How to Create Poetry in Space What differentiates great design from good design? What gives some designers that particular edge that takes a space from functional, interesting, and lovely to remarkable, amazing, and awe-inspiring? My theory is that they have a mastery of language – the language of design – in which they use a [...]
Looking for Alternatives in the Petroleum Age. A Call to action. Like most people, I have been keeping track of the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. I have tried to make sense of the public relations efforts of BP, the company responsible for the spill. I have noticed the variety of opinions [...]
This month we celebrate young people. We recognize their voices as well as their ability to accomplish things we may feel are beyond their age. Take, for example, the extraordinary, 210-day, 23,000-nautical-mile, around-the-world, solo sailing journey of sixteen-year-old Australian Jessica Watson. Skeptics didn’t believe that Jessica would complete the voyage, and they accused her parents [...]
By this time of year, many of us are yearning for color to punctuate gray clouds, muddy streets, remnants of snow banks or fog billowing in from the coastline. We want to see the landscape turn green and blossom. We feel spring fever and delve internally into the minutiae of our lives, sorting things out [...]
The historic building that houses my office in Santa Fe, New Mexico, keeps a lovely interior courtyard with mature trees and lush gardens that burst into colorful bloom in the spring and summer. The other morning, as I crossed the courtyard on my way into work, I stopped to admire some little green shoots bravely [...]
Do you write annual New Year resolutions? I confess that I do. There is something about the long nights and daytime chill of the early year that gives me pause and the desire to consider where I have been and where I want to grow. Whether it is for my business, personal or spiritual life, [...]
As a lover of design, are you are looking for a fresh source of inspiration? Do you have a passion for the earth and an interest in design and interiors that are green and sustainable? Are you looking for a place where you can be inspired, inspire others and learn about new products, trends and [...]
Vitra for the Home Two Sofas & a Table for Home or Office When design innovation meets sustainability and Swiss precision, you get Vitra, which for seventy years has been manufacturing and distributing contemporary furnishings worldwide for the home and office. Vitra collaborates with well-known and up-and-coming designers and architects for its product lines. Borrowing [...]
My friends call me a tech junky, my clients call me technical support, and the “industry” calls me an early adopter. I love technology. It is a beautiful thing. It makes my life easier and it allows me to be plugged in to what is going on all the time. My phone can call my [...]
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