In my last blog post, we went through what the golden ratio (or as I’m using here Golden rectangle) is and why it is important to a designer. This week, [...]
The Golden Ratio What is it and why is it important to a designer? At the moment I am mentoring my first round of amazing interior designers who are setting [...]
A couple of years ago I was invited to a local school to talk to students about their careers. I was astounded at the reasons why people wanted to go [...]
Although the dictionary meaning suggests that styling is just arranging things in a particular way, I like to describe it as setting the mood for a space.
Being limited by the layout of a home that doesn’t work for your family is where zoning issues really arise. One home could be a perfect fit for the lifestyle [...]
I have worked on over 400 kitchens, either alongside a kitchen designer or just designing them for client’s (or bosses) and I always stick to the design rules I was [...]
From the day my brother brought home his first Asterix comic, I was absolutely hooked on them. Although I loved the stories and humour, what stopped me in my tracks [...]
Some houses have a view that is so spectacular its pretty obvious what idea you are going to run with when designing the spaces, but what if there really isn’t [...]
If you didn’t hire a designer or opted for the cheaper alternative at the beginning (DIY or technician) or even worse, letting your builder deal with the design and detailing, [...]
Back in Architecture school, I remember we were taught to look to our context when designing buildings. We were taught to really study the local area, the environment and then [...]