12 free hours of tutoring from a trained peer tutor who earned a high grade in the relevant class Just as the peer tutors provide moral support to their tutees faculty advisers should reaffirm peer tutors’ own credibility and expertise Advisers should provide tutors with clear expectations for their responsibilities and ongoing support peer tutoring relationships can prove pivotal in making some struggling students feel more connected to their college community and better positioned to tackle academic challenges Colleges should jump at the chance to adopt this high-impact and relatively low-cost opportunity Research from a professor at Fresno City College argues for a holistic evaluation of student outcomes in housing assi Do your students think you’re a neo-Marxist feminist indoctrinator A floral metaphor offers a way to think about the work of teaching and learning centers Goings suggests strategies for how faculty can set doctoral students up for success in their defense Subscribe for free to Inside Higher Ed’s newsletters opinion and great new careers in higher education — delivered to your inbox View Newsletters Copyright © 2025 Inside Higher Ed All rights reserved. | Website designed by nclud Antique Trader StaffPublished Mar 28 2023 9:48 PM PDTShare this storyRalph and Terry Kovel published their first book in 1953 Kovels’ Dictionary of Marks – Pottery and Porcelain and together served as pioneers in the fledgling antiques and collectibles field in the truest sense After 70 years of serving as the voice of the hobby Inc.’s assets have been acquired by Active Interest Media (AIM) publisher of Antique Trader magazine and a host of other collectibles brands “After 70 years it was time to entrust the Kovels brand to a new home,” said founder Terry Kovel “We couldn't think of a better place than with Antique Trader a publication like ours that collectors trust and enjoy learning from." The sale closed March 23. Kovels and Antique Trader provide AIM with two of the longest-standing authorities in antiques and collectibles media “We are honored and thrilled to welcome Kovels to the AIM Collectibles Group,” said Corinne Zielke Vice President and General Manager of AIM Collectibles Group “This brings the legacy of the Kovels brand and wealth of information amassed over their 70-year history together with our Antique Trader’s 65-years of serving the collectibles hobby and allows us to form an even more informative and entertaining source to continue to fuel the ever-growing collectibles hobby “We wish the Kovel family the very best and look forward to honoring their legacy in the hobby for many years to come.” Zielke said Ralph passed away in 2008 at the age of 88 and a dedicated team in their home office of Shaker Heights continued an unparalleled publishing tradition AIM plans to continue that tradition through all existing channels Why Terry Kovel is The Grande Dame of Antiques Kovels' Price Guide Remains a Collector's Best Friend Ted Hake is The Father of Pop Culture Collecting Yard rises 200 feet into Portland's skyline it's about half the size of better known skyscrapers but the lack of competing structures on the east side accentuates its form Not since Big Pink or the Interstate Bank tower has Portland produced a high-rise that so many people have opinions about 21-story apartment tower recently finished at the east end of the Burnside Bridgehead The many reactions are not so much about its height as they are about its prominence It looms large and is seen from every direction especially from the west bank of the Willamette River It fills the view in both directions on Portland's main thoroughfare: Burnside Street Yard has also been in the news for other reasons After Portland’s Design Commission approved the building removed dozens of windows to meet the energy code which would have sent it back to design review The city and developer are splitting the cost Yard is one of the most complicated high-rises ever built in Portland One side of its site is 40 feet lower than the other It's foundations straddle Portland's Big Pipe Its south-side butts up against the Burnside Bridge and the Burnside Skate Park one of Portland's most renowned counterculture landmarks When the building formally opens in a few weeks parking for cars and a locker for bikes all interwoven on its four levels About 60 of its units are subsidized for workforce housing — 60 percent of median rents He's worked on a diverse range of projects including the Doug Fir Lounge and the expansion of Nike's world headquarters Architect Jeff Kovel says of Yard’s window wall system “We worked to really integrate the ventilation The grid in the patters is really unique to Portland and this system." "The big pipe project runs down diagonally under this site so I'd say maybe 40 percent of this site was unbuildable for anything over five or six stories That had a big impact in the engineering for the tall building foundations."Many of the critics of the building talk about the darkness of it "I would actually prefer the building to be darker At the predesign review we were encouraged to lighten it up I don't have an issue with the color that it is but it's interesting that a number of the other buildings in the neighborhood have actually became the same color — that wasn't intentional."The idea was that Yard's heavier form would then start to dissolve at the top with the reflectivity of the evening light and other lighting conditions Yard has been controversial for how many windows it has. But what's far more interesting is the type of windows. Last week, we looked at several new west side towers that use expensive curtain glass window