Null Stern Hotel as an example of minimalistic design

Null Stern Hotel as an example of minimalistic design.

«Zero Star Hotel» is a concept made by the artist-twins Frank and Patrik Riklin. It's a bombshelter which now is a hotel (Switzerland).

Helium is a chance for interior designers to express themselves.

Mosaic by Sicis

Helium is a chance for anyone to express themselves. Recently I stumbled across this site. Helium is a articles base. Here you can share your expertise! When you write at Helium, you help inform millions, earn money, get recognized and build your portfolio. I say that if you are looking for the way to promote yourself, this is the way. I'm happy to announce my 1st article on how to buy tiles. Read it here.

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Motto of Helium

Fancy a new bathroom? Extras included

Fancy a new bathroom? Is your bathroom is too small? Do you need something that will save space ? This piece is inspired by the Swiss army penknife. It looks like great new design concept - vertical bathroom. Called the Vertebrae, it stacks a toilet, sink, water cistern and two showers into one 8ft-tall steel column.

Designed by award-winning designer Paul Hernon

From http://www.designodyssey.co.uk/ and here is the link for full detailed info on this bathroom masterpiece.

Unusual house in the wood.

What a house? Extreme engineering. Amazing concept. Wood Ball in a Wood.

The only thing - where is the bathroom? LOL

Photo source is Bestyoulike.com

Sitooterie II by Thomas Heatherwick

Picture by Rick Guest
Barnards Farm, Essex, UK

What's a 'Sitooterie'? It's a Scottish term for a small summer house - quite literally a "sit oot". It's a 2.4m cube with a window and a door, perforated with nearly 5,000 pre-drilled holes, each receiving an identical aluminium "hair".

How does the lighting work? Sunlight is transmitted down the hollow length of each tube into the "Sitooterie" and coloured acrylic caps on the end of each hair gives the light an orange glow. Internal lighting at night makes the outside glow with thousands of points of light.

The structure is a cube punctured by over 5000 long thin windows that project from all its surfaces and lift it off the ground. The cube, which measures 2.4 x 2.4 metres, is precision-machined from 15mm anodised aluminium and the windows are 18mm square-section aluminium tubes glazed with transparent orange acrylic.

As the long thin windows all point at the exact centre of the cube, it only takes a single light source, located at this central point, to send light through every tube, causing the windows to glow orange. A small number of them also project into the cube to form seating.

To check out more amazing designs from Thomas Heatherwick's website click here.

How to make a garden shed (1973)

Ever wondered how to make a garden shed? Watch this you tube funny video from Two Ronnies. Very helpful for newbies.

Grow herbs in your kitchen!

See what have I discovered! The AeroGarden is the world's first indoor smart garden. For those who love to cook this garden would perfect. It would great for apartment and houses in the city centre... little piece of nature in your house. Love this idea!

It's so easy to use that anyone, with or without gardening experience can grow lush, beautiful gardens right in their homes. This computerized AeroGarden tells you to add water and nutrients. The micro-processor automatically adjusts nutrient delivery and water flow, and even turns grow lights on and off to simulate the sun. Grow herbs, vegetables, fruits or flowers!

Grow Vegetables in your kitchen All Year Round

Nanna Ditzel

DESIGN By NANNA DITZEL (1990)

PROTOTYPE MADE IN THE DESIGN OFFICE WORKSHOP. THE BUTTERFLY CHAIR IS MADE FROM FOLDED FIBREBOARD. I LOVE THIS CHAIR BY NANNA DITZEL

New community - Social Spark.

Social Spark is new star.Social Spark is new star.

I’m trying new community - SocialSpark. Social Spark is here and can help you monetize your blog, build community and drive traffic.I will try to figure it out soon.I know you can make friends, you can find some blog job opportunities there or you can advertise yourself! There is a community place and there is a marketplace where you can look for job proposition from various companies and self-made bloggers.

There are the three main types of marketplace opportunities: Sponsored Post, Blog Sponsorship and Spark.

