Raising Prices to Differentiate between Interior Designers and Decorators

There has been a theme in some of the articles that I have been reading recently where the authors have been suggesting raising prices, especially in this economy. At first this struck me as odd. Businesses are failing quickly with the economic downturn, but business experts are suggesting to spend more on marketing and service [...]

Illusion of Quality and It's Effects on Interior Design

It seems that many people have been looking for more for less money. People are trying to invest their monetary resources in places that they can put a tangible benefit on, not their interior furnishings. As an interior designer, I always advise my clients to get what the best solution is in the budget, however [...]

Security

Being an interior design professional, part of my job includes visiting clients. The only way I am able to help them efficiently is if I know what I am working with. Recently I visited a corporation that I was helping to relocate, and was very troubled  at their response to my presence. While the people [...]

Increasing Corporate Profit Through Interior Design

Companies are in business to make a profit. This is not something new, but something that often gets lost as the business journey is underway. As companies progress and they are strategizeing  how to win more business and increase margins, they can also focus efforts on unifying their business strategy with the [...]

Oblivious People

One of the great things about New York was that there was such a great mix of people and they were all at different levels of oblivion. Walking though the streets of Manhattan I came to realize how important it is to safeguard environments to cater to the oblivious guest for their own safety.

Seeing people [...]

Light Pollution

During my New York City trip one thing that stuck out to me was the high level of light pollution infiltrating the night sky. This shouldn’t be a new concept, or something so surprising seeing New York is such a large city, however I shuddered walking through Times Square in the middle of the night [...]

Greening the Rooftops Across the U.S

My blogging break has come to a conclusion, and with September in full swing, I would like to take the next few posts to reflect on August, the new city I was able to explore and how design is everywhere. The past couple weeks have been filled with fun and exploration. A friend and I [...]