Touring Furniture Designers Daniel Hellman and Eric Chang's Bushwick Studio

05.25.11 To Inform and Delight—and Shop The Williamsburg antiquary Open Air Modern continues its weekly Spring Design Events Series tonight featuring a screening of the Milton Glaser-dedicated documentary To Inform and Delight. More  › Schmoozing at the Smithsonian There will be complementary cocktails and snacks, as well as a DJ, at tomorrow night’s Cocktails@Cooper-Hewitt, the Smithsonian’s addition to the museum-party movement. More  › The Four Season’s Endless Spring A pop-up gallery has sprouted in the lobby of the Four Seasons, featuring a decadelong photo series of the New York Botanical Garden by photographer Larry Lederman. More  › space of the week Yesterday: Tree Houses. Today: Three Kilos of Swarovski Crystals. Childhood best friends (and expert tree-house builders) Daniel Hellman and Eric Chang had just returned from showing some more glamorous designs at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair when I dropped by their Bushwick studio. Slideshow  › Every piece of furniture is made in this 8,000-square-foot studio. Here is the Bench Room, where assembly and hand shaping is done. This handsome Z Side Table is the end result of the handmade process. The Best Bet Plumen Bulb The 120-volt light has the same life span as a regular helix-shaped compact fluorescent light, and screws into any standard lamp. It just looks hotter doing it. More Info › first look Hot in Cleveland, and the Meatpacking District Too The first Manhattan location of Cleveland-based retailer Arhaus is a two-floor, 28,000-square-foot behemoth of plushness. Slideshow  › If you’re going to use a desk fan, might as well make it one straight from the Pompidou’s permanent collection. Lexon’s Tykho fan by designer Marc Berthier drops from $24.95 to $12.95 when you mention this newsletter at Mxyplyzyk (125 Greenwich Ave., at Horatio St.; 212- 989-4300; online promotion code: mxy7-hvju-3118).