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Jan 5, 2009

Bringing Color to Concrete - Loft Design

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I recently installed this sofa into a loft in San Francisco.  The loft was your typical, super-funky, wide-open space with towering concrete walls and odd angles (see below).  I felt I needed to use big color and bold forms for the furniture to take command of the place.  This Donghia sofa from the Bond Street [...] (more...)

Jan 3, 2009

Side Tables To Wrap Up Your ‘08 Projects on ‘09 Budgets

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When working on design projects, I always find one of the biggest challenges is the last stage.  By then, the big decisions have been made, the main pieces have been delivered, the clients are tired, and most unfortunately, the budgets are almost dried up.  But as the designer, the small pieces I add at the end are a critical part of defining [...] (more...)

Dec 19, 2008

Sell Your Products

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Decorati just launched this cool new feature, where all our member manufacturers, showrooms, and designers can add a link to their web sites and blogs that automatically links back to their page on Decorati. (more...)

Dec 10, 2008

Decorati and domino at the D&D

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Decorati and domino magazine teamed up for a panel discussion at the D&D Bulding in NY.  The panelists, pictured above left to right:  Eva Jeanbart-Lorenzotti, Founder of Vivre, Dakota Jackson, Founder of Dakota Jackson Inc., Cecilia Pagkalinawan, VP of Marketing, Frette, and myself, Founder of Decorati.  In front of a packed audience of over 100 designers, we discussed how [...] (more...)

Dec 6, 2008

Ken Fulk: Dandiest Entertaining

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San Francisco designer Ken Fulk hosted the “It” party Thursday night, titled “Dandiest,” in honor of Diane Dorran Saeks’ new book, Santa Barbara Living (Rizzoli Publications- see one of Decorati’s recent Rizzoli book giveaways). Nothing can be more stylish than an enormous loft filled with Ken and Saeks’ crowd of tastemakers… designers, photographers, artists, [...] (more...)

Nov 23, 2008

Donghia and Decorati - Launch at Houston Fall Market

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In celebration of our recent launch with industry leader Donghia, Donghia and Decorati partnered to host a panel discussion called “You as A Brand” at the Decorative Center in Houston. Panelists included (left to right above) myself, Founder of Decorati, Lauren Rottet, principal of the prestigious international design firm Rottet Studio, Laurran Claridge, Features Editor [...] (more...)

Nov 23, 2008

DCH - Decorative Center Houston, Fall Market

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The Decorative Center Houston (DCH) offered a series of alluring events for fall market this year. Charles Cohen (right), President of the design centers of Houston, Dania, the D&D in New York, and the PDC in Los Angeles, and Michael Wollaeger (left), Editor-In-Chief, Western Interiors & Design, were both in attendance. With these [...] (more...)

Nov 22, 2008

DCOTA Fall Market, Celerie Kemble

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Celerie Kemble and I chatted after her event about the challenges with writing a book.  From the experience I had writing my book, I could relate to her excitement with it being available for all to see, and most of all, finished!  Congratulations to Celerie.  Her book, To Your Taste, is beautifully done.(…) Read the rest [...] (more...)

Nov 22, 2008

Agostino Antiques with Cecil Hayes and Eloise Kubli

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Agostino Antiques hosted a Decorati panel for the DCOTA’s fall market week on how the Internet is changing interior design. We were delighted to have Cecil Hayes, design star and AD100 member, and Eloise Kubli, famed designer and ASID member, join me in a roundtable discussion on this hot topic. Here we are, seated at [...] (more...)

Nov 22, 2008

J. Batchelor Showroom Event in Dania, Florida (DCOTA)

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J. Batchelor, the well-regarded, multi-line contemporary showroom in the Dania, Florida design center (the DCOTA), invited me to present my experience with high speed design during the Fall Market week. (…)Read the rest of J. Batchelor Showroom Event in Dania, Florida (DCOTA) © shane for Shane’s Studio, 2008. (more...)

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