The Top Five Interior Design Trends of 2011-2012
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....
A Better Way to Brand
We’re sick of being sold. Traditional advertising has become blurry and quiet, we simply don’t respond to it anymore. Tivo’s success exemplifies my point. But I’ve seen the light, a better way to brand. Hours before the Academy...
Getting Ready to Go Outside
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,...
Barclay’s Brand New Bag
Last week Barclay Butera joined design’s uber-elite when he opened his new showroom in the La Cienega Design Quarter- the Champs Elysees of Los Angeles Design. There were swinging tunes, cocktails and canapés as Butera played host to a bevy of A-listers who...
If You Want to Get the Word Out, Befriend a Blogger
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...
Pop Up Gallery on Melrose
A few weeks ago I wrote about two of my new favorite artists, Robert Reynolds and David Hollen. Now I know West Siders (from Los Angeles) aren’t likely to make the 15 minute drive “all the way” downtown, so it is with great pleasure that I reveal...
Green Remodeling Review
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. ...
How Nature Inspires
I’m not quite sure what was going on at the beach this weekend, even for LA, there was a ridiculous amount of photoshoots. Every few steps a professional lense was pointed at a smiling face, a wet, sexy body (or two Kardashians), a chubby baby, a happy family or...
Green Day at the WDC by Jennifer Sergent
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...
Celebrity interior designer and expert witness Lori Dennis, ASID, LEED AP, NCIDQ leads one of the top award-winning interior design firms in Los Angeles. A sought-after speaker, brand ambassador, and trusted authority in luxury design, Lori brings decades of expertise to high-profile projects, industry partnerships, and legal consulting nationwide.
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