Ultimately the designer’s job is to provide a design that the receiver likes and can make his own. This is a skill. It’s taking on the viewpoint of the person you are designing for. You have to look from his point of view when you are selecting and putting together all the parts. [...]
Sketching is the best way to work out a design. My sketches are loose and messy but they are usually for my own use – to make sure all the parts and pieces I’m choosing are working together. I can throw-out what is not working at this point.
An interior design should communicate a feeling or some kind of message. With line you have so many ways to say something. Any lines you use should match the mood you are trying for. Take a look at how many things have lines – the carpet pattern? your Venetian blinds? Do they match [...]
To integrate does not mean everything has to match. By definition (transitive verb) 1: to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole: unite, to bring together into a unified whole. It does not mean everything all the same colour or that you can’t contrast things. It’s easy to go overboard [...]
When a designer can easily see a better space, a better arrangement, or a better flow, it’s based on his professional design ability. It’s based on talent, but more importantly a gathering of knowledge of what is good design. It’s my secret weapon.
A professional can execute and complete a project. A design enthusiast can appreciate good design but has very few techniques evolved on how to execute.It’s no secret that a professional interior designer makes a career commitment, has many hours of applied know-how, and has a wide breadth of exposure and study of historic [...]
A design can bring people together to enjoy the fruits of their labour and share with one another.A well designed space will nurture good habits in the family and the children by allowing them to help and work together to prepare good food.
When you look around your community and see that it has many artistic and creative individuals and their products you can be rest assured that that community is thriving. A community void of artistic creativity is not thriving. Artistry can be in its architecture, goods, foods, and interior surroundings. It takes many people [...]
Everyone is different, each person has their own unique “vibe” or tolerance for motion and pattern. Therefore the tension or the stillness of a space is determined by design choices which will communicate the client’s unique outlook.Therefore I do not design for self satisfaction- I’m the vessel for the client to achieve his. [...]
