tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72485482655243273822019-09-23T14:18:43.690-04:00"efficiently beautiful interiors"Ishka Designs Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01208111805072974891noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248548265524327382.post-35012832477774283592014-06-12T07:00:00.000-04:002014-06-12T08:59:33.532-04:00

Loved the palette of this café. At the memorial, a section of a sculptural model of Berlin showing the dividing wall. So I am guilty of being a shopping tourist.  Drop me in a city filled with beautiful boutiques, cute markets and cafés and I sort of lose my mind.  Sight-seeing what???  Well thanks to a niggling conscience buried deep down, I did get in a bit of that…quite possibly the most

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Le sigh.  What can I say?  Berlin is truly all of that plus a bag of chips. The style, the art, the people, the energy, the markets, the shopping, the ivy, the food...and ALL that.  It has the energy of Brooklyn but with an edge of progressiveness that is inspiring.  We stayed in Mitte and ventured into several other interesting sections of the city.  Unfortunately no one gave me a heads up

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Danke Germany...or should I say thanks Hansgrohe!  A couple of weeks ago I spent 10 days in Germany primarily for work purposes.  However, work was what it felt least like, as our trip turned into non-stop pleasure.  Thanks to the awesome team at Hansgrohe, I spent 5 days in the German country side and Black Forest, learning about amazing German efficiency and environmental consciousness

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Happy and humbled again to be included on Pink Eggshell's African American Top 20 List of Interior Designers for the 3rd year in a row.  We are beyond appreciative to Kimberly and her team at Pink Eggshell for continuing to value the work we do at Ishka Designs, to bestow us with this honor and to include us among the many giants in this relatively small community of interior designers of color.

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March 20th just passed and while we did indeed have a truly spring like day this past Saturday, the next few days will be right back to the 30's, cold and devoid of green.  That, however, will not stop us from willing Spring into permanent existence, allowing our lucky clients to enjoy the beautiful backyard we transformed for them awhile back.  From a pile of dirt with no hint of promise, we

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We are popping bottles over here, thanks to the awesome Lonny Magazine for including us in their 2014 list of "Next Big Names" in interior design!  Honoured.  They labeled us "The Curators"...adding that to the bio :)  Happy to be among a great group of designers.  Please check out our feature "here" and show the magazine some love. A recently completed dining room (photo credit: Niya Bascom).

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Blink.  It's almost the end of January.  Seriously?  Can we get a quick rewind please?  You know the kind that gives us back maybe a week or two.  Unbelievable.  Time is really flying...but I guess that happens when you are busy.  With new projects, ongoing projects, classes, events, meetings etc., its been quite a whirlwind at the officina.  Definitely a good thing!  No complaints.  No sir-eee.

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Photo by Niya Bascom Photography Our Union Street project has been featured again, this time on our favourite local home builder site, theSweeten!  Thanks so much to their amazing team for the excellent write up...we could not have described the project better ourselves.  See the rest of the article here. For full project images, see our website. P.S. - we have been awfully quiet, we know.  

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Niya and I are excited and honoured to be one of the awardees for the first ever Business Innovators and Game Changers™ (B.I.G.) Awards, created by WhereItzAt magazine, a New York City leader in Caribbean entertainment and culture. Source: www.goWhereItzAt.com "The Business Innovators and Game-Changers™ (B.I.G.) Awards was created to honor the achievements of established women and minority

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Photo Credits: (L top and bottom) Kimneak Arnold; (Right) Niya Bascom Photography Well what an evening it was!  We spent this past Tuesday with most of our clients celebrating their amazing support over the past 5.5 years of Ishka Designs.  The intimate group consisted of folks that had the belief in us before Ishka Designs was a reality, those that have entrusted us with their homes and

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Refurbished antique settee for sale.  We had fun putting this sofa together, hence our new name for it, the "Happy Sofa".  What was once a shell of something beautiful, has been transformed into a striking settee with a great sense of humor.  We used rich chenille Kravet fabrics to make a statement from any angle and the convenient double sided seat cushion gives it a new personality

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A warm punch of yellow on the stairs highlight its luscious curves and brings a vibrancy to the muted tones of the apartment.  In addition, four of the six dining chairs were sourced from the Paris fleas to complement the existing ones.All photos by: Niya Bascom Photography It's spring and what better time than any to showcase the final product of our sojourns to Paris.  From the beautiful