“In the Sponsored Post Opportunity, a Blogger will create a unique sponsored post on his/her blog based on the guidance the Advertiser provides. The Advertiser can choose to have each Blogger include an image, video or press release along with the Blogger's own text.

Blog sponsorships are a means by which the Advertisers to utilize SocialSpark's unique technology to create a 'welcome mat' and persistent sponsorship banner on blogs. Sponsorships can consist of text, images or video. The advertiser pays per day that a select blog runs the Blog Sponsorship.

Spark: Sparks are free Opportunities that serve as ideas for blog posts. Sparks are utilized primarily by Bloggers, but may also be used by Advertisers. They offer no tracking or segmentation options.” (Explanation given by Social Spark)”

To qualify your blog must be at least 90 days old, with at least 20 pre-existing posts written in the last 90 days. Should be in English or Spanish. I’m helping spreading the word. If you are a bloggers who are looking for a way to earn some money from their blog, this for you!The ways you can make money on here range quite a bit. Some advertisers offers you peanuts , others are pretty generous. So it really depends on us bloggers.

As my blog is about interior design, I tried to find some jobs who want me to write about interior design but I could find only 2 job opportunities. I didn’t take them because they didn’t fit my blog.

There are many reviews about Social Spark website. Some love it, some hate it. I wonder what I’m going to say!?!

Where to get nice sofa bed?

One day I was looking for a nice sofa bed and after so much time spend running around shop, I found INNOVATION LIVING sofa bed. If you are looking for good quality sofa bed for your loft, bedroom, living room this is the company to consider. Go to Innovation living.

Innovation offers the most exciting line of Convertible Sofa Beds and Platform Beds in the industry today. Founded in 1971 by Flemming Hojfeldt, Innovation has been creating Convertible Sofa Beds since 1988. In 1996, Innovation was voted the fastest growing Danish company.

Blogger Wave

Do you have a blog and want to make some extra money? Then bloggerwave gives you this opportunity. Bloggerwave is aiming to be Europes biggest advertsing media on blogs and you can help them to grow. You can receive up to 10 $ from your post. To run my Design and Style blog, I decided to try earn some money. I want to make it successful and more professional. If you want to make some bob, try as well. I will keep you posted. Go to http://www.bloggerwave.com/

How to Choose Flooring for Your House?

How to choose flooring for you house? My article from Articles Base.

First you have to decide what you want to use: carpet, wood, laminate, natural stone porcelain, vinyl or a mix of these products.Nowadays there are so many choices available, so when it's time to make the final decision people are confused. I suggest you not to hurry.Take your time. If you go to carpet or tile showroom ask them for sample. Some companies do small samples like 10x 10 cm.Some can give you real size sample. So when you have a sample, bring it home and live with it for one or two weeks.This will give you a chance to understand what you want in the long term.

1. Decide which product(s) it is going to be.

2. Choose the size.

3. Pick the colour or at least a colour scheme.

4. What type of finish you want?

5. Is it going high traffic area or low traffic. By traffic I mean how often people are going to be in this area. Bare feet or with shoes? Any pets?

6. Know the measurements required. It could meters, feet,yards - really it can be any metricsystem. Sales person would be able to convert it for you.

7. Have you decided on your budget?

My suggestion is when buying flooring or any other product is to talk to sales people. They are there to help you and give advice. Even if you are not buying from them, talk to them. As well when doing research, use any opportunity you can. This could be your friends, colleagues, sales advisors, books or Internet.

Dana is an interior designer, blogger and entrepreneur. For more information go to: My Design Directory and Design & Style Blog

If you don't know Bisazza, you lost a lot!

If you don't know Bisazza, you lost a lot! If you are an interior designer or have a dream to be one, you should know Bisazza!

Bisazza is the best way to make statement in any type of building. It could be residential, office or restaurant.

Bisazza is a luxury glass mosaic company. You know- mosaics can be elegant and sexy. Bisazza is one of the companies in the world who took mosaics to another level. I suggest you to go to http://www.bisazza.com/.

They offer big variety of colors, sizes and types of mosaic. Bisazza has evolved into a cutting-edge company by employing amazing designers. It's worth checking their website and if you have a showroom in your city- just go!