systems much cheaper — partly because a building of this scale and on this location is riskier Every new building is a bet that the rents will exceed costs This building was started eight years ago when rents were not what they are todayKovel tells us "All of the towers in Vancouver are using it It's generally a product that is visually kind of banal; it's not something that you get super excited about When we learned that we had to use it we were kind of exciting for the opportunity to use it and innovate with something that hadn't really been innovated with We started working with the manufacture to design custom venting to work on essentially taking a run of the mill system and elevating it to a higher quality of design and detail I think if you were to look at this building in a portfolio of buildings using this system it would really stand out as one of the premier examples of what you can do with this system so I'm really proud of that aspect of it." Portland's architecture here has been fairly conservative But Yard may be part of a whole new generation interesting But it's a risky building in that access to the lower floors — to the restaurants and it will be years before more is likely to crop up  Portlanders may eventually appreciate this building especially when more conventional buildings rise next to it — like the 200-foot tower just announced on the other side of the bridge Let's meet back at the Yard in 10 years and then judge Tags: State Of Wonder, News, Business, Land Use, Local, Nw Life \"All of the towers in Vancouver are using it it's about half the size of better known skyscrapers but the lack of competing structures on the east side accentuates its form.","caption":"Yard rises 200 feet into Portland's skyline \"State of Wonder,\" at Oregon Public Broadcasting she worked as a reporter and was the local host of \"Morning Edition\" at OPB reporter and occasional music host at several stations in Ohio She earned a degree in communications from Ohio State University April grew up in the Midwest and now lives in Portland EcommerceBytes renowned publishers in the antiques and collectibles space have sold their business to the parent company of Antique Trader Active Interest Media (AIM) pointed to the growth of the collectibles industry and said the addition of Kovels Inc.’s assets rounds out the AIM Collectibles’ family of brands “AIM’s Antique Trader coupled with Kovels positions the newly combined brand as one of the longest standing authorities in antiques and collectibles media,” a spokesperson for AIM told EcommerceBytes The Kovels website and membership offering will continue to operate “The plan for the immediate future is to operate the Kovels business as is,” the spokesperson said we see value in integrating the Kovels suite of products alongside our Antique Trader brand The Kovels name and its history will no doubt be an integral part of our branding and content for a long time to come.” AIM said the collaboration of Antique Trader and Kovels features an online price guide with over 1 million prices Active Interest Media (aimmedia.com)’s two groups are divided into five divisions – Collectibles The Vice President and General Manager of AIM Collectibles Group Corinne Zielke said the move “brings the legacy of the Kovels brand and wealth of information amassed over their 70-year history together with our Antique Trader’s 65-years of serving the collectibles hobby and allows us to form an even more informative and entertaining source to continue to fuel the ever-growing collectibles hobby.” “We wish the Kovel family the very best and look forward to honoring their legacy in the hobby for many years to come,” Zielke added A press release announcing the news quoted Terry Kovel: “After 70 years it was time to entrust the Kovels brand to a new home We couldn’t think of a better place than with Antique Trader a publication like ours that collectors trust and enjoy learning from.” Note: subscribers to the EcommerceBytes Newsflash email newsletter can read more in Thursday’s editorial A newly combined weekly newsletter from Kovels Antique Trader can be yours for free two pioneering brands with more than 135 years of combined history in the antiques and collectibles field came together to form Kovels Antique Trader we promised this was just the beginning of a new and exciting experience That experience continues to unfold with the launch of a fully integrated AND free newsletter, Kovels Komments bringing audiences the best of both brands in a new weekly venture under the Kovels Antique Trader umbrella While the name is familiar to longtime Kovels readers, the content is fresh, providing a unique take on happenings in the field while offering a fuller and much deeper collector experience. The newsletter combines the editorial strength of both brands and the shared resources of tens of thousands of stories found in multiple websites. This means you will now find stories from both Kovels.com and AntiqueTrader.com giving you unparalleled access to some of the finest content in the antiques and collectibles hobby The new Kovels Komments covers breaking news, provides historic perspective and a rich interpretation of an amazing field. We will also feature the quirky and the quizzical. For more of that, we encourage new and old readers to check out #whatsitwednesday for our weekly brain tease And so it is with Kovels Komments brought to you by Kovels Antique Trader—a new beginning today You can sign up to the new weekly newsletter HERE Kovels Acquired by AIM Media, parent company of Antique Trader Kovels Antique Trader Launches New Magazine Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.