Monthly Archives: January 2012
A Quick Update – Then Back To Style!
Just back from NYIGF! There is allot to share, but I may be offline today and tomorrow. Just a caution to everyone, DO NOT download a program called PC Cleaner Pro. This is not Microsoft as they claim to be, … Continue reading
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Spring 2012 Pantone Trends – Trends Immitate Art
The debate about the origins of the influence between art and life, art and trends, or other instances of spurious conclusions can be waged all day. Indeed, the debate is fueled by nothing short of ego; artist or trend setter … Continue reading
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2012 Interior Design Trends – Upscale Upcycling
I am gearing myself up both to work on a reno I have been studiously avoiding, (more out of lack of time than enthusiasm) and the New York International Gift Fair. My goal for this an all products projects this … Continue reading
2012 Interior Design Trends – The Art of Mixing Patterns
Mixing pattern successfully can be tricky, at times netting a result that looks allot like Minni Pearl from the old Hee-Haw slapstick show, with that price tag hanging from her big straw hat…. The good news is that the “undecorate” … Continue reading
2012 Color Trends – Imitation is Step 1
It’s winter. It’s cold. The Internet is censored. There is every reason imaginable to wish for something new and act accordingly….but today, let’s take a design cue from the censorship. Let’s take a critical look at what we have, and … Continue reading
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Valentine's Day 2012 – A Rose of a Different Color(s)!
As I trudged through Wegman’s (or as I affectionately refer to it – “The Mother Ship”) on this, our first snow day of 2012, I could not help but take heart at the sight of this visual refuge from the … Continue reading
Spring 2012 Home + Interiors Trends – A Taste of Spring
With the beginning of Design and Gift Market Shows, I have been receiving hints of what is new at market, and an opportunity to intuit what home and interior trends may be visible on the horizon. Here’s a small taste … Continue reading
Color Trends 2012 – Dream to Discover
Tapping the designer within requires the ability to access the two main parts of inspiration – love, and the ability to day dream – and maybe 10,000 hours of practice. From strong attraction, and the willingness to abstract (this involves … Continue reading
Interior Trends 2012 – The Anatomy of GREAT Design – Part 4
BEWARE the designer who makes no mention of “…and something unexpected…” during a flat-line pitch that includes matchy-matchy elements of any sort. No one should be allowed to charge for the ordinary or unremarkable! It’s like looking for a house … Continue reading
Interior Trends 2012 – The Anatomy of GREAT Design – Part 3
Balance is to design what Gravity is to the planet Earth. Your design would not make much sense without it. Welcome to my first article of 2012! WordPress informs me that over 300,000 readers passed this way in 2011. If … Continue reading
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