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By Annette M. Callari, Allied ASID; CMG Sometimes the word carpet just doesn’t totally convey the impact and pure beauty of soft floor coverings. Surfaces 2012 debuted some inspired soft-scapes (okay, carpets) that looked like works of art. Here are some of the selections that really stood out: Nourisan: Grosspointe – this introduction was possibly the [...]
Submitted by Annette M. Callari, Allied ASID; CMG We have just ushered in a New Year, and there seems to be a feeling of healthy optimism accompanying the “time odometer” clicking over to 2012. We have a blank slate, awaiting the next chapter to be written. The colors we surround ourselves with can bring that much-needed [...]
Submitted by Annette M. Callari, Allied ASID; CMG “Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art. “ Ralph Waldo Emerson is the author of that beautiful quote. But it was the Jamie Beckwith Collection website that brought it to my attention. Jamie Beckwith is a renowned designer who had the vision to create elegant [...]
Submitted by Annette M. Callari, Allied ASID; Chair Holder, Color Marketing Group Scouting out innovative new design products is something I love to do, not only to keep my own design library fresh and current, but to share with other designers and YOU. To-the-trade publications are one way to read up on hot new products, and [...]
Submitted by Annette M. Callari, Allied ASID; Chair Holder, Color Marketing Group I made up the word, Christmasizing, it’s true, but you knew what it meant right away, didn’t you? We love the holidays, and it seems we are transforming our homes into winter wonderlands earlier and earlier each year. We had barely cleared the turkey [...]