Monthly Archives: September 2009

Dakota Jackson hosts “Doing it Right: 21st Century Style”

On October 7th at noon Dakota Jackson will present panel discussion, “Doing it Right:  21st Century Style” with top interior designers Thad Hayes and Celerie Kemble, architects Gisue Hariri and Alexander Gorlin, FAIA as moderator. To learn more about the Panelists, click on their names below. Dakota Jackson Thad Hayes Celerie Kemble Gisue Hariri Alexander [...]

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Get This Look: Laura Kirar

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Objects of Desire: Laura Kirar

By Donna Sapolin Laura Kirar exits a status meeting, shuts the door to her office, and settles into a comfy chair. At the helm of two design businesses-TRU Design devoted to residential and commercial interiors, and LKDL Miami, dedicated to licensing and products-she’s got a lot on her plate. Yet you’d be hard-pressed to know [...]

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Design Within Flat Fees?

A popular topic of discussion among designers (and homeowners hiring designers) is how to create a fair agreement.  Why is it that so often both sides feel like they got the short end of the stick?  Are there good models out there from other industries? I asked our FORUMS this question.  What do you think?  [...]

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Traditional Home: Designer Seminar Series at the D&D

Check out Decorati in this month’s Traditional Home, October 2009, pg 81.

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To Designers re: Design Blogs, Get with it

While at Fall Market in LA last week, I was struck by how much curiosity there still is about the basics of design blogs.  Designers want to know what they are, which are the best ones, how they can help their businesses, etc.  Decorati has hosted packed panel discussions at Design Centers all over the [...]

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Traditional Home Keynote Panel Recap

Yesterday was fall market at the Pacific Design Center in LA.  I sat on the keynote panel hosted by Traditional Home covering “The Past, Present, and Future of Design,” along with designers Tobi Farley, Windsor Smith, Joe Lucas, and Peter Dunham, and moderator Candace Ord Manroe, Senior Design Editor at Traditional Home.  Candace asked many probing [...]

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The Buzz: Repoussé

By Buzz Kaplan, Decorati Contributing Antiques Editor and author of The Buzz on Antiques. REPOUSSÉ is a decorative metal technique that you see on many antiques. In a nutshell, it’s hammering metal from the reverse side to create a relief design on the outside, as seen here on the top and border of an antique [...]

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Style Voyages: Arthur Dunnam

Read Decorati’s exclusive tête-à-tête with Arthur Dunnam, design director of Jed Johnson Associates. How did you become interested in interior design? I was always interested in anything having to do with the arts: drawing, painting, sculpture. As a boy growing up in a small town in North Louisiana (an area not known for its architectural marvels!), I [...]

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You are Invited: Sept 24 in LA – Traditional Home's 20th Anniversary at the PDC

You are invited to Traditional Home’s 20th Anniversary Keynote Panel Discussion “The Past, Present, and Future of Design” at the PDC Fall Market 2009 with: Senior Design Editor Candace Ord Manroe Decorati.com CEO and Founder Shane Reilly Peter Dunham Tobi Fairley Joe Lucas Windsor Smith For more information, click more.

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