Since declaring his extended vacation from BIG and before he heads to Shanghai and Beijing to taint the minds of young design students, Brian Collins is throwing a summer-long clambake at his house on Cape Cod:

If you find your way to Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard this summer, Brian would be happy to invite you for some fried clams or clam chowder at his home on Cape Cod.

That sounds like a standing offer for all of you in the New England region. Be forewarned, however, seeing as those extended leave of absence paychecks can be a little sparse, please BYOB.

Collins also leaves us with this verse from Edna St. Vincent Millay to get us in the mood for a little chowdah:

Standing Fig

Safe upon the solid rock
the ugly houses stand;
Come and see my shining palace
Built upon the sand!

Interesting. We hope the Collins complex is indeed a palace on the sand and not a castle made of sand, since you know what they say about those.