Dark walls have this tendency to render people stultified with fear. As a designer, I’ve learned a thing or two about what they can accomplish for a space.
Feb 03, 2010 | Categories: I.D. Column | Tags: accessories, art, black, bright, brown, color, dark, DESIGNER, drama, fuschia, HighStreet, I.D. Column, inexpensive, infinite, navy, offices, paint, sexy, small spaces, texture, wall, white, yellow | Leave A Comment »
Paola Navone is a quixotic genius. Her soul overflows with flavors, textures and colors from the East contrasted with forms and structures of the West.
Nov 15, 2009 | Categories: I.D. Column | Tags: architecture, Balzona, exhibit design, Gervasoni, I.D. Column, Italy | Leave A Comment »
Mr. Shanley has had a lifelong fascination with color and its ability to elicit responses and reminiscences. The specific shade he chooses is closely tied to his emotional state-of-mind at the time, be it an unsettling acid green or a vigorous kelly green.
Nov 01, 2009 | Categories: I.D. Column | Tags: color theory, design, green, I.D. Column, interior, Ireland, John Patrick Shanley, paint | Leave A Comment »
As a designer, I have long believed in the value of a little black and a little white in every room. I’ve often said every room should have a bit of one or the other or both. As I’ve matured, I have come to appreciate black and white in a deeper, more meaningful way.
Black and [...]
Sep 07, 2009 | Categories: I.D. Column | Tags: black, design, I.D. Column, interior, style, white | 3 Comments »
Collecting is a wonderful pastime, but some of us minimalists might find the collections of “stuff” a bit overwhelming.
Aug 14, 2009 | Categories: I.D. Column | Tags: bright, butterflies, collage, collecting, collection, color, I.D. Column, Image Surgery, modern, white | Leave A Comment »
…an interior designer, stylist, and merchant that has one beautiful home.
Jul 16, 2009 | Categories: I.D. Column | Tags: abigail ahern, atelier, fuchsia | 1 Comment »
Who’s for mixing Regency with random Mid-Century? We are.
Jul 12, 2009 | Categories: I.D. Column | Tags: antiques, jay jeffers, jeffersdesigngroup, mid-century, regency | Leave A Comment »
Metropolitan Home’s “Cool Summer Issue” this July/August is full of substance, particularly architectural and innovative.
Jun 30, 2009 | Categories: I.D. Column | Tags: architecture, design, dock, I.D. Column, magazine, Metropolitan Home, photography, summer | Leave A Comment »
At the risk of sounding a little James Lipton, her resumé bleeds competence and reeks of genius…
Jun 12, 2009 | Categories: I.D. Column | Tags: "Power Issue", chandelier, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, Department of Man and Well-being, DESIGN ACADEMY EINDHOVEN, design dream, DESIGNER, DONNA KARAN HOME, ELLE DECORATION UK, freeing ideas, Great Britian's, hero-worship, ilse crawford, James Lipton, milan, new york, paris, revolutionary, soho house brand, Thank you, the new wave of modernism | 1 Comment »
The demystifying of Interior Design is something of importance to us…
Jun 10, 2009 | Categories: I.D. Column | Leave A Comment »
