Monthly archives:September 2009

Lighting That Takes On New Angles

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New geometric shapes and angles in haute home décor have been ruling new designs for some time now as designers make the statement that geometry and angles do not have to be about the pattern, but instead the shape of the design. Here are just a few of our favorite shapes of lights we find sharp and brilliant. Italian Product and Industrial Designer Marco [...]

Elements Of The Old World Garden

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Antique columns and urns, wrought iron railings, topiaries and finials are just a few of the pieces that lend age to a new garden. However, to really complete the look – every traditional English garden, Spanish courtyard and French Villa needs a fountain as its focal point. Stone Forest’s Old World Collection features several vintage-style fountains whic[...]

Shades of Red - Using Red Products in your Designs

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Red can be a very difficult color to get right. Use it too much and its depth and saturation can be annoying, use it too little and it looks out of place. However, red is an exciting color to use in your interior design color palette because it leaves a lasting impression and definitely garners attention. The trick is using the right shade in the right spo[...]

Sustainable Office Design - Sustainable Solutions International

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Sustainable interior design has become extremely popular over the past few years. Some companies – like kitchen and bath fixture manufacturer and distributor Sustainable Solutions International (SSi) – even make sustainable and stylish design easy. Sustainable Solutions International has a number of offices in North America, and manufactures and distributes [...]

Designer Profile - Ludovica+Roberto Palomba

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Ludovica+Roberto Palomba are well known for their bathroom and furniture designs, which have been characterized as defining the art of living. As architects and designers, the Palombas deal primarily in architecture, industrial design, exhibit design, art direction, communications and marketing consulting. Roberto Palomba is also a professor at the Polytechn[...]

High Style from the Slammer

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When it comes to interior design I’d never research jails for inspiration. However, oddly enough some of the most luxurious high-design hotels got their start as a prison. Just look at Malmaison Oxford in Oxford, England. This stylish hotel has 94 rooms and features gorgeous Victorian architecture. Your eye will go immediately to the original heavy metal s[...]

Designer Profile - Marco Ferreri

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Marco Ferreri is an amazing and innovative Italian designer who was born in Imperia Italy, graduated from the Politecnico of Milan in 1981. Ferreri, like many Italian designers, studied architecture originally, but now designs everything from urban planning projects to furniture. In his career he has been noted for his furniture designs such as the Is Stool [...]

Manly Décor...

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The title itself sounds like an oxymoron, but believe it or not there is a lot of manly décor out there these days. There are plenty of masculine finishes, modern furnishings and state-of-the-art fixtures for delving into a “gentlemen’s club” inspired makeover. Many men prefer designs with perfectly straight lines, dark brooding colors, rustic and earthy acc[...]

Rediscovering a Designer - Philippe Starck

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Have you ever been surfing the Web, looking at new and interesting designs, and just been taken aback by something which forced you to look at nearly everything a designer has done? A few days ago I found myself looking at hundreds of designs by one of my favorite designers, Philippe Starck, when I found an amazing yacht that he had been working on recently [...]