http://www.interiordesign.net Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:01:06 MDT Editor-in-Chief Cindy Allen checks in with friends, industry experts and those-in-the-know: Hall of Fame inductee (and aspiring Country Squire) Paul Siskin, modern design curator Larry Weinberg, designer Ghislaine Viñas, and traveling design guru D.B. Kim. Enter the inner-circle discussion on the projects, products and people that are shaping interior design. eng Copyright 2011 Sandow Media LLC. 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Years ago, he stumbled upon a wrecked boat, named the Kunene, and fell in love with the patinas of her... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41973-Dedon_Collection.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41973-Dedon_Collection.php?rssid=21022 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:20:00 GMT  I am excited to welcome some new friends to New York City—SoHo, to be more specific. The Dedon Collection has safely landed and their outdoor furniture is graciously displayed in their new... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41972-Field_Trip_to_DDC.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41972-Field_Trip_to_DDC.php?rssid=21022 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:02:00 GMT  It is finally spring and nothing gives me more incentive to leave my desk to go play and discover design in the city than a little warm-ish weather. First stop this week was DDC at 136 Madison... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41974-DIFFA_s_Dining_by_Design_2011.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41974-DIFFA_s_Dining_by_Design_2011.php?rssid=21022 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:05:03 GMT  Butterflies are free; tickets to the sold-out opening cocktail party for DIFFA's annual Dining By Design are not. Nor should they be, given that the proceeds benefit one of the nation's largest... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41968-WORKac.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41968-WORKac.php?rssid=21022 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:28:00 GMT  Sitting at my desk gathering inspiration... Somehow one thing leads to the next and I am on WORKac's website. Can we just discuss how brilliant they are? Brilliant!! Matching is easy, making... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41967-The_First_Maya_Romanoff_Showroom.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41967-The_First_Maya_Romanoff_Showroom.php?rssid=21022 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:14:16 GMT  I've known about the extraordinarily exquisite wall coverings of Maya Romanoff since 1991, the year I started working for Holly Hunt Ltd in Chicago. Freshly out of my master's program in... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41958-Branch_LED_Outdoor_Lights.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41958-Branch_LED_Outdoor_Lights.php?rssid=21022 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:05:00 GMT  A few years ago, my parents upgraded the mushroom-shaped lights along their frontyard pathway to solar-powered LED lights. They're very efficient, but not all that aesthetically pleasing. Enter... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41964-Marimekko_at_Mardi_Gras.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41964-Marimekko_at_Mardi_Gras.php?rssid=21022 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:07:09 GMT  My partner and I live across the street from Crate and Barrel (and up the street from Louis Vuitton to balance things) and were casting about for a Mardi Gras costume idea while walking by one... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41957-What_a_Bright_Idea_.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41957-What_a_Bright_Idea_.php?rssid=21022 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:33:00 GMT  Even though some argue that the CFL bulb is "so 2008" and that it's high time we move onto LEDs, a CFL is still a much wiser choice than the now antiquated incandescent. Belarusian industrial... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41955-Autism_Connects_Design_Competition.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41955-Autism_Connects_Design_Competition.php?rssid=21022 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:40:00 GMT This is a competition worth entering: Autism Connects asks design students from around the world to conceive of an innovative technology-based solution to assist individuals with Autism Spectrum... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41952-Cheese_by_Paola_Navone_for_Poliform.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41952-Cheese_by_Paola_Navone_for_Poliform.php?rssid=21022 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:31:00 GMT This is a delightful little table or stool that reminds me of my mother's thimble that she keeps in her wooden sewing box. I'm a sucker for circles and absolutely adore the super talented designer... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41951-Shine.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41951-Shine.php?rssid=21022 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:24:00 GMT  I recently discovered these dressers on the website shinebysho.com. Modern and sleek, yet they have a beautifully executed nod to the past. Maybe this caught my attention too because that yellow... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41950-WhatIGotRidOfToday_com.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41950-WhatIGotRidOfToday_com.php?rssid=21022 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:13:00 GMT  Have you ever walked into somebody's home and thought "SPRING CLEANING ALERT" the second you entered? Disorganized homes drive me insane and, unfortunately, as a residential designer finding a... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41949-RecycleMatch.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41949-RecycleMatch.php?rssid=21022 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:09:23 GMT It's true: one person's trash is another's treasure. I recently saw a piece on CBS Sunday Morning about a woman who creates amazing art--think DaVinci's "Last Supper"--from dryer lint. But I... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41947-Hyper_Links.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41947-Hyper_Links.php?rssid=21022 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:30:15 GMT   "Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins." -Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Since the days of Bauhaus, I am not sure that professional designers have held any... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41948-Pick_Six_The_Armory_Show_2011.