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So our kitchen refresher project that we showcased last month is featured on West Elm's Front & Main blog this week!  I am guessing they liked how we worked in their Emerson dining table, while still allowing it to be the star of the show :)  Thanks West Elm! Photography by: Niya Bascom See more of the project here. One, idi

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Caught in the Act featuring Ishka Designs! Brooklyn Indpendent TV series - Bric Arts Media We've finally built up the courage to bare our souls, skills and style on the big screen. Ok, so it is not quite the big screen, but it is local TV network, Brooklyn Independent Television.  We are very happy and proud to be a part of their docu-series "Caught In the Act: Art in Brooklyn", which takes a

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All photos by Niya Bascom Photography Might be a bit too late to say happy new year, but we are at least happy to share our latest completed project - a kitchen and mudroom refresher.  Pardon our lack of humility but we LOVE how this one turned out.  People often ask "what is IDI's style?".  I would say that this look comes very close to it - minimal, clean simplicity that showcases an

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Just wanted to say,  "be merry, be well  and more importantly  be fabulous, productive and prosperous for 2013!!" photo by Niya Bascom. One, idi

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Our new studio look! It's growth time again and we are looking for an amazing intern to round out the Ishka Designs team.  We have a very laid back spirit at IDI, but don't let that fool you.  We work hard and are results-oriented.  In addition, our newly revamped studio boasts of flexibility and efficiency, which means we have got to fill it with a hard working, creative minded and

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Salut!  For those who may not know, we've been travelling to France over the past 6 months to work on a residential project in the heart of Paris.  Steps from the Eiffel tower, we really could not have chosen a more beautiful city to add a bit of our own touch of style. Copyright Niya Bascom Photography.Reposted from www.niyabascom.blogspot.com Our first visit to the project site was an eye

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NY Space Magazine Oct 2012 Issue.  We are featured on page 136!  Go get your copy. Pop the bottle, sprinkle the confetti!  We are celebrating the fact that one of our most recent projects is currently featured in a four page spread in the awesome NY Spaces magazine's October 2012 issue.  It is their popular Art Issue.  And all the photos were taken by our Niya Bascom.  AND they used our

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We have exciting news today.  First off, it's our 5 year anniversary!!! 5 YEARS...kinda incredible.  If we were not travelling for work these days we would've invested some time and effort in a big celebration party.  It's possibly not too late, so stay tuned :) Niya and Anishka at the opening of Elberta Restaurant, our latest restaurant project! Secondly, we are excited that Ishka Designs

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We completely redesigned and installed a new façade for the restaurant.  The header of the new skinny metal "barely-there" frame (built by Lennox Ironworks) provides a strong contrast to the new name and logo finished in stainless steel.  It also conceals the security gate which was a major eyesore before. Design - Ishka Designs; Copyright of Niya Bascom Photography; Styling

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Elberta Restaurant sneak peak 1; Niya Bascom Photography A few months ago, we were tapped by a progressive Brooklyn couple to transform their existing cafe on Flatbush Avenue into a restaurant and bar serving night-time eaters and the hipster brunch crowd.  Psyched, pumped, amped, we were at once excited and crazed, as we had just signed 2 other major contracts with similar timelines.  With

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The night's brochure and poster with Ishka Design's work on it (bottom right)! This past weekend was a bit surreal for us.  Actually, the past two weeks really.  Since receiving the call with the amazing news that Ishka Designs was put on a list of Top 20 African-American Interior Designers, we've been walking around in a state of mixed emotions.  Last year's list read like a who's who of

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Photo credit: Niya Bascom Photography | Food Styling: Ishka Designs | Delightful Flavor photoshoot "Patience is a most necessary qualification for business; many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his request." ~ Lord Chesterfield If you've sat in front of us of late and had a discussion about business, or life for that matter, one word may likely have come up.  Patience.  Or

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Ok. We've been a tad delinquent these past few months. What started out as an excuse to get from behind the computer everyday all day, fast became a great habit forming ritual - nights out with the girls, the guys and then some.  It then got pretty busy for a while and blogging just didn't seem to be a priority anymore.  But alas we could not close out 2011 without reconnecting with all of you

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