What Inspires Me: 16 Tastemakers Share Their Design Inspirations
A Father’s Illuminating Gift: Stained Glass Lamp Love Lost, Love Found: An Objet d’Art’s Powerful Sentimental Value Inspirational Impact: Design Material Choices That Make a Difference Keeping it in Perspective: How Beautiful Design Defines & Inspires Us Creative Freedom that Inspires: Breaking Free of the Chains of Mediocrity The Well-Dressed Chair: Sophisticated Glamour Sparks Inspiration [...]
Fall 2012 Home Decor & Color Palette: Inspired by Seasonal Change
What Inspires Me: “A bit obsessed with the texture and contrast in the impeccable new collection from D. Bryant Archie – had me instantly enamored. Crafted from vintage fabrics and alpaca hand-woven in Peru these additions to her already stellar brand are spot on trend for 2012. Inspired by her clever palette of Cobalt + [...]
Time Travel in Design: Mixing Traditional & Contemporary Elements
What Inspires Me: “The photo attached is of a music director’s office I designed in Fairfield,Connecticut. What I find inspiring is the mix of elements – traditional and contemporary, the meaningful color (Benjamin Moore Mozart Blue), and the personal touches that allow the client’s personality to shine in his office space. What I found most [...]
The Perfect Intersection of Form & Function: Designing Timeless Interiors
What Inspires Me: “Many things inspire me; from an eye-catching interior space dressed in layers of lighting to a beautiful slender architectural structure strategically highlighted by the setting sun. But there is one piece of furniture that strikes my inspirational chord every time I cast an eye in its direction. 54 years and standing [...]
Delighting the Senses with Great Design
What Inspires Me: “It is difficult to express the incredible pleasure I derive daily from this utilitarian combination of three things: a Heath Ceramics ramekin, Maldon Sea Salt Flakes, and a Jonathan Wild Cherry Spoon. Each of them is handmade perfection; the ramekin a thrill to the touch, the salt a delight to the tongue [...]
Having Fun: Indulge Your Creativity
What Inspires Me: “We have a lot of fun in our studio coming up with a variety of finishes and patinas for mirrors. One company that inspires us is Modello Designs – they create amazing patterns and typography that lets us run rampant with our creativity for our clients and their one-of-a-kind mirrors. From a [...]
Home Decoration: Inspired by Travel, Books, and Art
What Inspires Me: “Inspiration for interiors can come from a variety of sources but travel, books and art are are always high on my list. Photographer Candida Hofer captures all in her amazing work. Her visual studies are not only stunning but reminders of spaces accessible to us all as places of beauty and learning. [...]
Meaningful Inspiration: A Room with History
What Inspires Me: “My inspiration piece from home is this portrait of my grandmother, an amazing woman I was lucky enough to have in my life. Every day from this portrait she encourages me to work my best and live life. Personal items with meaning can inspire us all. Every room should have something with [...]
Igniting Creativity: Seeing Possibilities in Chaos & Deconstruction
What Inspires Me: “A mess inspires me. An unfinished space. A bewildered homeowner. A poorly designed room. A set of plans not complete. To me, these spaces are like puzzles to "figure out" and this is my passion. And, the homeowner who comes to me with a genuine desire for help solving the puzzle also [...]
In Design It’s Always About the Details
What Inspires Me: “ The details. A floating room that is a holding space for a big relic or piece of history. Beaten gold. The richness of the past that gives layers to this moment. Hand made, individual "jewels" that speak volumes and are surrounded and supported by white. This beaten gold torso piece I [...]
Timeless Design: Milo Baughman Credenza
What Inspires Me: “As summer wanes and I anticipate the changing colors of autumn, I am inspired by this magnificent Milo Baughman credenza circa 1970. The warm hues of beautiful hardwoods (including Rosewood and Walnut) that range from shades of auburn to natural, remind me of the beauty and renewal of every season and nature’s [...]
The Well-Dressed Chair: Sophisticated Glamour Sparks Inspiration
What Inspires Me: “Lee Broom, one of the United Kingdom’s leading interior and furniture and decor designers, is certainly a huge inspiration. During the 2011 London Design Festival, Lee had a concurrent design exhibit showing in trendy and artsy Shoreditch. As members of the BlogTour London team we were treated to a private viewing of [...]
Keeping it in Perspective: How Beautiful Design Defines & Inspires Us
What Inspires Me: “My current inspiration is Jaima Brown Home’s ‘Kentucky Blue Grass’ wallpaper. I’m really into antique homes at the moment as well as simpler color palettes. And I always love a mix of rustic and elegant. This photo with the fresh orange toile paper and fabric paired with white chairs and accessories all [...]
Inspirational Impact: Design Material Choices That Make a Difference
What Inspires Me: “One of the most inspiring pieces I’ve purchased for myself is my living room carpet. It was made by a man named Khalil Ahmed in India. He calls the pattern ‘Blossoming Diamonds’ and the story of this carpet as beautiful as the carpet itself. I bought this carpet through an online resource [...]
Love Lost, Love Found: An Objet d’Art’s Powerful Sentimental Value
What Inspires Me: “In my home I have a boat. It was made by an artist named Cathy Rose. The boat signifies everything I can love in an object. It was crafted by hand. It contains the spirit of the human heart. My solace is water and the boat symbolizes adventure. In very tiny letters, [...]
A Father’s Illuminating Gift: Stained Glass Lamp
What Inspires Me: “This stained glass lamp is a brand new addition to my office. My father made it for his own home, where I’ve admired it for more than a decade, and sent it to me last week as part of his down-sizing. I love its hand-crafted beauty and sentimental connection — I’ll think [...]
