I usually try and steer clear of politics in my blog, it is a design/sustainability blog, not a soapbox. However I do contribute out of my company’s profits to political causes that move me, usually environmental issues. I did support the No on 8 campaign, opposing adding an amendment to the Californian Constitution that would define marriage [...]
Just had a long phone and email exchange with the smartest Crate and Barrel employee. (Her name is Meredith Anway, hope she does not mind being outed) I had called to follow up on a question about fireproofing agents used in upholstered furniture sold at Crate and Barrel Furniture. (Now you know what I do [...]
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 [...]
I love discovering new products, and especially ones that can help me in my interior design business. One of my ongoing struggles in doing folk’s interiors centered around reupholstering older frames for sofa’s and chairs. The frames are great, with strong interesting shapes. I had worked out an upholstery system with steel springs, natural latex [...]
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