When asked what I did, I would usually get the same blank stare. Not to put down that career choice, it just doesn’t incite the type of excitement and enthusiasm that saying “I’m an interior designer” does.
Design Process
Platemark has a job opening for a studio assistant. Here are the qualities and qualifications that best align with the position. Does it sound like you or someone you know?
Often times we see flaws, oversights and potential improvements that no one else sees. Should we speak up and point them out?
You name it, someone will always chime in saying “Oh, my parents had a pair of those and I regret if they’d only kept them!”
There’s a lot I know – and a ton I don’t. Here’s some questions to ponder with me.
A decorated home that consists of, say, 350 elements is actually 3,500 decisions. Or more. Probably more.
This isn’t a post steeped in regret, pause or grudge. Rather, I entered this business quite deliberately, with much enthusiasm and energy. I never imagined having a job that I truly loved and for which I had Purpose. I also never had a mentor or Master Designer to work under and learn. My approach has […]
I’m many things, apparently. Originally (and I mean teenager-originally), chef tendencies shaped my future. If you follow my blog, you can see that is apparent here and here. Then, I got sidetracked in developing software for financial services, but that was a prison of my own building, albeit for the money and the freedom it […]
And customization is killing the luxury mass production stars. Is an $8K purse really luxury? Really? Is it even made out of leather? Are they completely hand-stitched? Is the hardware and buckles one of a kind? Can you have a say in the dimensions or how long the strap will be? What if you wanted it in […]
We now spend most of our time … clicking the “compare” button so we can ruminate over decisions within our decisions. Until we’re paralyzed by them.