Explore the Creative Side of Cambridge

Wander Cambridge’s newest mini–design district, Observatory Hill, situated around the intersection of Concord Avenue and Huron Avenue about one mile northwest of Harvard Square. Named for its location in the shadow of Harvard’s historic astronomical research facility, the area is home to cheery Scandinavian design store Marimekko as well as a pair of boutiques with more local roots. In 2002, Pamela Watts debuted Reside, a gallery-worthy showroom of mid-century modern furnishings. Then, last June, her daughter, jeweler Nicole Rueda Watts, teamed with greenery designer Laura Jean Pecci to open Observatory just next door. Trained as a metalsmith, Watts crafts earrings, bracelets, and necklaces in an onsite studio, embellishing silver and bronze pieces with natural materials like peacock feathers, bone, moonstone, and freshwater pearls (earrings from $120); they’re for sale at the shop, along with vintage jewelry and mid-century modern and Hollywood Regency furniture in a space lush with Laura Jean’s floral displays, terrariums, and topiaries. Read full article here.