Charles Pfister (1938 – 1990) was an American interior and furniture designer
2022-09-21
Charles Pfister (1939 to 1990) was an American interior and furniture designer and architect. He was professionally active in San Francisco.Read More →
Alastair J.F. Morton (1910 – 1963) ๐ฌ๐ง British textile manufacturer and ๐จ painter
2022-07-10
Morton joined his family’s Morton Sundour Fabrics in 1931 and oversaw the company’s first screen-printed fabrics. He was the artistic director and principal designer of Edinburgh Weavers in Carlisle, which was established in 1928 as Morton Sundour’s creative design unit from 1932 to 1935. From the 1930s, he was a supporter of the Modern movement, commissioning works from well-known painters and artists.Read More →
Kurt Versen (1901 – 1997) Swedish lighting designer
2022-07-02
In the 1940s and 1950s, executed many assignments from architects for flexible lighting appropriate to Modern interiors.Read More →
Kaare Klint (1888 – 1954) Danish furniture designer
2022-06-19
Kaare Klint – Danish furniture designer. The Danes were greatly influenced by Germany’s Bauhaus movement in the early part of the twentieth century. Read More →
8 Interior Design Trends from 1966
2022-01-12
The 1960s was a period of rediscovery in interior design – an opportune reawakening to the merits of forgotten favourites that were abandoned, perhaps not because they had become cliches. Interior Designers returned to past design, materials and ideas not because they evoked nostalgia but solely because they are good and contribute something of value to the way they lived at the timeRead More →
1950s bathroom designed by Marcel Breuer
2022-01-12
This classic mid-century interior is roomy, with clay tile countertops designed to take suds, wear and water. The clay tile tub and recessed shelf, dramatically reflected in the mirrored storage wall, are sparkling and bright.Read More →
John Eberson (1875 – 1954) American Designer famous for the atmospheric theatre
2022-01-09
John Eberson was an american designer who was known for his cinema dรฉcors. One of his earliest, the 1923 Majestic Theatre in Houston, Texas, was a loosely recreated garden of a late-Renaissance palazzo in Italy. Through his workshop Michelangelo Studios, he was was successful at producing elaborate plasterwork for his theatre dรฉcors in Spanish, Moorish, Dutch, Chinese and other styles.Read More →
Emeco and Naoto Fukasawa introduce โZaโ
2022-01-02
The name “Za” was chosen by Naoto Fukasawa, an industrial designer from Tokyo, and it means “a place to sit” in Japanese. It is a term that alludes to the multi-functionality of a simple stool that can be used anywhere, indoors and outdoors, an object that people will intuitively choose to sit on.Read More →
Kwok Hoi Chan (1939 – 1987) Chinese architect and interior designer
2021-11-30
Interior design projects included furniture for Air India and the IBM offices in Hong Kong. 1966-68, Chan worked in a design studio, London, contributing to the interiors of the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II. He subsequently, designed for Spectrum, the Netherlands. Read More →
Eero Aarnio (b. 1932 ) Finnish interior and industrial designer
2021-11-26
Finnish designer Eero Aarnio (b. 1932) is a great innovator of twentieth-century furniture. His plastic chairs from the 1960s are pop culture icons that continue to be in demand, which is why Aarnio Originals began manufacturing them again in 2017 after launching at the Stockholm Furniture Fair.Read More →
Brian O’Rorke (1901 – 1974) New Zealand architect and interior designer
2021-11-23
Brian O’Rorke was a New Zealand architect and interior designer. He was professionally active in Britain. He studied architecture, Cambridge University and Architectural Association, London. His style was uncompromisingly Modern. The 1932 music room he designed for Mrs Robert Solomon in London included a swirl-motif rug by Marion Dorn. Read More →
Best Of Indian Home Window Grill Design
2021-11-23
Windows are an introduction to the world beyond. They are an invincible part of any home since it brings in air, sunlight, views, sounds that could be music to ears or noise to irritate, weatherโฆ inside the house to make and keep it fresh and vibrant.ย More the windows better ventilated is the home. Moreover, windows allow the owner to show their creativity and decorate it. Designing the right kind of windows with protective grills can make a whole lot of difference in the overall appearance of the room from inside and protection of the house from outside. In Indian homes, we need grills for protection from theft, birds and animals, or simply for the security of our beloved family.Read More →
Midcentury Modern: 15 Interior Design Ideas
2021-11-16
Master midcentury modern design principles with this simple and snappy interior design handbook.
Do you love rich and vibrant timeless design? Are you on a budget and planning a new project based on this hot trend? Are you excited to find out how to create the midcentury modern look for your home, hotel or motel?Read More →
11 Spaces With A Bohemian Twist (reblog)
2021-11-16
One of the biggest interior design trends of the year is adding a bohemian twist to your current dรฉcor. Bohemian dรฉcor has an easy breezy aesthetics to it yet packs a big punch due to the vivid colors used. Here are a few ways to incorporate a bohemian twist to any space in your home.Read More →
SHIFT: A Flexible Shelf System by LAYER for Kvadrat
2021-11-13
What happens when Benjamin Hubertโs LAYER partners with upcycled textile maker Really? An extremely clever, flexible shelving system for textile manufacturer Kvadrat called SHIFT. The wall system quickly goes from a flat acoustic panel to a display shelf in seconds making it perfect for retail spaces, exhibitions, or openings when display areas need to be changed up.Read More →
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886 โ 1969) German architect and designer
2021-11-13
Between 1905 and 1907, he worked as an apprentice to architect and furniture designer Bruno Paul in Berlin, where he studied wooden furniture design. He created furniture for all of his early homes, including the Werner residence.Read More →
Sibyl Colefax (1875 – 1950) British collector and interior designer
2021-11-11
At Onslow Square and Argyll House, she opened salons. Lady Oxford, Lady Asquith, Lady Cunard, and Lady Ottoline Morrell were her rivals as hostess. She continued to entertain on a small scale at her house, Lord North Street, London, after her husband Arthur Colefax died in 1936.Read More →
10 Creative Ideas for Dining Room Walls
2021-11-08
Black dining room walls create a dramatic color palette. Image: Ramsey Interiors Our dining room walls are the one space in our home that gives us creative license to do something totally unexpected. Even the tiniest of dining rooms can handle patterned wallpaper and dark wall colors Read More →
A Colourful Retro ‘Funkis’ Home in Norway (reblog)
2021-11-07
Green and pink accents are popping up everywhere this year – which makes me so happy, since it’s one of my favourite combinations – are you a fan too? We’ve seen everything from the darkest green and emerald to sage green and soft grey-green combined with subtle powder and dusty rose hues.Read More →
Andrรฉs Reisingerโs Explorative, Pastel 3D Renderings
2021-11-05
Barcelona-based multidisciplinary graphic designer Andrรฉs Reisinger renders still lifes, interiors and design objects in 3D with a clean, modern aesthetic.Read More →