by Lori | Apr 10, 2012 | Architecture and Design, Artists and Galleries, Blogs, Books, Charities, Events, Interior Designers, Lectures, Magazines, Parties, Press, Public Speaking
In a recent interview I was asked, “do you really need to go to all those parties for business or is it just fun?” The answer is yes and yes. This post shares years of events I’ve attended, proving it takes a decade to become an overnight success. ... by Lori | Dec 16, 2010 | Architecture and Design, Books, Press
Recently my book, Green Interior Design was released. Like most people who have never written a book, I thought the days of sitting in front of my computer coming up with hundreds of pages of clever material was the hard part. Visions of Hollywood scenes featuring...
by Lori | Nov 21, 2010 | Architecture and Design, Books, Green Building, Green Living, Interior Designers
Barry Katz was kind enough to send me a copy of his new book. Being a recently selected as a member of the ASID National Sustainable Council, one of our first assignments was to update the bibliography. The book couldn’t have arrived at a better time. ...
by Lori | Nov 9, 2010 | Architecture and Design, Books, Events, Furniture, Green Living, Interior Designers, Uncategorized
Today we have a special treat, guest blogger Jennifer Sergent. You may know Jennifer from her former positions as senior editor at Washington Spaces and HGTV Magazine. Currently she is the Marketing Director of the Washington DC Design Center and was kind enough to...
by Lori | Oct 6, 2010 | Architecture and Design, Artists and Galleries, Books, Interior Designers, Lectures
This morning at the Pacific Design Center architectural expert Virgil W. McDowell gave a lecture on the difference between Regency and Hollywood Regency. Technical difficulties aside, it was a compelling session comparing the two styles, exemplified in...
by Lori | Sep 9, 2010 | Books, Green Living
I’ve been asked by my publisher to prepare these tips for my upcoming book tour and thought I’d share them with you too. 1. Clean often (and vacuum) with non toxic products. That layer of dust in your home includes dead skin from humans and pets (not so...