Look what have I discovered !?! New interior design directory

New interior design directory is called My Design Directory.

MY DESIGN DIRECTORY is a comprehensive INTERIOR DESIGN resource. Their mission is to give you the facts you need about INTERIOR DESIGN fast.

The MY DESIGN DIRECTORY website provides a ton of information about INTERIOR DESIGN. You will find extensive information about such topics as house designs, types of flooring, home furnishings, lighting and feng shui. They have good selection of articles and rss feeds about interior design.

Have a look at our INTERIOR DESIGN articles, products, resources, and additional information located throughout MY DESIGN DIRECTORY.

Have you heard about stone fruit floors?

Have you heard about stone fruit floors?

I thought I'd let you know about this hot new concept called Stone Fruit Floors from South Africa. It will blast any floor or wall into a new dimension. Or a kitchen counter. They can do natural finishes or colours, gloss or matt, cobbled or flat. (The website has to be updated with the colour samples, but it will give you an idea.) Orders are custom made and the tiles are 30 x 30cm. Still developing other sizes and shapes, but it's attracting a lot of attention from designers, architects and high end clients with a taste for the classy but unusual finish. These babies are sexy, durable and unique. Price - $97 per square metre. All tiles are handmade and the main ingredient is recycled peach pips!

You can check this unusual fruit floor at http://www.stonefruitfloors.com/.

How to Find the Right Interior Design School For You?

By Steven Ross

So you're looking for that perfect interior design school to give you the proper education and career advancement that you need? In this article, I will discuss some parameters you need to consider before choosing any interior design school. If you do it right, you can increase your chances tenfold for picking the right school.

Most people do it backwards. They get a list of different schools to consider, and then they start trying to figure out which ones will work for them. A better approach is to first figure out what you want to get from your education before looking at any school. It's better to have a goal in mind instead of looking at random interior design schools and trying to figure out your goal afterwards.

Take the time to do a little bit of soul-searching and get some clarity. Ask yourself questions like this -- what do you want to get out of your interior design education? What is your ultimate desire, related to your career as an interior designer?

You should have a very exact and detailed orientated picture of where you'd like to see yourself as an interior designer. Then, you will know what needs to be fulfilled by the school you attend, to make the picture a reality.

After you figure out what you want out of your education, then it is time to look for the right interior design school. Start evaluating different schools to determine what they have the offer you, compared to what you want to get out of your education. Soon, you will find a handful that will come close to meeting your educational needs.

To improve your chances of picking the right interior design school, take time to visit the schools in advance, to get an idea of what they look like and how they feel. If visiting them is out of the question, then a least call and talk to some of the faculty members there. Also, it's good to talk to students who have gone there or are currently attending the design school, so you can get a student perspective as well as they faculty member perspective.

This isn't the easiest and quickest way to decide on the school, but it is the safest way to help you find the perfect interior design school for you and your needs.

Orange box UK

Orange box are a UK market leader in the research,development, manufacture and service of seating for the commercial environment. I used this company for my college project (office project). They have Cad library as well, so you can download it as well. This furniture is smart and simple. Check for more at http://www.orangeboxuk.com/

Famous Interior Designers - Who Are They

Famous Interior Designers - Who Are They
Author: Bowe Packer

READ MY ANOTHER ARTICLE ABOUT FAMOUS WOMEN DESIGNERS

Despite what you may think famous interior designers are not thin on the ground, and there are a great many of them gracing the halls of celebrity today. Another words, there are plenty of them who are making an excellent living at designing. We just haven't heard of them and may never hear of them. They might not be as well known or as prolific as some artists and fashion designers are, but they do exist nevertheless. The reason for this almost unheard of fame can be solely attributed to the fact that interior design didn't truly take off until the latter half of the 20th century.

In fact until the 20th century there weren't necessarily any famous interior designers per se. Yes, there were famous interior designers for dissimilar era's but fame as we infer it didn't come until very newly when there was a flock of interest in all things DIY. And for those of us to don't know what DIY is - it is short for Do It Yourself. And specifically refers to the TV Network. Hence, since interior decorating and some of its off shoots, can be reasoned to DIY that's when the world really became aware of interior decorating. And it wasn't until a few years after that that dissimilar interior designers started to make a name for themselves amongst the ecumenical public. Just like many things in our society it takes a while before it hits main stream. Things of this nature usually start with the rich and wealthy and then move on from there.