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41948-Pick_Six_The_Armory_Show_2011.php?rssid=21022 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:42:00 GMT The New York Times presented an overall favorable review of last week's Armory Show, pointing out that in lieu of the top dealers who have abandoned the show for more intimate and trendy venues,... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41937-USGBC_Releases_Home_Scoring_Tool.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41937-USGBC_Releases_Home_Scoring_Tool.php?rssid=21022 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:44:00 GMT  It's common knowledge that the best way to start cutting back on resources is to first monitor and measure your usage. Now the USGBC has launched the latest tool to measure your home's... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41942-LEED_CI_1873_projects_78_464_155_GSF.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41942-LEED_CI_1873_projects_78_464_155_GSF.php?rssid=21022 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:43:25 GMT Yup, you read that right. To date 1,873 projects have certified under LEED-CI representing 78,464,155 gross square feet. Amazing. Recently I've had reason to dig through old files and take a trip... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41941-Mardi_Gras_Invitations.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41941-Mardi_Gras_Invitations.php?rssid=21022 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:10:00 GMT  At Carnival time, the Gilded Age feels as if has never passed in New Orleans when collections of old time Mardi Gas invitations come out for display. They are so treasured that many have... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41936-Floorboards_with_Natural_Lines.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41936-Floorboards_with_Natural_Lines.php?rssid=21022 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:35:00 GMT  While straight-edged floorboards are easy to install and technologically logical, a new Dutch Company, Bolefloor, has a new take: use the natural curves of the wood to dictate how floor boards... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41935-House_Within_a_Garden_in_Belgium.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41935-House_Within_a_Garden_in_Belgium.php?rssid=21022 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:27:00 GMT  There are ivy-covered buildings, and then there's this beauty: a Chia-pet-style vertical garden-clad live work space in Linkebeek, Belgium. The structure, designed by Samyn and Partners and took... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41926-Darrell_Schmitt_s_Villa_Versare_Beachside_Platinum.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41926-Darrell_Schmitt_s_Villa_Versare_Beachside_Platinum.php?rssid=21022 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:13:48 GMT Darrell Schmitt is an extraordinarily talented interior designer. His firm's projects include the Montage Beverly Hills and Newport Beach's Resort at Pelican Hill. He is also, I must confess, a... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41924-Residential_Development_Boom_in_China.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41924-Residential_Development_Boom_in_China.php?rssid=21022 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:59:00 GMT  "If you can dream it, you can do it." -Walt Disney "Why not a fantasy as a home of my own?" I asked myself when given a tour of a new luxury residential development in the beautiful Hangzhou... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41925-Animal_Duvets_by_Nord_through_Le_Souk.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41925-Animal_Duvets_by_Nord_through_Le_Souk.php?rssid=21022 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:29:00 GMT One of my favorite blogs is Style Files. This is Danielle de Lange's blog in which she discovers and shares amazing interiors from around the globe. It has an incredible relaxed modern lived-in... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41922-It_Takes_a_Village.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41922-It_Takes_a_Village.php?rssid=21022 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:18:07 GMT  The 32nd annual Greenwich Village Antiquarian Book Fair, a benefit for P.S. 3, was held this past weekend. For the second straight year, I was a vendor. But for the heat, which was turned full... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41923-Architect_Barbie.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41923-Architect_Barbie.php?rssid=21022 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:40:00 GMT Many of you may have already seen this floating around the blogosphere, but it was too good to pass up a comment or two. The latest from Mattel's infamous Barbie collection is the much-anticipated... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41917-Save_a_Sample_.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41917-Save_a_Sample_.php?rssid=21022 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:08:00 GMT  Woo-hoo! February's over. Much as we love Valentine's Day we're happy to see it go. In many parts of the country, including mine, it's the last full winter month. Welcome March and the spring... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41916-Are_Double_Duty_Products_Really_Sustainable_.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41916-Are_Double_Duty_Products_Really_Sustainable_.php?rssid=21022 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:05:00 GMT Companies and retailers like to argue that if a product can do multiple things for you, say broadcast your morning news AND make your toast, as seen above, it MUST be a more sustainable option, as... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41913-Solar_Powered_Rainwater_Reuse.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Design_Green/41913-Solar_Powered_Rainwater_Reuse.php?rssid=21022 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:36:10 GMT  One of the few disadvantages to harvesting your own rainwater is the not-so-easy task of toting the rainwater from barrel to your vast garden. Most systems require you to fill additional buckets... http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41912-Corian_Stripes.php?rssid=21022 http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/41912-Corian_Stripes.php?rssid=21022 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:43:59 GMT I came across this shower stall this week and although I had seen it some years ago, I was again struck at how stunning it is. In 2008, Dupont Corian and Missoni Home teamed up to present Corian...