- E.B. White, author of Charolotte’s Web
I came across this quote recently which embodies everyday life for me. As a designer, I constantly struggle with feeling like I am making a difference - both for myself and for others around me.
SHOW THEM YOUR BEST BOARD!
Create a design board for your dream room using PROJECT DÉCOR items and you could win a $500 PROJECT DÉCOR gift certificate.
CREATE A ROOM SHARE AND EMAIL TO: mailto:contest@projectdecor.com
Entry deadline: 7/31/2012
Source: projectdecor.com via Jen on Pinterest
»These contests are always a great way to show off your design skill, get some publicity, and even potentially win something…so what are you waiting for?
PONYING UP -> After a brief release more than a decade ago, Haworth brought back its playful Shetland rocking stool.
Michael Welsh, who designed the revival, said the piece was “meant to be informal, supple and iconic in its shape,” plus you can stow a briefcase underneath it. The stool, which comes in a stationary version as well, will be available in September in a painted finish or a walnut veneer, and will range from $700 for the stool alone to $2,000 with the optional companion covers in wool and leather that evoke horse blankets and saddles.
-from “At NeoCon, Office Furniture Loosens Up” - NYTimes.com
A family of seven settles into a dream modern-industrial home that reflects both their green philosophy and their fun, casual lifestyle
Contemporary Kids design by Chicago Architect Sullivan, Goulette & Wilson Ltd. Architects
Who lives here: A couple and their five kids
Location: Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago
Size: 8,500 square feet; 6 bedrooms, 2.5 baths
What’s interesting: A mill shop was set up onsite to expedite the repurposing of wood beams, planks, columns and floor joists.
Contemporary Kitchen design by Chicago Architect Sullivan, Goulette & Wilson Ltd. Architects
Check out more on HOUZZ!
Have you used @designerpages?
It is a Network for Architects and Designers to find, manage, and share products.
“People Powered Products” - Professional Web-Based Product Management for Your Design Firm
There is also Designer Pages Pro which integrates product information with your firm’s projects, yielding a living, breathing knowledge-sharing platform for your private micro-community.
Fancy Turns Impulse Shopping Into An Art - Forbes
For those of you who haven’t check out http://www.thefancy.com/ - you should. If you like Pinterest you will LOVE the Fancy. It is a great way to discover new products, design, vacation spots, gorgeous photos, and more.
Plus, it is becoming another E-Commerce driver - as a merchant, you can post goods for sale, engage customers by setting up special deals for fans, and expose people to your brand. You can Add Your Brand HERE
There are even APPS for Fancy for iPhone, iPad and Android (I mylself use the Android app and it is very addictive). So take that Pinterest! ;-)
See my profile at http://www.thefancy.com/jenrl
(via buzzdigital)
The GOAL: In three days, design 200 pairs of TOMS shoes.
WHERE: ASID booth, #7-1086
STYLING TIMES: Monday: 10am – 12Noon, 2 – 4pm; Tuesday: 10am – 12Noon, 2 – 4pm ; Wednesday: 1 – 3pm
With every pair purchased by ASID, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need. One for One.™
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The Vintage Bazaar- pop-up flea market- (thevintagebazaar.com) settles into a new HQ this weekend at Aragon Ballroom (1106 W. Lawrence Ave.).
The indoor/outdoor,one-day-a-month vintage shopping extravaganza features more than 150 purveyors of décor,clothing, furniture, and more Sunday,June 10 from 12 to 5 p.m.
Floor plans serve “as a means to understand buildings and a way to convey ideas to others”. But they are also helpful to describe “the size and scale of spaces, the relationships between spaces and the movement across a house.”
This article on the site “Houzz” reviews some of the attributes of floor plans both as architectural drawings and as visualization tools.