For the most part these famous interior designers gained their fame through the usual means of achieving fame, through the TV. They appeared in numerous Television home improvement programs, and they held numerous, televised DIY (Do It Yourself) programs and fundamentally got their face well recognized to the public. And that's how famous interior designers of the last decade of the twentieth c achieved more than a meek fame.

There are of course more famous interior designers than the ones you see on TV. Others who might be television camera timid. And could very often be just as good as or even better at what they do than the more media savvy interior decorators. As I said earlier, there are sure to be a bundle in this category and we will never know about them. Ones who decorate the famous, such as George Clooney, Jerry Rice and the like.

Then there are the famous interior designers who have been about for what seems like forever and a day and who have made a family name for themselves through their relentless efforts. Yes, it isn't all play, many times it is long hours to get to that place of fame.These interior decorators are much lauded in their world and are the pundits from whom the new generation of interior decorators learn their craft. Many of these "Old School" decorators if you will are now teaching their trade.

So as you look for the names of famous interior designers you need to understand and accept that you won't be able to find all of them just because you look through interior magazines. Sometimes these famous interior designers like to keep their celebrity under raps. Working behind the scenes, so to speak, and enjoying life without all the paparazzi.

Famous interior designers aren't host, but there are a sizable number of them, and they all have gifts of talent and one thing in common. They have a good eye for design and decorating and they can put together a room to make the very best out of all its features. Ok, so that was two things they all have in common! Just remember, you could one day walk right past a famous interior designer and not even know it.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/home-and-family-articles/famous-interior-designers-who-are-they-98848.html

READ MY ANOTHER ARTICLE ABOUT FAMOUS WOMEN DESIGNERS

Juicy Salif lemon squeezer for Alessi

The pick of the day is this sexy Juicy Salif lemon squeezer for Alessi.

Perhaps the most famous example of this is the Juicy Salif, designed by Philippe Starck in 1990. It is considered an icon of industrial design that has been displayed in museums such as New York's Museum of Modern Art.

Originally, it was inspired by squeezing a lemon over a squid in a sea food restaurant, but many observers think it looks like a spider. It is manufactured by Italian kitchenware company Alessi. Its diameter is 14 cm, height 29 cm, and it is made from cast and polished aluminum.

Available from http://www.hivemodern.com/

HOW International Design Awards

HOW International Design Awards

HOW Magazine announced the 2008 International Design Awards - enter your work and join the ranks of award-winning designers from around the world. One Best of Show winner will score a free trip to the 2009 HOW Design Conference and an award to be presented at the conference. Work must have been created between Jan. 1, 2007 and Sept.1, 2008. Deadline is September 15, 2008.

To enter competition PRESS HERE.

How to enter

Send 2 well-protected samples. No slides or digital images please. Type or print the Entry Form completely. This information will be reproduced in the magazine exactly as submitted if you are selected as a winner. Credit all persons involved in the creation of the piece. HOW isn’t responsible for incorrect, illegible or incomplete credit information. Describe the objective and the results of your entry in 100 words or less and include the description with the Entry Form (optional but strongly suggested). Securely attach a copy of the Entry Form to the back of each sample of your entry. Include 2 copies of the Payment Form with your payment.

The Categories Designs may be entered in more than one category.

Submit a separate entry and payment for each category.
annual reports
brochures/catalogs/flyers
covers/jackets (magazines, books, etc.)
editorial (magazines and book spreads or total format)
environmental graphics
illustration/photography
invitations/announcements/greeting cards
letterhead/identity
logos
miscellaneous (style guides, menus, complex promos, etc.)
packaging (consumer goods, CDs, etc.)
posters
print advertising
student work
3D objects (gifts, wearables, calendars, 3D promos, etc.)

Good luck to everyone!

