The beautiful stepwells of Rajasthan
How marvelous must it have been to encounter these after walking miles for water. I always think that it must have been like a well...
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Billy Baldwin, a Design Hero
Billy Baldwin: My personal design hero, he is always on my mood board… Giving us lacquered rooms, gorgeous and glamorous backdrops to...
The Seven elements of Great Design: 7- Space
The final frontier…. Just Kidding! Most people think of space as the dimensions of a room and the space they have available to work...
The Seven Elements of Great Design: 6- Form
Refers to the shape of things. Ranging from organically shaped things, to the harshly geometric, everything has a form and it is useful...
The Seven Elements of Great Design: 5- Contrast
I have said it before and will say it again. Contrast is not often taught in design school but is the most critical thing to understand....
The Seven Elements of Great Design: 4- Color
Is perhaps the easiest way to impact a room. A simple color change is quick and rather inexpensive but can create a whole new attitude in...
The Seven Elements of Great Design: 3- Texture
If Pattern is the star, texture is the supporting role. In many cases more important because it gives everything else the gravitas it...
The seven Elements of a Great Design: 2- Pattern
Somewhere between color and line lies pattern. Creating an intricate repeating element can add interest to a space or help to visually...
The Seven Elements of Great Design: 1- Light
Such an important idea and such an esoteric one. Light shapes space more than anything else and also helps direct our attention to the...
Nature and manmade in balance...
Inspiration can come from anywhere, and while I have often spoken of art, and historic and contemporary buildings, I find it at every...
Light and art...
James Turrel’s Skyspace Installation at Friends Seminary in Manhattan has been in the news lately. While we are getting used to insane...
Endlessly inspiring Vizcaya...
Vizcaya is a local source of constant inspiration, and I actually toured it last week with a friend from out of town. It refreshed my...
Red Rooster, the intersection of art, design, and food...
I was recently at Red Rooster in Overtown and every time I go I am blown away not just by the food but by the interiors. This is a prime...
Contrast
Rene Lalique moved into his Home on Cours Albert Premier in Paris and proceeded to add his own touches to the building where he lived and...
Cozyness
Finn Juhls home is the most perfect example of a clean cozy aesthetic that I can think of. I keep referring to this for Miami, because...
Balance in Interiors
As exemplified by Tom Ford’s home in London. The sleek paired with the ornate, a perfect balance of Light and dark, and a pared down...
Charleston
In early 20th-century London, a circle of painters, writers, and thinkers congregated in the West End neighborhood known for its garden...
From your closet to your spaces!
From your closet to your spaces... the best way to know which colors you should use!
Why it is so difficult to express what people want in a project?
Lately I have been thinking a lot about the relationship with your design professional in terms of feeling, budget, and timeline? Let’s...
Is beauty truly in the eye of the beholder?
This is a question that pops up in my mind when I am looking at everything. The truth is that the difference between someone with a...
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