Today’s featured designer focuses on Thomas Jayne, who not only is a world renowned interior designer but is also a friend, scholar and antiques aficionado. Jayne’s interiors are known and celebrated for his use of classic and traditional decor that he pairs with the hot trends of recent times.
Did you know that some of teh best Indian rugs ever made were actually woven by inmates while they were serving time in jail? Lets explore this facinating fact!
Continuing with our Featured Interior Designer Series is renowned designer Michael S. Smith. Michael is an iconic visionary. His interior designs have paved the way for contemporary interior design over the past 20 years.
For the past 25 years, Victoria Hagan has been regarded as one of the most influential interior designers. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that she has been praised and featured in publications such as the New York Times, Elle Decor, Architectural Digest, Harper’s Bazaar and is even an inductee to the Interior Design Hall of Fame.
Today’s interior designer spotlight highlights one of the most influential and premiere American designers, Ellie Cullman of Cullman & Kravis. Ellie has influenced American interior design for the past 35 years and has been listed as a part of Architectural Digest 100 pretty much every year since 2000.
What do an interior designer and an environmental psychologist have in common? A lot more than you may think. The art of design and the science of how we think are actually very closely linked, especially when it comes to color.
If you haven’t heard of the Armenian Orphan Rug of Ghazir Lebanon, you aren’t alone. Not many people know about this masterpiece and even fewer have had the opportunity to see it because White House officials have elected not to display the carpet in over 20 years. Although some politicians see it as a pariah that’s best left in storage, others see the Ghazir Orphan Carpet as an elegant expression of thanks and an artful way of overcoming loss. The story of this hidden treasure has inspired a new book and is encouraging representatives and cultural groups to lobby for its display.
William Baumgarten & Co. was an American interior design firm that was the first to produce Aubusson tapestries outside of Europe. The factory was in production between 1893 and 1914. Aubusson tapestries were some of the most important in the history of tapestry weaving. They were first produced in the town of Aubusson France during the 17th and 18th centuries. The designs and techniques used in these workshops revolutionized interior design and took the artistic expression that was possible using this medium to a new level.
Buying area rugs can be challenging for some. In this post we will discuss the different things that one need to keep in mind when searching for rugs a home vs buying a rug for a business.