Thank You to my Charming Gardeners…
(flower artwork borrowed from Deborah Velasquez) Thank you to all my “Charming Gardeners.” Each year for Thanksgiving I like to think about all the things I am thankful for in my life, and this year I thought I’d share a few with you… First, and (VERY) most important, I am thankful for all the love
Design is in the Details: From Furniture to Architecture
Simple. Simplified. and Elegant. For me, designing and building furniture is a means for playing with form + balance and materials + connections. It’s a way of thinking beyond the use of a space to consider how one intimately engages with a space. “Living is in the details, that is what I always say!” –
Design is in the Details: Modern Residential Architecture
Modern Residential Architecture is often defined as “minimal” or “simplified” or “open plan.” And though these descriptions may be accurate in illustrating the overall aesthetic, they don’t even begin to represent the quality of work necessary to create modern architecture: the design is in the details. This post presents 5 beautiful Modern Details of Residential
Urban Farming: an Architect’s Answer to “Green”?
Sustainable. Local. Natural. Green. Architects talk about these words all the time but what do they really mean? One of the new exciting “trends” buzzing around the architectural world is Urban Farming, with news recently that hundreds of vacant lots in Detroit will soon become the world’s largest urban farm: “Hantz Woodlands is transforming blight to beauty
Celebrating Architecture: 31 days of Archtober
Archtober = Architecture + Design Month in New York City. It has been exciting and a lot of fun to participate in Archtober’s month-long calendar of events surrounding architecture + design, and Studio MM is proud to support the profession of architecture in as many ways as possible. One of those ways has been getting
Residential Architecture: Exploring the Relationship btwn Interior + Exterior
“The architecture, the interiors, everything, is somewhat subservient to what’s happening outside in these incredible landscapes. .. How do you bring that exterior back into the interior and vice versa..” – Tom Kundig “To me the greatest luxury is being close to nature.” – Jim Olson — excerpts taken from An Interview with Jim Olson and Tom Kundig. See
Amateur vs Professional
Courage, Intention + Inspiration…. Find more about Bethany Hamilton on her website. Read more about Crystal Cooper on the I Want Her Job blog. and see more from Michael Hyatt here.
Architecture: Calatrava Under Construction
The construction phase of a project is one of my favorite points during the architecture/design process…. Below I’m sharing a few images from a recent tour of the Signature Innovation, Science & Technology Building for Florida Polytechnic University, designed by Santiago Calatrava. This project is very close to my heart for several reasons, but mainly I’m
Contemporary Furniture: Challenging the Limits of Balance
“For me, the project was all about exploring the limits of balance and not being scared off by failure in the process.” – Paul Cocksedge in an interview with FastCo Design. Below are 5 designs which test the limits limits of conventionality both in form and material: In a recent interview with FastCo Design British designer Paul
Changing Your Environment To Reach Success
There is an inspiring story on Addicted2Success by Sheldon Scipio posted on August 6, 2013 which talks about what it takes for people to become successful in their lives. “Successful people are aware that at some point, if they wish to reach success then they needed to shake things up a little and change their environment to take