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Tag Archives: furniture
Guest Lecture at FIDM
Last week I was invited to talk to interior design students at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in downtown San Francisco. Furniture design was the subject and topics included construction, defining quality, specifying, selecting and the business of … Continue reading
Posted in Furniture/Fittings, Information, Instruction
Tagged design, FIDM, furniture, guest, lecture
Registration Open for My Summer Furniture Class!
Last summer I was asked to create and teach a class at UC Berkeley Extension called Designing and Customizing Furniture and Fixtures. It was a great success and this summer I’ll be teaching it once again. Registration is now open … Continue reading
Posted in Information
Tagged design, Fixture, furniture, Summer 2012, UC Berkeley Extension
Stunning Design by Joseph Walsh
Irish designer Joseph Walsh is a self-taught wood worker and furniture maker that creates sinuous and effortless interpretations of every day pieces. Mirroring the natural responses of water and wind, he transforms wood into graceful forms that bend and mutate … Continue reading
Posted in Furniture/Fittings
Tagged Antelope Canyon, furniture, Irish, Joseph Walsh, wood worker
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Perhaps there is a New Idea Out There
Many times I’ve been told that there are no new ideas in the world of design (including interiors, art, clothes, music, movies, etc.). I believe there is some truth to this. Designs are continually recycled, slightly tweaked or infinitesimally improved … Continue reading
