Master Class: Amy Lau

And her new book, Expressive Modern

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"Nature is a friend and teacher who continues to inform my interior design work every day."

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Growing up in Northern Arizona, Amy Lau spent a great deal of … Continue Reading ››

Jamieshop

Good, Bad, or Ugly?

Journalists need to remain neutral so folks can make up their own minds on the information being presented.  With that in mind I've not written this post in judgement of anyone's attempts at enterprise.  I've written it because I've got a question I'd like you to weigh in on.

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Digital Divide

getting creative in the age of e-commerce

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How many conversations have you been privy to about how the interior design industry is changing?  Suddenly there's One Kings Lane, Joss & Main, and Continue Reading ››

Victor-Victoria

The Avery Chair, Hellman-Chang's first foray into seating

Perhaps it's true that I'm the last to learn about the Brooklyn based furniture company Hellman-Chang, but as they say, better late than never.  I was introduced to Daniel Hellman and Eric Chang at the Continue Reading ››

“POV” ~ Mary Douglas Drysdale

the inspiration she draws from the life of Thomas Jefferson

The doors to the worlds of architecture, interior design and landscape design as I understand them were opened to me as a child by the genius of Thomas Jefferson.  He was not only a signer … Continue Reading ››

Master Class: Matthew Patrick Smyth

An American in Paris

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“Rooms are not theater sets, and design is not about making fiction come to life.  Rooms should express the needs and personalities of the people who live in them now.” ~MPS

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I really lament the disappearance … Continue Reading ››