"I love building spaces: architecture, furniture, all of it, probably more than fashion.  The development procedure is more tactile.  It's about space and form and it's something you can share with people."  - Donna Karan Architecture is a broad, complex and exciting subject. ... View full entry

. I am not attempting to be a renaissance women – I don’t think I have the time.   Long ago, before any talk about college or careers (we’re talking 14 years old here), I used to draw floor plans in a spiral bound notebook.  That was my thing…I would spend a few... View full entry

"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin . There are movies we watch that mean different things to us at different moments in our lives.  In watching them you come to realize something new and different - either about the movie or you... View full entry

A wise person once told me that editing is the most important exercise of design.   Sometimes, not editing can result in a finished work that “reads” like a woman who has on too much make-up or a man who has on too much jewelry – in both cases, neither the women nor the man... View full entry

“We are facing an enormous problem in our lives today.  It’s so big we can hardly see it, and it’s right in our face all day, every day.  We’re living too big lives, crammed from top to toe with activities, urgencies, and obligations that seem absolute. ... View full entry

Quick note: This is a reblog from a few months ago and have decided to repost to let my new followers (yea! thank you) know what my specific interests in the realm of design.  Let me know your thoughts – if you like the post or the blog, please visit my Facebook page at: Seamless Thank... View full entry

Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) was not only known internationally for his architecture, but also for his seemingly simple and elegant furniture pieces.  In designing buildings, he believed that each building should be treated like “a complete work of art &ndash... View full entry

     “Architecture is a gray-haired profession” – Roderick L. Knox, Architect When I was in grade school, my sketchbook was an 8 1/2″ x 11″ spiral bound notebook.  In this notebook I would draw diagrammatic floorplans – one after another... View full entry

Great design is like a great movie, each time you see it, you experience something new.   While DIY home design movement is quite popular at the moment due its democracy and budget friendliness, I would like to make a case for the pure talent and skill that is required to conceptualize... View full entry

Comprehensive design at its best can be quite a sensual experience – calling attention to sight, sound and touch.  Even our sense of smell and taste is heightened when the spaces that envelope us are considered.  Our five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste and touch) are how we... View full entry