tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625667743273790962024-03-05T05:57:00.259-08:00cool, couture and everything in between-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441085979390212608noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662566774327379096.post-47783488946702475302011-08-15T09:26:00.000-07:002011-08-15T09:26:59.415-07:00Modern, meet TraditionalSeems every where I look, design blogs and magazines are bombarded with wedding features. I figured I'd do my own twist on the topic: marrying traditional with modern. A common issue that always comes up at my internship is the difference in taste between married clients. One always loves modern design while the other opts for traditional. How do you marry the two aesthetics together in a cohesive manner?<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">RUGS</span></b><br />
Recently, there has been a new trend in over-dying traditional, Turkish rugs. It takes a classic piece with traditional designs and modernizes it with bright, funky, new colors. I adore them! You can find them anywhere right now since they're such a big trend, but <a href="http://www.abccarpet.com/store/">ABC Carpet</a> happens to be having a sale at the moment.<br />
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This faux wood wall covering by <a href="http://www.nobilis.fr/">Nobilis</a> is a great choice for something with both a modern and class aesthetic. It takes the idea of traditional wood wall panelling and turns it into a modern, texture-less wallpaper.<br />
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And of course....when in doubt, paint paint paint. One of the easiest ways to add a splotch of modern to a traditional room is to paint with bright and loud colors - be it the walls or even the furniture. It's also probably the most inexpensive way too!<br />
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-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441085979390212608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662566774327379096.post-13720643437817061842011-08-08T09:19:00.000-07:002011-08-08T09:29:04.947-07:00Manly MondayThis summer, one of the main projects we've been working on at my internship is a man's town house located on the upper east side. I've entered the project during it's more final phase - visiting the construction site to make sure everything is going along in a timely manner. There are still a few loose ends we have to purchase, but the major design stuff has already been decided. The client's aesthetic taste is very masculine, mixing traditional with industrial chic (quite a difficult mix). I've been dying to do a masculine bachelor pad design for school, but the real thing is even better. Had I been around from the beginning of the design process, here's what I would have suggested:<br />
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Nothing says masculine decor like a set of antlers, leather upholstery and over-sized British furniture/decor.<br />
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</tbody></table>A simple color palette concentrating more on texture and traditional elements such as the nail head trimming on the leather upholstered headboard and brass finished light fixtures resembling Greek columns give this bedroom a sophisticated masculine touch.<br />
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</tbody></table>Deep, dark colors and traditional wall panelling with a modern twist, striped linens and a dashingly handsome bust. All that's missing is a huge fireplace from this man den.<br />
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</tbody></table>I love large wall decals such as this image of a roller coaster. Vintage maps and signs are an easy way of adding a masculine touch to a room. Again, notice the use of texture in this room between the wood floor planks, jade glass, distressed leather ottoman, brass lighting fixture and shiny black lacquered console/shelving unit.<br />
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<b>MY SUGGESTIONS</b><br />
Here are my suggestions for a manly decor:<br />
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I've discovered a whole new set of vendors that are much more luxurious and traditional than I am used to in my more modern school projects. One of these vendors is the notorious George Smith. I am officially obsessed with his seating. The next sofa I purchase WILL BE a George Smith sofa.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such a traditional piece, upholstered in the right fabric can make these sofas fit any type of decor. They look great in any modern, transitional and/or traditional space. </td></tr>
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Dear Blogettes,<br />
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Another semester is done! Now, back to posting...<br />
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For the past two months I have been designing a hotel lobby and executive penthouse suite in Singapore with a partner for school (post to come). But besides that, I landed myself a summer internship with a small residential firm located in Chelsea. I've been having a blast and learning a ton of things they just can't teach you in school. Make believe projects are nothing like real clients and real budgets. Through my daily shopping research for work, I've come across all sorts of cools things I've been meaning to share. So here's to joining me on my new professional journey! Three cheers!<br />
