by Lori | Apr 8, 2011 | Architecture and Design, Green Building, Green Living, Uncategorized
For the past six months, I’ve been traveling the country giving presentations at trade shows and design centers on luxury green living and signing my book Green Interior Design . I’ve seen five trends stand out more than any others and here they are. 1....
by Lori | Feb 13, 2011 | Architecture and Design, Green Living
I almost feel guilty saying this with most of the country buried in snow, but it’s 78 degrees and sunny with clear blue skies today in Los Angeles. As soon as my daughter wakes up from her nap we’re headed to the Getty. Perched up on its mountain top,...
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 26, 2010 | Architecture and Design, Artists and Galleries, Events, Furniture, Green Living, Interior Designers, Lectures, Magazines, Public Speaking
I knew the stakes had been raised at the PDC last Monday night when I walked across the lobby and saw a red carpet with Sharon Osbourne and no less than 20 cameras flashing their bulbs. It was Marty’s big night, DESIGNER OF THE YEAR, hosted by the PDC and...
by Lori | Oct 12, 2010 | Architecture and Design, Green Living
This Sunday I did something I haven’t done since I was an undergrad (back in the days when the first Wall Street movie was in theaters), I walked the UCLA campus from top to bottom. Having had our fill of noisy playgrounds for the weekend, the SoCal...