Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Less is more - A reality for today

By now the quote made famous by Mies van der Rohe is familiar to virtually everyone. It also makes more sense today than ever before. With the increase in cost for materials and down sizing of homes, the name of the game is efficiency. Figuring out how to best utilize every square inch for many involves playing the real world game of Tetris. Luckily for most, they got lots and lots of practice with that game in the 90's in order to be experts today at transforming their smaller homes and condos into well run, efficient spaces to live. Just one more example on how you can make a compact space fabulous check out this article on these diminutive kitchen ideas. - Design is what you make it.

http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/443/13-stylish-small-kitchens/

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

High Design in the Salon world

Well it seems there is a new look to a high end salon on Newbury Street. G20 Spa and Salon has installed some beautiful mosaic tile designs provided by Artaic. Check out the link to see the panels and a short video, definitely worth the time.

http://www.artaic.com/CIDB/Custom_Mosaic/project/g2o-spa-and-salon/

- Design is what you make it.