X tray herb pots by Vitamin Living

I was just passing by furniture store and I noticed postcard with this herb pot... it's summer...so only healthy lifestyle is on my mind... I love this herb pots. I could grow my wheatgrass or sprouts maybe....
You can buy those pots at http://www.vitaminliving.com.
It's a set of 5 ceramic pots. The pots can be configured in several ways, including an "X" shape or in a straight line or in an "L" shape. The pots are good for growing a range of herbs, plants or wheatgrass.

Marshmellow sofa by George Nelson

George Nelson, 1956

Here is one more design of the 2oth century.
Nelson's design transformed the traditional sofa into a three-dimensional pattern consisting of 18 brightly-coloured sections of upholstery, supported by a simple steel structure. This unusual shape and construction make Marshmallow Sofa one of design history's more unusual sofas. An extension element consisting of six individual cushions can be mounted between two sofas, allowing sofa to be extended as required. Available from Vitra.

Loft Cube by Werner Aisslinger

This Loft Cube mobile home can be placed on the rooftop of any building or anywhere you want. The Loft cube designed by German industrial designer Werner Aisslinger.

The Loft Cube can be customized to your taste. It's small mobile living space which can be brought by helicopter or by crane... This Loft Cube can have 39 or 55 sq.meters of living space can be installed in 2 to 4 days. Price 89 000 to 144 000 euro. You should see this website www.loftcube.net for more information.

Eero Aarnio ball chair

Design by Eero Aarnio, 1963.
Fiberglass shell, upholstery.
Made in Finland by Adelta.

The Ball Chair was designed by using one of the most simple geometric forms: the ball. By lopping off one end and fixing it at one point Eero Aarnio comes to a remarkable result - a supremely unconventional chair. A Ball Chair is a 'room within a room' with a cozy and calm atmosphere, protected from outside noises it provides a private space for relaxing or a phone call.
The ball chair is something between a piece of furniture and a piece of architecture and at the same time embodies both the mobile and the established. I always wanted one of them. You can find them for sale at www.hivemodern.com

Jurgen Bey and his "dutch pieces"

Today I bought a book for my friend. It's called Designers on Design by Terence Conran and Max Fraser. Very nice book - suggested to everyone who loves design. Very illustrated book with questions for designers about design.

So flicking through the book I really liked those chairs by Jurgen Bey (Netherlands designer). Dutch pieces designed for Interpolis in 2002.

They are a bit exaggerated but that's what makes them so special and unusual. Amazing concept. For more go to http://www.jurgenbey.nl/

World's Most Expensive Home.The World's First Billion-Dollar Home

The World's First Billion-Dollar Home is to be owned by Albani family.They hired architecture firms Perkins + Will and Hirsch Bedner Associates, the designers behind the Mandarin Oriental, based in Dallas and Los Angeles.

Plans were then drawn up for what will be the world's largest and most expensive home: a 27-story skyscraper in downtown Mumbai with a cost nearing $2 billion with 700000 sq. foot of floor area.

The architects and designers are creating as they go, altering floor plans, design elements and concepts as the building is constructed. To read more go to Forbes.com

Swivel seat by Borge Lindau

This seat was designed by Borge Lindau. Börge Lindau, born in Åhus, Sweden, 1932, is one of Sweden’s most well known and appreciated designers. He graduated at ”Slöjdföreningen” nowadays HDK, School of Design & Craft, in Gothenburg, in 1962. During the seventies and eighties he worked together with Bo Lindekrantz in their own company Lindau & Lindekrantz.

Happy Pills candy shop in Barcelona

This candy shop's design so simple but it works very well. The design concept is brilliant. Candies...make us happy... so true! Applause to designer of this shop. I can imagine tourists in Barcelona guessing what is inside?!?and imagine kids.

Veuve Clicquot Love seat by Karim Rashid

Veuve Clicquot Love seat Sakura, 2006

This extravagant bright pink Clicquot love seat was designed by Karin Rashid.The love seat consists of two opposite facing chairs joined in the center by a pedestal with an ice bucket in the classic Clicquot yellow creating an intimate place to share your bubbly. The love seat price is around $10,000.