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-E-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441085979390212608noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662566774327379096.post-81614741101190854322011-05-27T15:14:00.000-07:002011-05-27T15:14:19.989-07:00First beach day of the season!Ahhhhh life is good. Just came back from Rockaway Beach where I sunbathed, read and drank iced pineapple mint juice. Inspired by my Memorial Day weekend kickoff, I thought I'd post a few fun summer furniture pieces and home accessories.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aboubakar Fofana at <a href="http://www.amaridianusa.com/">Amaridian</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table><ul><li>I found out about Amaridian, a NY gallery representing contemporary African artists, when I was researching for my South African law firm project. Although these bed linens weren't appropriate for a law firm, I say it's time to put away the goose down comforters and whip out the light summer quilts. These colors are so refreshing and soothing and just scream a restful sleep.</li>
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<ul><li>I think my favorite thing about summer housewares are the fun, energizing colors used. Citrons, aquas, and grapefruit pinks just give everything a more playful feel. <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/category.jsp?navAction=jump&navCount=0&id=HOME">Anthropologie</a> knows exactly what I'm talking about.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tord Boontje <a href="http://www.bonluxat.com/a/tord-boontje-shadowy-chair-deckchair-and-sunny-longer-sunbed.html">Shadowy Chair</a></td></tr>
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<ul><li>Outdoor furniture, the essence of summer interior decorating. Anamorphic and biomorphic furniture design is nothing new, but it doesn't mean I don't still love it. There is something so fitting to me of the idea of furniture living in the outdoors and replicating the animals that live out there too. </li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jaysonhomeandgarden.com/home.php">Vintage fretwork daybed</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beehive by Extremis at <a href="http://www.novastudio.com/">Nova Studio</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table><ul><li>And lastly, for those with a significantly larger outdoor area we have the gazebos and outdoor daybeds. Outdoor luxury at its finest! </li>
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Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone!-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441085979390212608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662566774327379096.post-55203784570488087212011-05-25T09:01:00.000-07:002011-05-25T09:01:03.967-07:00ICFFThis summer break I attended the <a href="http://www.icff.com/">ICFF</a> ( International Contemporary Furniture Fair) aka Designer Heaven. It was great to see some of the new and upcoming things the design world has to offer. It gave me some great ideas to implement in future projects. Here are some of the trends I noticed for 2011.<br />
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<b>Cloud Lights</b><br />
These guys were everywhere. Some were more literal translations of a cloud, some less so. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mamacloud by Frank O. Gehry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With all those clouds light, you'll probably need at least one of these <a href="http://stevenhaulenbeek.com/home.html">Steven Haulenbeek</a> cumulus light canopies</td></tr>
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<b>Reclaimed, Salvaged Materials</b><br />
This isn't so much a new trend as a continuing and expanding one. With green design becoming<b> </b>more of an ethos than an option in interior design, reclaimed and salvaged materials were a plenty at this year's ICFF.<b> </b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took a big liking to <a href="http://www.palosamko.com/">Palo Samko</a></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stagg by <a href="http://hookerandco.com/">Hooker&Co</a></td></tr>
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<b>Cluster Pendants</b><br />
It also seemed every time you looked up, you were surprised with one of these guys; pendant lighting with clusters of light sources. The new modern chandelier??<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.graindesign.com/">Grain Design</a>'s <a href="http://shop.iacolimcallister.com/product/frame-light-chandelier">Iacoli & McAllister</a> Large Frame Light Cluster</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rollandhill.com/products/Modo-Chandelier%2C-3-Sided%2C-10-Globes.html">Roll & Hill</a>'s Modo Chandelier</td></tr>
