People are surprised when I say I love working within a tight budget in a project. I truly believe it improves the resulting design. And one of the ways that it does so is by making the project greener.
Interestingly enough, the reasons that support this statement are almost duplicates of the reasons below. If you [...]
The current economic situation is challenging, and is causing folks to reassess their spending priorities. I actually think this might be a good thing for the design projects that still are going on. There are gorgeous products in the world, and it is easy to fall in love with high end materials. But in a [...]
In the current economic climate many people are facing a gap between what they want and what they can afford. It is easy to see this as a beastly problem, or even a reason to throw up your hands and avoid needed design changes, (Please, not this!) But the reality is that every project has [...]
If you have ever asked yourself, as I have frequently, “how the heck can I pick the best performing and most water efficient toilet?” help is at hand.
What??!?!?
You have never asked yourself that? You have never given it a bit of thought?
Well, then I am a bigger eco geek than you, because I got all [...]
Reports are starting to come back from Neo Con, a design industry trade show featuring new products primarily for commercial design. I love commercial design products for a number of reasons: first, they are durable since they are made to hold up in banks, offices and hospitals. Secondly, OSHA has standards for indoor air quality [...]
Sometimes I do not know why I get so worked up about things, it would be a lot easier on my blood pressure to just live my life, do my design work, and not get involved. But my mind is a lot more like the bumper sticker that says “If you are [...]
I have a confession to make, I am not a natural modernist. I love modern design, and the constant striving for something that is purely original, clean and new. But I also realize that what I am more natrurally drawn to warm, referential modernism. I love the textile designs of the fifties, the modern furniture [...]
LED lighting has been growing by leaps and bounds, just as I had hoped it would. I feel so proud, like a mama who is able to report “I know they had a lot of potential, just look!!!”
Well take a look at this gorgeous new fixture series from Boyd! It is designed for LED lamps, [...]
How exciting, it never rains but it pours. I was a little discouraged because my Green Interior design class was under enrolled. I (of course) started thinking that no-one cared about greening their interiors, or selecting heathy materials. Then a couple of more speaking engagements came up, and they should be exciting!
They both primarily focus [...]
Once again I am teaching through Palo Alto Adult School. I really love spreading the word about the many healthy furnishings and finish options now exist, but worry I will not get enough folks enrolled to run the class.
I feel so passionatly that everyone who might even buy a storage cabinet at Ikea, or [...]
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