Xylem

Our one year anniversary celebration continues this week with the launch of our huge Sidewalk Sale and Summer Clearance!  Thank you all for the kind wishes and for joining in our events last week.  We had a lot of fun with you all, and are sure that the Plinko board will make future appearances. But [...]

One year ago this week, we opened the doors to Xylem for the first time.  Wow, we can’t believe it’s been a year already!  But what a fun year it’s been.  We must thank all of our customers, friends, fans and family for all of the love and support.  We’ve had such a great time [...]

  At Xylem, we are (of course) very excited about celebrating Pi Day, which is 3/14.  In honor of this special, circular day, we are offering a contest to our customers and friends!  And, yes, it involves Pi. First, the prizes!  The winner of our contest will get a free Pizza Pi Cutter, AND a [...]

So much to catch up on….how did it get to be February already?  First of all,  Happy Groundhog Day to everyone! We thought we’d celebrate with a giveaway. Just leave a comment below to win a $20 gift certificate to Xylem.  We’d like to know what your favorite gift to give or receive from Xylem has been [...]

    Xylem would like to wish a very Happy Thanksgiving to all of our friends!  Thank you for your support during our first four months in business, and we look forward to a wonderful Holiday season ahead.  Please note that store will be closed from Wednesday 11/23 through Friday 11/25 for Thanksgiving.  We’ll be [...]

We’re having a Fall Clearance Sale for two weeks only!  Stop by for some great bargains, sale items are 25% to 50% off.  We’ve got to make room for all of the fantastic new Holiday merchandise which will be arriving soon.  We have tote bags, glass plates and bowls, metal bowls with colorful enamel linings, [...]

Halloween is just around the corner, so it’s time for treats from Xylem.  All of our Halloween merchandise is 25% off, while supplies last!  Stop by soon for the best selection, but the sale will run through the weekend and Halloween.  We’ve got skulls and bats and owls and candy corn, pumpkin carving books and [...]

We have expanded our hours at Xylem – we’re now open on Sundays from 12-5, and until 8pm on Thursday and Friday evenings!  We’d love feedback from our customers on what hours work best with your schedule, and when you’d like to see us open in the future.  Please stop by to check out what [...]

Ahoy, me hearties! Monday, September 19th ’tis International Talk Like a Pirate Day, so get ye to Xylem for some barrrrrgains.  We’ve got all Pirate merchandise at 10% off through Wednesday 9/21.  Puzzles, sticky notes, coin purses (got to have something to hold your doubloons), melamine plates and bowls, lunch bags, Pirate band-aids (for those minor hook [...]

  Since it’s the last full week of Summer (how did THAT happen??), let’s celebrate with a giveaway!  We’ve got a beautiful red glass circle pendant from Perfecto Glass to give away to one lucky reader.  This pendant is handmade from clear glass, then painted on the back, creating a luminous color that is just [...]

It’s the last week of our Summer Clearance Sale, and everything on our sale table is now 50% off.  Come by soon to check out the selection, since they will be gone after Labor Day.  We’ve got Swordsicles, bangle bracelets, glass vases, ceramic plates, neoprene bottle totes and laptop sleeves, kites, ketchup and mustard salt & [...]

We’ve officially been open 4 weeks as of today, and want to thank everyone for such a wonderful welcome! We also just returned from the New York Gift Show, where we found lots of great new items for the Fall. After taking a look at the calendar and realizing that September is right around the [...]

Thank you to everyone who came out to help celebrate our Grand Opening last week! We had a wonderful time on Friday night with lots of old friends and new friends, and hope that you all enjoyed yourselves, too. Congratulations to all of our raffle prize winners (and keep your eyes on the blog for [...]

We’re so excited for our Grand Opening Celebration that we’re beginning some of the offers early. We’ll be offering 10% off anything in the ENTIRE store all day on both Thursday and Friday! We’ll also have a raffle for some free giveaways, so stop by and ask for an entry form anytime. A reminder that [...]

Please join us to celebrate the grand opening of Kendall Square’s new, vibrant gift shop. Refreshments will be served from 4pm to 9pm on Friday, August 5th. We’ll have special offers and giveaways all day long – the store opens at 10am. Everything in the store will be 10% off all day long! Please come [...]

Please welcome Xylem to the Kendall Square neighborhood! We’ve now been open for a week, and are thrilled to be here. We’ve had such a warm and welcoming reception so far from everyone in the area, and look forward to continuing our celebration in the coming weeks. Our Grand Opening Party will be on Friday, [...]

We are OPEN! Stop by and visit us at 287 Third Street in Kendall Square.  Our website will be undergoing some changes in the near future as we bring you the ability to shop online and see more of the store from afar.  Stay tuned. We’ll also be having a big grand opening party and [...]

Where have we been??  Sorry, it’s been a bit hectic getting the last bits of construction finished.  But we’ve made lots of progress – the bubble was has been painted (not an easy feat), shelves and cabinets are hung on the walls, countertop installed on the cash wrap…things are looking great. Now we are opening [...]

Another frequent question that we get is “What will Xylem sell?” The general answer is a great assortment of gift items focusing on modern, contempory design, including home accessories, jewelry, stationery, books and children’s items. But as a very visual store, we thought it would be helpful to offer a little sneak preview of some [...]

This past weekend was a huge project – construction of the Bubble Wall! We are almost finished, and have to give a big thanks to our friends Christine and Fabio who stopped by for some jigsaw help. It took a lot of hours to get this far. But it is looking amazing, and we can’t [...]

We’re in the final push of construction right now, so things are super busy and a little crazy. But wanted to give you all a quick peek at where we are – paint is up, and the colors look great. The “bubble wall” is ready to be started – we just got a shipment of [...]

Ah, we are looking forward to the day that our window coverings will come down.  But we’ll miss the crazy blonde lady (and I think Vic will, too!).  She’s definitely dreaming of Xylem… Construction is cruising along, and we’re getting close to the end. I’m a few days behind with my posts, so here’s a [...]

A quick video tour update of construction progress….we’ve got drywall. It’s starting to look like a real space. You can see the big, long wall in the middle of the space, which will be our “bubble wall”, and a peek around the corner into what will be the bathroom. The deep, dark space at the [...]

As the Xylem concept has evolved over the last year or two, it’s been interesting to look back and see the seeds of ideas that have been growing for years.  Once we ended up with a logo and color scheme, I looked around and saw similarities to things that have been inspiring me for a long time.  [...]