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</b>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441085979390212608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662566774327379096.post-75888258275309218222011-05-24T12:18:00.000-07:002011-05-24T14:49:58.224-07:00Pin This<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIIdq_BpXLxdBEZ3BDKU7XR6EkgFaz1Lx1C1IcX0ifoZ7jvn-T_Mmf9zbWZt_fTuTqHPffv35RLkkRc1fDDe3ew0oH5K52lh5Ahb4Dh9aD-ah8qM6_fKhKb9C9cJ9u9Jo-X6JNkUlSaI/s1600/Picture+7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIIdq_BpXLxdBEZ3BDKU7XR6EkgFaz1Lx1C1IcX0ifoZ7jvn-T_Mmf9zbWZt_fTuTqHPffv35RLkkRc1fDDe3ew0oH5K52lh5Ahb4Dh9aD-ah8qM6_fKhKb9C9cJ9u9Jo-X6JNkUlSaI/s400/Picture+7.png" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>A friend recently got me hooked on this new website, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a> and I just had to share it with all of you. It's right up my alley and for anyone else who loves trolling through blogs and making to do lists. <br />
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"<b>What is Pinterest?</b><br />
Think of Pinterest as a virtual pinboard — a place where you can create collections of things you love and "follow" collections created by people with great taste.<br />
People use Pinterest to collect and share all sorts of things -- wedding inspiration, favorite T-shirts, DJ equipment. You name it, people are pinning it.<br />
We know you have great taste in something. Our mission is to make Pinterest the best place for you to share your taste with the world."<br />
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You have to request an invite which usually takes about a day. But it's worth the wait. Once your invite is approved, they give you button to place on your toolbar and after that, anytime you see something online that you love, you click your Pin It button and it attaches the image to one of your pinboards. I'll definitely be using this site to pin things that I'll want to post about later. In fact, now you can watch my pinings if you click on my new button to the right.<br />
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Happy Pining!-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441085979390212608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662566774327379096.post-15077984209749014612011-05-24T10:32:00.000-07:002011-08-08T10:14:41.257-07:00DIY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Finally with some down time, my roommate and I got the chance to do a few do-it-yourself jobs around the house. I think what really motivated us to get it all done was after my roommate came back from the Brimfield Antique Show in Massachusetts with a real PERSIAN RUG!<br />
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With this new addition to the living room, we could finally start to make the room more cohesive buy choosing a color scheme. The rug is huge and takes up almost the entire room so it became the main decider in our color options. The blue-green rug against our yellow-orange stained wood floors was a blessing ( color compliments!). But I wanted more than just blue and orange...so we went with a color triad (blue-green, yellow-orange and red-violet).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We painted the bookshelf nook Misty Harbor. This color came from the lighter blue found in the rug.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We re-stuffed our once dying mid century modern armchair with some new foam and had custom pillows made in this magenta fabric from Ikea. Notice the wood of the armchair is also in the yellow-orange family. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I secretly sanded and painted this side console in a pewter metallic paint. I knew my roommate wouldn't believe me that it would look great until she saw it done. Previously, there were too many different kinds and shades of woods in the room and every room needs a little shine. The candles at night give the room a great ambiance but at times feel a bit like a seance. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My roommate also bought this cute little milk maid seat. I'm still trying to convince her to put it in the living room and not her bedroom.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The next step in this room transformation? Probably the most important thing...lighting! Stay tuned..<br />
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Ok, ok, ok. I have been gone far too long...but it's summer break!! I came across this saved draft of my summer to do list and realized that with two weeks left of my break before the summer school session begins, I should probably post it as well as much more. This is what a young, bushy-eyed hopeful Emma had in mind just three weeks ago.....<br />
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She's Come Undone<br />
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith<br />
Stiff<br />
Packing for Mars<br />
I Know This Much is True<br />
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* Present day Emma has not accomplished this yet<br />
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*Present day Emma HAS accomplished most of these, with the help of her roommate. More on that in future posts!<br />
