elements of interior design
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PRINCIPLES OF INTERIOR DESIGN PART 3: EMPHASIS

Here is a less obvious example of emphasis in design. Interior design firm Geremia used really heavy, dark stools contrasting with a lighter surrounding to make the counter a focal point in Citizens B Restaurant. If you read our blog you know that we have already touched on all the elements of design (line, colour, texture & pattern, light, and scale & proportion) as well as two of the principals of design (balance and rhythm). This week we’re moving on to emphasis, probably one of the most well-used design principals. Two of the questions we always ask our clients during…

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PRINCIPLES OF INTERIOR DESIGN PART 1: BALANCE

Balance is everything in design. Everything just feels right when a space is as well-balanced as the one above designed by BBG-BBGM. Principles of interior design are achieved through the application of the elements of design. Unsure of what the elements of design are? We’ve got you covered; check out our previous blog series in which we provided an introduction to line, colour, texture and pattern, light, and scale and proportion. As interior designers we have become quite adept in applying both the elements and principles of design to our commercial projects to create interesting spaces that help to reinforce…

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ELEMENTS OF DESIGN PART 3: TEXTURE AND PATTERN

Design firm Cabinet Braun-Braën created a warm and intimate restaurant environment by applying texture using a brick wall finish. Before we talk about texture and how it can affect an interior space, let’s quickly debrief on the term “elements of design”. To create visually appealing spaces, interior designers apply various elements of design – line and shape, colour, texture & pattern, proportion, and light. In recent posts we discussed how lines and colour could be applied in commercial interiors to communicate a corporate message through a built environment, today let’s focus on texture and pattern.

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ELEMENTS OF DESIGN PART 2: COLOUR

Colour can be applied to surfaces or as light to create interested and dynamic spaces. As mentioned in our last post, the elements and principles of design are guidelines that inform and influence the way that interior designers conceptualize and realize spaces we design. When it comes to commercial interior design we look at how these elements and principles can help to enforce your brand and communicate it to your clients in a built form. We’ve already discussed the use of line; how varying direction, and combining them to create shape and form have a variety of effects on clients…

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ELEMENTS OF DESIGN PART 1: LINE

This week in our elements of design series, were talking about line horizontal, vertical, curving, diagonal, each has an impact on how you perceive space.