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Designing From Place

Designing From Place

Design inspiration often begins with mood boards and aesthetic references. While these tools are useful, they can sometimes distance a project from its context. A design that looks beautiful on...

Designing From Place

Design inspiration often begins with mood boards and aesthetic references. While these tools are useful, they can sometimes distance a project from its context. A design that looks beautiful on...

Art as Cultural Infrastructure in Hospitality

Art as Cultural Infrastructure in Hospitality

In hospitality design, art is often treated as an accessory. It is selected late in the project and placed strategically to enhance the visual composition of the interiors. Yet the...

Art as Cultural Infrastructure in Hospitality

In hospitality design, art is often treated as an accessory. It is selected late in the project and placed strategically to enhance the visual composition of the interiors. Yet the...

Local Flavour Versus Local Authority

Local Flavour Versus Local Authority

Many interiors attempt to capture the spirit of a place through visual cues. A few regional materials, a traditional pattern or a cultural reference can quickly establish a sense of...

Local Flavour Versus Local Authority

Many interiors attempt to capture the spirit of a place through visual cues. A few regional materials, a traditional pattern or a cultural reference can quickly establish a sense of...

Heritage Without Cliché

Heritage Without Cliché

Referencing heritage in design is often easier than interpreting it. Traditional motifs, familiar symbols and historical patterns can quickly communicate cultural identity, but they also risk becoming superficial. When heritage...

Heritage Without Cliché

Referencing heritage in design is often easier than interpreting it. Traditional motifs, familiar symbols and historical patterns can quickly communicate cultural identity, but they also risk becoming superficial. When heritage...

Cultural Consistency in Interior Design

Cultural Consistency in Interior Design

Design projects often speak several visual languages at once. The architecture may reference local heritage. The furniture may follow international trends. The art may reflect an entirely different cultural narrative....

Cultural Consistency in Interior Design

Design projects often speak several visual languages at once. The architecture may reference local heritage. The furniture may follow international trends. The art may reflect an entirely different cultural narrative....

How to Commission Art That Belongs in a Space

How to Commission Art That Belongs in a Space

Commissioning art is very different from purchasing it. When art is bought for a finished space, it must adapt to what already exists. Size, palette and placement become the primary...

How to Commission Art That Belongs in a Space

Commissioning art is very different from purchasing it. When art is bought for a finished space, it must adapt to what already exists. Size, palette and placement become the primary...