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Images from top to bottom via: <a href="http://fumi-utsuroi.tumblr.com/post/3418938003/ok-this-is-even-more-amazing">Transcience</a>, <a href="http://housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>, <a href="http://www.corebloggers.com/">Corebloggers</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gToHcGmfuyR5vqgC5lCpTimRhIOLaiPZv8TIn_aRLJx1CwuXOC2tSKpx6n0e7vyatbRXnFphmsn6wnNTnqvNau0tL6d6q3nFmS2dPWNUsZARwgWWZbZgARKm-0urS27LQuAvdiTAPmBx/s400/DIY+supplies-mercury-hurricanes-Apartment+Therapy.jpg&imgrefurl=http://theeverydaybride.blogspot.com/2009/01/abandoned-diy-project-i-diy-mercury.html&usg=__E-afULsFIxu7YADs4L-bTaIOLaw=&h=300&w=400&sz=35&hl=en&start=17&sig2=p2McqSA1GvpCVA5zr5uwdA&zoom=1&tbnid=x13fKO5yZSeSIM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&ei=etDbTdLgD8PZ0QGHmb3lDw&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dapartment%2Btherapy%2Bdiy%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1">Brooker Pie</a>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441085979390212608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662566774327379096.post-37149645849066056152011-05-16T13:15:00.000-07:002011-05-16T13:15:57.029-07:00NYSID Kitchen of the Future<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhd3Nko-l6SeaBP5gfgc1LefcZpMAKFI30RcbZqPGm3jJkMH5U8rUoM7B02ZCDTltRAkk2tucGczUA5LxjAPLDvhmCTAmKWS7MrWRylY3Gofh548aDHQ9e4llq87DNOOhw09_Uqev0ko/s1600/jetsons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhd3Nko-l6SeaBP5gfgc1LefcZpMAKFI30RcbZqPGm3jJkMH5U8rUoM7B02ZCDTltRAkk2tucGczUA5LxjAPLDvhmCTAmKWS7MrWRylY3Gofh548aDHQ9e4llq87DNOOhw09_Uqev0ko/s200/jetsons.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>One of our last projects this semester in our kitchen & bath course was a group collaboration in which we had to come up with some discussion points on what the kitchen of the future might look like and blog about it. My participation in this project was as co- project manager. Here's our finished product also available on our school website:<br />
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</div>In honor of mothers day this past weekend, I thought it would be fun to look at the works of a few mother-daughter interior design duos that are out there. Check out the Atlanta Homes & Lifestyle article <a href="http://www.atlantahomesmag.com/article/designing-duos">here</a>. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441085979390212608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662566774327379096.post-23248581155275267572011-05-04T16:36:00.000-07:002011-05-04T16:36:00.217-07:00Last Studio Project of the Semester!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-QHCY-LHl1TGHrqhdxitSfXFUx_B8Wo2ropUxUpAZE4wasRWRDW55EScl35ACZLmf-uSuSImAwYxgzL43jwJNTXRddHoEADOUtn6O0b7ecSMQJmHcmYhJEX9OHR-TdovRhDapkQwFCk/s1600/harry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="92" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-QHCY-LHl1TGHrqhdxitSfXFUx_B8Wo2ropUxUpAZE4wasRWRDW55EScl35ACZLmf-uSuSImAwYxgzL43jwJNTXRddHoEADOUtn6O0b7ecSMQJmHcmYhJEX9OHR-TdovRhDapkQwFCk/s320/harry.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Our last studio project this semester was to design the children's room of the Chappaqua Public Library. I based my design off of the famous children's book, <em>Harold and the Purple Crayon</em> by Crockett Johnson. <br />
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<ul><li>To create a homogeneous space for children five and under so that they can more easily use categorical information to organize the area, such as spatial boundaries</li>
<li>Children ages 6-8 scan vertically when wayfinding while children ages 8-12+ are capable of scanning horizontally</li>
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<li>Children prefer semi-enclosed, small spaces which fulfill their need for both seclusion and exploration</li>
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You will notice a purple line flowing through the floorplan. This purple line guides children through the entire library from the moment they walk in. The line does not always remain a line on the floor (as you will see in drawings and renderings further below), at times it becomes table legs, lights and reveals within the librarian's circulation desk, neon floating fluorescent lighting, power strips on the computer workstations and even windows within bookcases. <br />
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The space has also been divided by age groups; children ages 0 - 2nd grade are in one area and children grades 3rd - 5th are in another. The custom seating I have provided mimic some of the shapes seen in <em>Harold and the Purple Crayon</em>, namely the moon that followed Harold in every step of his adventure. <br />
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Here in section, you will see the older kid's seating area, a bit of the avenue of computer workstations and a small glance at the younger children's seating area in front of the glass facing the courtyard (designed in order quite the louder children). You will noticed the middle window of the courtyard is in purple. This is where the purple line ends. It travels through a series of custom bookcases with purple windows cut out and ends at the biggest window of them all ( as seen in sketch in beginning summary). This big final window represents Harold's window that he finally finds once again. <br />
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</tbody></table>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441085979390212608noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662566774327379096.post-89258695152016881612011-04-24T08:19:00.000-07:002011-04-24T08:19:56.050-07:00Eggcellent Design<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mobile egg-pod home</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last but not least, the one and only Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair</td></tr>