Who is Karim Rashid? For me he is Leonardo Da Vinci of design, he is very talented and very inspiring designer with personality. To learn more about him go to his website: www.karimrashid.com

Did you know that he has internship program for

someone who is interested in industrial and interior design?

Look at Float bed by Okooko

Float by Okooko, designed by David Trubridge Float was voted by the public as 'Best piece of bedroom furniture'. It is indeed beautiful piece of furniture. Very romantic....deamy....sleepy.

SWAN SOFA by Arne Jacobsen

Design of the 20th Century.

This amazing piece of furniture is called SWAN SOFA. It was designed for the Royal Hotel in Copenhagen in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen- for the suites, lounges and the Panoramic room at the 21st floor. An outstretched 2-seater version of the Swan chair covered in different types of leather or fabric and resting on an aluminium shaker base.

I can't believe it was 1958. Arne Jacobsen was very productive both as an architect and as a designer. His cooperation with Fritz Hansen dates back to 1934. It's still available from Fritz Hansen.

Sin Den,Tokyo - family house

Located in Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Sin Den was designed by Klein Dytham architecture for a young couple and their baby. Part house, part ‘cutting-edge’ salon, the building is meant to attract ‘those who have their own style and seek a perfect hideaway’.

From the exterior the house/salon is meant to stand out and draw attention to itself. Filling the 50 square meter site with what is essentially a black box, the designers were trying to create a strong graphic image on the otherwise simple and massive box - displaying the creativity and uniqueness of the home’s inhabitants.

The interior of the building is, apparently, quite the opposite - creating what Klein Dytham describes as the ‘perfect interior for a family home’ through a simpler design, with ‘natural’ colors and spaces flooded with natural light from the large windows cut in the ‘box’.

To see more pictures please click here.
Building designed by Klein Dythan.

Idealist - dreamed projects

With Jonas Samson’s high-tech light-emitting wallpaper it’s possible to use a two-dimentional flat surface as light source instead of a 3D object. As long as the wallpaper is turned ‘off’, it is indistinguishable as a source of light. Instead, it is just what it appears to be: wallpaper.

Few days ago I stumbled upon this great website Idealist.

Idealist is a platform for designers and creators to publish and share their creativity, get feedback from the community and increase the popularity of their ideas.Idealist is all about ideas, concepts, sketches, designs and new products.Idealist displays user submitted and rated ideas.Idealist wants to spread good ideas, because there are a lot of ideas that often get lost in between of the pages of a notebook, and these are good ideas that are worth to share with other people.
*Idealist is maintained by Bernat.Cuni, a designer based in Hong Kong.

Principles of Interior Design

Principles of Interior Design
by: Kathy Iven

Whether you are working with existing furnishings and fabrics or “starting from scratch” with an empty room, you should always use the elements and principles of design as a guide in choosing everything. The elements are your tools or raw materials, much like paints are the basics to a painter. The elements of design include space, line, form, color, and texture. The principles of design relate to how you use these elements. The principles of design are balance, emphasis, rhythm, proportion and scale, and harmony and unity.

Principle #1: Balance
Visual equilibrium in a room is called balance. It gives a sense of repose and a feeling of completion. A well-balanced room gives careful consideration to the placement of objects according to their visual weight. The elements of line, form, color and texture all help determine an object’s visual weight, which is the amount of space it appears to occupy. Balance also refers to how and where you place the elements (line, form, color and texture) within a room. To maintain balance, try to distribute the elements throughout the room.
• Formal balance, often referred to as symmetrical balance, creates a mirror image effect.
• Informal balance uses different objects of the same visual weight to create equilibrium in a room. It is more subtle and spontaneous and gives a warmer, more casual feeling.

Principle #2: Emphasis
Emphasis is the focal point of the room. The focal point should be obvious as you enter the room; it is the area to which your eye is attracted. Whatever is featured, as the center of interest –a fireplace, artwork or a window treatment framing a beautiful view – must be sufficiently emphasized so that everything else leads the eye toward the featured area. You can add emphasis to a natural focal point or create one in a room through effective use of line, form, color and texture.

