Inspiration for Creative Textile Designs: from “Bombacha” to City Park
What do Brazilian bombachas – the traditional pants of Brazilian gauchos – have in common with a walk in the park? Though it may not immediately seem so, there is a fairly […]
What do Brazilian bombachas – the traditional pants of Brazilian gauchos – have in common with a walk in the park? Though it may not immediately seem so, there is a fairly […]
Graphics Designer Chip Kidd identifies good design by putting it to a test. Good design can be clear or mysterious. What really matters, however, is that it is usefully clear or mysterious.
Digital moodboards help develop and share design ideas. Online apps such as olioboard offer easy to use tools to create fairly realistic visions of future designs.
When we met in Tahoe recently, for some reason my long-term friend Alexia and I came to discuss our respective interior design styles. No doubt, we tend to dress up […]
Hong Kong. I was very excited when I saw the announcement of Hong Kong’s first luxury furniture design fair to take place at the end of August. So, last Sunday […]
This week I would like to share with you a design challenge related to window treatments brought to my attention by Iara, a good friend of mine from Germany. Gummersbach […]
Tokyo. Several years ago a friend of mine suggested that I should look into obis to accessorize our place. She had lived for many years in Japan, so it came quite […]
Hong Kong. No doubt: there runs a pretty prolific artistic streak in my family. Artwork (finished or not) can be found in every nook and cranny of our place. Once […]
Hong Kong. When I recently went to our local spa to get my pedicure done, I was asked to wait in their waiting area for a few minutes. The atmosphere […]
Hong Kong. Another light bulb failed, and our living room was again sinking into darkness. Not that it has ever been illuminated well. The main culprit, Vietnamese bamboo lamps, kill more […]