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</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><a href="http://onhomedesign.com/"><i>onhomedesign</i><i>.com</i></a></div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441085979390212608noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662566774327379096.post-8349261423086697772011-04-12T16:52:00.000-07:002011-04-12T16:54:26.564-07:00Mooney Ford LLP<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">For the past 9 weeks, I have been designing an international law firm that represents the interests of American and international corporations as well as wealthy individuals and family trusts who have decided to open a New York City office. The firm was established nearly a century ago, but this was their first major office in the United States. They wanted their office to represent the history and traditions of their home country, while celebrating their future in New York. The country I was assigned was South Africa.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tSYg5-AgC157nyqkwWGmMtbQsmWdp3_z49H2gKToXd9gr9xdBO2RoaSibr4A31GZmUHQOxOFeAq4JuFO_4oTYOuPDrJagc7UoHJytRO0B4tTIiWRx_xGFtjVGm2zx9yw8EhefRe3GJA/s1600/hut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tSYg5-AgC157nyqkwWGmMtbQsmWdp3_z49H2gKToXd9gr9xdBO2RoaSibr4A31GZmUHQOxOFeAq4JuFO_4oTYOuPDrJagc7UoHJytRO0B4tTIiWRx_xGFtjVGm2zx9yw8EhefRe3GJA/s200/hut.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I wanted to steer clear from the safari cliches often associated with South Africa. As I began to research the country, I became intrigued by the idea of Zulu hut villages. This concept of kinship - a head chief looking over smaller clans - seemed to parallel the hierarchy often found in a law firm; partner to associate to paralegal to legal secretary. I wanted to find a visual and architectural way of connecting these people to one another. This idea of connecting and intertwining seemed to mimic the traditional South African art of basket weaving and became the answer to my design dilemma.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">On both floors, you will notice I have assigned all the partner and senior associate offices against the windows. In the core of the office are the more public spaces: the large conference room, lunchroom and library. All the offices against walls without windows belong to the in-house staff (administrative assistants, accountants, tech support, etc.). </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Below is my reflected ceiling plan. This is where you being to see the basket weaving come into play. You will notice dashed lines crossing one another over individual offices. The horizontal dashed lines represent large planes of sheet rock that span throughout the space and cut thru glass clerestories which perimeter every room at a height of 8'6. The vertical planes sit at 9'6 and the exposed ceiling above sits at 12'-0".</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlr2XYyRlX6so5AgSKyH_HxcXg4PrMtvGwyyuVZkOrIwJiOxKSB3A8zBkAYYyr4XzyDcxYZzAGcfEN6Q1-g3NfvAga_cbtKtDmdn1__GN_0FHpg0JjuuQYk4ksf3gNC_2JO36QDYR8ODc/s1600/032911+FINAL+FINAL+RCP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlr2XYyRlX6so5AgSKyH_HxcXg4PrMtvGwyyuVZkOrIwJiOxKSB3A8zBkAYYyr4XzyDcxYZzAGcfEN6Q1-g3NfvAga_cbtKtDmdn1__GN_0FHpg0JjuuQYk4ksf3gNC_2JO36QDYR8ODc/s400/032911+FINAL+FINAL+RCP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here was my initial sketch of the ceiling plan and my overriding concept. The green planes are cutting through the clerestories of a typical associates office and hover over workstations for paralegals and legal secretaries. At times, these planes stretch over to public areas such as the lunchroom and library.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Here you will see a section of the space. Here you can see the reception area, conference room, the lunchroom faced in a simena stone, an associate office, the library and several workstations. The dark planes sitting above represent the ceiling planes which hover over everyone. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441085979390212608noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662566774327379096.post-85364457102928006052011-03-31T09:20:00.000-07:002011-03-31T09:20:07.266-07:00Presentation Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiod_sDpZEoFqm48HD5jUiZWqRwaUx52iT9hqZ3cCc3yqCUB0oxbX3XBcF2Qk6vpyboZOeORj6afOydaAUlrnIA0xaPFvUACKjEvh_fbvHJm4Ocklj68UtM24_coC5YJ81TtOcW7wZ01ss/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiod_sDpZEoFqm48HD5jUiZWqRwaUx52iT9hqZ3cCc3yqCUB0oxbX3XBcF2Qk6vpyboZOeORj6afOydaAUlrnIA0xaPFvUACKjEvh_fbvHJm4Ocklj68UtM24_coC5YJ81TtOcW7wZ01ss/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" width="308" /></a></div>Today I present my South African law firm..post to come! Wish me luck!!-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441085979390212608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662566774327379096.post-24856078005269456582011-03-21T07:32:00.000-07:002011-03-21T07:32:11.849-07:00Architectural Digest ShowThis weekend, my roommate and I attended the Architectural Digest Home Design Show. I was dying to go and actually see all the stuff I normally "purchase" for all my projects in person as well as new ideas for projects to come. I also wanted to show my roommate a little bit of what my field does. Really, I think it just left her (and myself) envious of what we don't have in our apartment and now I have a nagging roommate asking me how to make our place nicer. Oh vey! But who could blame her, check it out....