Principle #3: Rhythm
Rhythm supplies the discipline that controls the eye as is moves around a room. Rhythm helps the eye to move easily from one object to another and creates a harmony that tells the eye everything in the room belongs to a unified whole. Rhythm is created through repetition of line, form, color or texture. It can also be created through progression. Progressive rhythm is a gradual increasing or decreasing in size, direction or color.

Principle #4: Proportion and Scale
Size relationships in a room are defined by proportion and scale. Proportion refers to how the elements within an object relate to the object as a whole. Scale relates to the size of an object when compared with the size of the space in which it is located.

Principle #5: Harmony and Unity
A well-designed room is a unified whole that encompasses all the other elements and principles of design. Unity assures a sense of order. There is a consistency of sizes and shapes, a harmony of color and pattern. The ultimate goal of decorating is to create a room with unity and harmony and a sense of rhythm. Repeating the elements, balancing them throughout the room, and then adding a little variety so that the room has its own sense of personality accomplishes this. Too much unity can be boring; too much variety can cause a restless feeling. Juggling the elements and principles to get just the right mix is a key to good design.

About The Author - Kathy Iven, Columbus, OH kathy@fabricfarms.com

The truth about interior design

The Truth About Interior Design
by: Robert Thatcher

Have you ever wondered how you can make your home look like the place of the affluent people? Or would you just like to create an impression of classic beauty with an air of sophistication?
All of these things can be made through the use of interior designs.
Basically, interior design refers to the art of manipulating and forming the inner space of a house, an office, or a room, through the management of surface healing and “spatial volume.”
Interior designs are generally used to bring in the features of architecture, furniture designs, environmental psychology, and product design. All of these are combined to create an artistic projection of the area in project.

The Style
The interior designer should know and take into consideration the different parts of “design styles.” These are the proportion, function of design, concept, and balance. All of these parts are important in creating the total “look and feel” of the room.

For instance, in creating the “look and feel” of the room, the interior design could enhance the “graphical user interface” of the design buy using the right combination of colors, layout, shapes, etc. Included in the aspect of styles are the seven elements of design that an interior designer must always take into account. These are the shape, form, line, texture, color, pattern, and mass. All of these things, when incorporated in a project will bring out the best results.

However, good interior designers must also take into account the aspects of beauty in terms of its function and aesthetics. A good balance between the two will instigate proper coordination of all the elements of design.

The reason behind this argument is based on the fact that the concept of beauty is always comparative and qualified. As the old adage goes, “Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.”
Hence, there are instances that one design might be beautiful for one person but may look unsightly with others. That is why when the function of interior design serves its purpose as far as enhancing the total outlook of the space is considered as universal, the comparativeness of its beauty will vary from one person to another.

For this reason, the design used by the interior designer may be relative to his or her own aspect of beauty but may be taken differently by his or her viewers. Nevertheless, it is still the interior designer who will know the appropriate use of the different elements of design associated with the utilization of the various kinds of materials that he or she will use.
Consequently, the interior designer must still consider the insights and taste of the user or the customer. After all, the interior designer is being paid to enhance the space according to the taste of the one who will use that space.

At this point, it is now based on the “sales talks” or the persuasive power of the designer to convince his or her client the best style, patterned to his or her style. In this way, the designer will not be in trouble of deviating from the interests of the client. Otherwise, the designer may no longer find future works from this particular client.
Indeed, interior designing is not just a matter of good taste and spatial enhancement. It is also a conglomeration of the application of the different elements of design along with the personal interest of the client.
It is a work of art with the value of ethical standards constituted in one art form.

About The Author
Robert Thatcher is a freelance publisher based in Cupertino, California. He publishes articles and reports in various ezines and provides interior design resources on http://www.just-interior-design.info.

Welcome to Design & Style blog

Welcome to Design & Style

Welcome to my latest blog. Hopefully this blog will guide you in finding new designs, new products available on the market and it will inspire you to style your house in a way you always wanted. My objective is to create a blog where you will discover helpful tips and links.

Kind regads,
Dana and Co.