I recently had the opportunity to be interviewed for a blog radio program called 5 minute Eco, as part of How You Eco. It was an interesting experience to try and focus my usually blathering thoughts down to a concise length. I was asked to explain what a green interior designer was, and still leave [...]
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 [...]
Ok, I really love smart people, and especially smart people who can encapsulate a complex thought into clear quotation. I just came across the following quote:
“Environmental degradation is an Iantrogenic (physician induced) disease induced by economic physicians who treat the basic malady of unlimited wants by prescribing unlimited growth… Yet one certainly does not cure a treatment-induced [...]
For some reason I was musing how to define the kind of work I like doing for clients. I think this is part of owning a small business, it is important to know what you are trying to achieve, so that you put your efforts in the correct direction. I wondered, is there one word [...]
California has a small problem; we have a great climate, natural beauty, used to have a decent economy, and an ever increasing population. Most of the state is what you would describe as semi-arid, which in practice means not enough water to grow rice, or have big green lawns, or an ever increasing population.
But [...]
I will admit it. I am a bit more of a gourmand than a gourmet when it comes to beauty. You could think about it as being democratic in my appreciation of the world. There is beauty all around us, if we just look for it. There has been a lot [...]
My local Weekly newspaper, the Palo Alto Weekly, profiled me last Friday in an article about the Green Interior design class I am teaching this October. If you live on the San Francisco Peninsula pick up a copy, if you live elsewhere- you can read it online here, Or view the PDF of that section [...]
This show rocks. The keynote speakers are compelling, and inspiring. It is interesting, because many of them speak of things that have nothing to do with Green Building. A consistent theme has been the concept of doing purpose driven work, starting with examining your own life. This morning, we saw 4 speakers in the keynote session including Sarah [...]
Or natural floor coverings, or cabinets? I hope so, because then you might click through and read my recent posts on Green Home Guide. I was asked to answer a couple of questions in their Ask A Pro series, and I really enjoyed writing the answers.
I like teaching about Green Interior Design, whether in my [...]
I sometimes avoid reading the news because I get frustrated and angry. I think I have have an over active outrage gland. The other day though I came across news of a lovely thing going on in San Francisco. Live music, storytelling for kids, community building, recycled materials, interesting aesthetics, there is nothing [...]
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