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now the roommate and I are both after tufted headboards.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and a funky, bright rug</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and a dining room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We both have a love for animal fur. Faux is perfectly fine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We both agreed we need more artwork in the house</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roomie loved this one....pretty sure this could be just in HER bedroom. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We topped off the day with some frozen yogurt from Bloomingdale's famous Forty Carrots. Pretty sure it's actually ice cream- it tastes way too good to be good for you. </td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">It' Friday...last day of spring break and I'm playing hooky!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great weekend everyone!!</div>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441085979390212608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662566774327379096.post-66309485004600175762011-03-17T09:07:00.000-07:002011-03-17T09:07:33.864-07:00Happy St. Patty's!I feel this post needs no explanation. Happy St. Patty's all....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elle Decor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">good grief</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A kelly green room by Kelly Wearstler</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mario Buatta - Prince of Chintz</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Parish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Markam Roberts </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miles Redd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miles Redd</td></tr>
</tbody></table>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441085979390212608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662566774327379096.post-25158689386109394182011-03-15T06:22:00.000-07:002011-03-15T06:22:21.444-07:00Art I'm Lovin'At the Armory Antiques show, I collected a few business cards of the galleries that really impressed me. I saw hundreds of paintings that I wanted to incorporate in future make-believe interior design projects for school, as well as stuff I'd love to own in my own make-believe two-story Brooklyn brownstone with my make-believe bulldog, Macho.<br />
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Here a few pieces I'm talking about from <a href="http://garyrubinsteinantiques.com/">Gary Rubinstein Antiques</a> and <a href="http://rumigalleries.com/">Rumi Galleries</a>...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOvooyv3D643YVskGhple4iiDGUbSNY_Iwlj0j45rKseys-GxSHJITR79mEDsLLIAMNw5vNxyWN2aqLAkjSSSFoC_jHXtPIRS7lH28fehoU0RgzfiVxxBwYuDXFjY4eEPrJ_P4ZZJvcI/s1600/art+im+lovin_Page_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOvooyv3D643YVskGhple4iiDGUbSNY_Iwlj0j45rKseys-GxSHJITR79mEDsLLIAMNw5vNxyWN2aqLAkjSSSFoC_jHXtPIRS7lH28fehoU0RgzfiVxxBwYuDXFjY4eEPrJ_P4ZZJvcI/s640/art+im+lovin_Page_1.jpg" width="492" /></a><br />
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Ok, ok...so I'm not really going anywhere this spring break except for the library. But in my wildest fantasies, I'd be at the Barcelona Mandarin Hotel right now, relaxing in all of Patricia Urquiola's design glory.<br />
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What was possibly even more fun than the antique show was the building itself. Seeing this building in slide form during a two hour history lecture hall is nothing like seeing it in real life.<br />
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<i>All images via <a href="http://www.milesredd.com/portfolio.php">Miles Redd </a></i>-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441085979390212608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-662566774327379096.post-45840270985348036752011-03-02T07:46:00.000-08:002011-03-02T07:46:24.497-08:00A Bladder is Forever..<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">On Friday I present my design for the women's commercial bathroom of a De Beers retail space. It's a small project, but here's what I've got so far... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Think if I send De Beers my design I might score some free diamonds?! Wish me luck!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Let's take a look at the many makeovers that have happened at the oval office over the years...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JFK. How equestrian!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nixon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bush</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clinton</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bush</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gotta hand it to Bush's designer, these are some gorgeous wood floors. The sunburst pattern is an excellent choice for an oval shaped room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bush</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Obama</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Obama</td></tr>
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