This is the second article in a series of creativity exercises. If you missed the first one, you can find it here. One of the key points in my first post was that creativity is mainly connected with three human abilities: – to observe – to make connections – t0 look at things differently Let’s…
Steampunk… What have you heard about it? Perhaps now you will remember steam-powered machines, flying boats and submarines: This is correct but not complete. In fact, the popularity of steampunk over the last years is growing intensely and it has transformed from a niche subculture into design mainstream. This fact has been recently proven by…
In my latest posts I talked a lot about Gaudi’s architecture, Jugendstil in Riga, Modern buildings in Baku. Perhaps you already understood that Art Nouveau is one of my favorite styles and in this post I will write about its use in Interior Design. The “New Art” appeared at the end of XIX century and…
This is the first article in a series of “Creativity exercises” that I will post. Creativity is considered to be an essential skill for designers, artists, writers, musicians, though it is as much important for people with less “artistic” occupations as well. If you develop this quality, you will be able to offer new solutions…
If you want to explore Art Nouveau architecture (also known as Modernisme in Spain, Liberty in Italy, Modern in Russia and Jugendstil in Germany), one of the best places to go will be Riga, Latvia. It has more than 800 houses constructed in this style (for comparison, St. Petersburg in Russia has 1000 buildings). Specifically…
Plain off-white lampshades may look so dull. My table lamps in the bedroom already started to irritate me, because the fabric on them was scratched, stained, dusty and so boring. I decided to refresh them by doing this easy do-it-yourself project. For those, who are like me, live in a rented apartment, it might be…
As soon as people start blogging they become very enthusiastic about it. It is so exciting to check out the statistics of visits, receive “likes” and comments, get new followers. For some bloggers it is closely related to their business and they expect to convert subscribers into consumers of their products and services. Some people…
Barcelona… I like to taste this word again and again, softly clamping my tongue between the teeth when I pronounce “c” like Spanish people do. This city so impressed me with its unique identity, cosmopolitanism, rhythm of life, delightful food and outstanding architecture… This is the place where one of the greatest architects of all…
Wrought iron is one of the most elegant and beautiful elements in interior design and one of my most favorite too. It appeared many centuries ago and became especially popular in the XVI – XIX centuries. The design of wrought ironwork is always changing according to actual trends: it can be flowery or minimalistic, traditional…
I always like to spend the last days of December reflecting the brightest moments of the old year, remembering my achievements and failures, and making resolutions for the new year. 2012 was crazy for me in many aspects: so many things happened both in my professional and personal life. Here is the short list I…
Book review: The Color Scheme Bible by Anna Starmer Modern society lives in a constant state of rush. Our life is fast and hectic: we don’t have time to sleep, to eat, to read… We prefer “Ready-to-implement” solutions rather than doing time-consuming research and analysis. We like when other people do it for us. Our…
WHY BLOGGING IS IMPORTANT FOR INTERIOR DESIGNERS? I started blogging six months ago and it was a completely new experience for me. Basically I decided to launch a blog as a support for my studies with KLC School of Design: I wanted to share with other students information about my projects, get their opinion and…