Category: Creativity
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The art of strategic subtraction: in design and business
In a low-growth, high-scrutiny market, doing “more” isn’t the answer is doing less, better is. Discover how Mangrove Bay Design uses strategic subtraction to reduce decision fatigue, protect budgets and timelines, and leverage AI behind the scenes to deliver clearer, higher-quality outcomes.
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Artist Spotlight: Mike Brooks on display at the showroom Thursday March 14, 2024 5-9pm
Florida-based artist, Mike Brooks, works in the re-work of mixed media. With a strong focus on color theory and an emphasis on process over product, Brooks’ work elicits a theme he entitles “deconstructionism” Continuously working atop his own paintings, underlying tones of a past life gently nudge the viewer toward the possibility of a more…
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Curbless Showers : The New Standard
Curbless Showers maximize your space and add visual appeal. They get rid of shower barriers creating a seamless look and make your space appear larger. Curbless showers provide accessibility and easy cleaning. So why are they called curbless showers? The reason they are called curbless showers is because they get rid of the step that…
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Newstalgia: Something New That Reminds Us of Something Old
One of my favorite publications that helps me stay up to date with the latest trends in design is Business of Home. In an article about nostalgia and shopping trends they see a real connection between the online life and the desire for “nostalgic aesthetics” in purchasing for our home. “We’re seeing all things retro…
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Not Your Grandmothers Wallpaper: Hand blocked wallpapers by Adelphi Paper Hangings
Yoko Ono clearly didn’t have the experience of this wallpaper. I found video of wall papers being hand block printed and then hand painted as well. Pretty amazing works of art that can be customized for each client. Check out their Instagram, I think its a much better representation of what they do.
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Bet you didn’t know…. The origin of the design of a rug
In working toward my MA I am reading so much and accumulating some seriously trivial knowledge still interesting all the same. I am currently reading an essay by Michel Foucault “of other spaces: Utopias and Heterotopias” a more philosophical look at space and how we view it. I plan on exploring this issue more from…
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5 ways to achieve a beach modern look in your home: Less Kitsch More Diverse Materials
Living in a beach town and working as a designer some styles can become exhausting. So many people move here from up north or out west and want a classic or typical beach house. The reality is that it means something totally different for each one of us. One element that has plagued beach design…
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The Anatomy of a Pop Up Shop: a new cultural trend in retail sales for art
Most of have been to some sort of little sales thing at a friends home whether it was Tupperware, unmentionables, wine, jewelry, etc, we have had the experience or know of it. A pop up shop is a little different though. Most of these other experiences were based on a larger company feeding sellable through…
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Screw Preparation. Let’s Just Do This Thing: Hiking the Appalachian Trail One Section at a Time
Anyone who really knows me and I mean really really knows me, knows that I may be mostly organized but I do not prepare for things in life. I don’t plan, I don’t save, I simply jump in eyes closed, both feet first into the deep end. This is a quality that makes my husband…