Inspired Design

A design journal as a celebration of art, creative pursuits & influential legends.

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Inspired Design: Vibrant Spaces

We find vibrant people inspirational! They are wonderful to be around, enjoying life and appreciating what they have. They absorb the positive and deflect the negative that is a part of each day. It isn’t that everything in their life is perfect, it is how they handle it that makes them vibrant. This vibrancy affects those around them in such a positive way – and that makes them very attractive.

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Inspired Design: Original and Timeless Designs

Timeless and original design transcends trends, effortlessly captivating with its enduring beauty and influence. It manifests through thoughtful craftsmanship and impeccable attention to detail, captivating the viewer's imagination. Such designs possess a unique quality that defies the passage of time, evoking a sense of awe and admiration through generations. Timeless design looks beyond fleeting fads, establishing itself as a symbol of enduring appeal.

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Inspired Look: Each Room Should be a Piece of Art

Each Room should be an Art Piece. Visually striking, unexpected moments can be found throughout. The result is a room that’s deeply sophisticated but also a lot of fun. The room tends to be clean lined and domestic.

Theie is a love affair with the light, the sea, and the suspension of time. The room is quite different due to space and context, but the composition, material sensibility, and witty elegance transcend geography. His room achieves a functional elegance that is characterized by deference to art, light and views provided by natural surroundings.

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Featured Look: Art Deco Inspired Interiors

Art deco — that familiar style of art, architecture and design with a sometimes-wacky blend of historic and futuristic influences — is still beloved. And if trend forecasters are to be believed, we are ripe for a full-scale art deco revival. After all, in some ways 2021 feels a lot like 1920.

The Characteristics of Art Deco

Heavy geometric influences.

Triangular shapes.

Zigzags.

Trapezoidal shapes.

Straight and smooth lines.

Loud, vibrant, and even kitschy colors.

Streamlined and sleek forms.

Sunburst or sunrise motifs.

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Inspired Design: Chic Home Library

The airy and artful library combines waterfront views and a muted color palette for a supremely chic, serene space.

This library is eclectic in the true sense of the word, blending different styles, mixing a cocktail of of a client dreams and their way of life. The room is ‘couture,’ and completely tailored .

Interior designers are schooled and excel at this textural design secret— a neutral backdrop creates a welcoming interior when mixed with warm textures such as rough hewn wooden elements, shiny tiles, nubby linens, and brushed velvets.If walls are painted in a bright orange, for example, then the bold color takes center-stage, making any textural elements disappear into the backdrop.

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Inspired Design: Minimalism and Maximalism

Statement design, including a Paul Evans dining table, Gio Ponti chairs, and Dedar fabrics, mixed with art by Victor Vasarely and Christopher Makos define this residence

There’s a beautiful symmetry to the house, The house flows.

The use of textures and textiles humanize the space.

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Inspired Design: Contemporary Beauty

The approach is holistic and collaborative in that architecture and interior design must work together seamlessly. We always begin by selecting references—whether from historical precents, lifestyle imagery or art. The work is grounded in and influenced by these points of view, which we then elaborate on and translate to create ownership of the client.

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Inspired Design: French California Eclectic

We like when it’s at its most eclectic: For instance, on the left side of the drawing room, your eye embraces at the same time a unique library of Gio Ponti, with Murano glass, and silk-covered doors, and an exceptional Brazilian 1980s Denuncia table by José Zanine Caldas. Though quite different in style, the two pieces mix beautifully.

For us, a contemporary residential look is not about having contemporary pieces. It’s about having a mix of pieces that communicate with each other and reflect the culture, taste and identity of the people living in the home. We like to create eclectic interiors by mixing different periods,

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Inspired Look: Refined Interiors

Refined Interiors can be defined as versatile: with a fresh approach creates a fil rouge but every space is carefully crafted around an idea, a need or demand of the client. Every room is unique and aspirational, perfectly capturing the personality of the owner with a blend of vintage and custom furniture.

Refined textiles, detailed decor create refinement.

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