Happy Holidays to all of our supporters including our clients, suppliers, consultants, colleagues, builders, contractors, trades, family, and friends. Thank you for making 2010 a fantastic year!
Happy Holidays to all of our supporters including our clients, suppliers, consultants, colleagues, builders, contractors, trades, family, and friends. Thank you for making 2010 a fantastic year!
Building Information Modeling (BIM) programs are the future of drafting and design. They allow the interior designer to create photorealistic images of a space before it’s built.
A unique and innovative idea - a train that never has to stop at the station to load and unload passengers.
A review of three interesting ways to spice up your boring wall: Nielly art, Maharam wallcoverings, and ModularArts panels.
Windstalks, created by Atelier DNA, will reinvent the industry of wind harvesting.
Although I couldn’t make it to IDS West this year I have seen many new products for 2010 - many of them are being showcased at this year’s show. My 3 favorites? Straight Line Designs, Maai Living, and Selezioni.
Designers have to exhaustively consider all aspects of how the users interact with the space and how the building interacts with the environment itself. The Vdara Hotel and Spa’s “death ray” serves as an example of one of these considerations.
Hatch Interior Design located in Kelowna, BC examines the latest trend in North American Interior Design – more is more. The newest example – the Swarovski Crystal Diamond Bathtub featuring 44,928 rose colored, sparkling crystal adornments priced at $35,000! A trend of superfluous excess or deserved luxury?
Hatch Interior Design in Kelowna, BC checks out the latest and greatest in granite options for contemporary interiors. There are slabs that mimic the shell of a turtle, layers of a sand dune, a cracking desert floor, a creamy latte, or even the northern lights. These are the granite slabs that appeal to modern tastes - those with large-scale markings and occlusions, clean patterns, or soft textures. If you love granite and want the unique look of natural stone, search for the slab that looks like art - the one that would be a shame to cut...
Trove, a company known for it's offbeat, patterned wallcoverings, is now printing their snazzy images on FSC certified wood veneer - a cool looking, environmentally sound finish!