Tag Archives: Hospitality Design
Urban Chic Design for Legal Seafood, Boston
The latest trend setting style in the restaurant and retail world is an Urban Chic design. The Urban Chic look keeps it real by using reclaimed architectural details and industrial furnishings with a gritty street smart sensibility. It reminds us … Continue reading
Signature Design for Office Buildings, Hotels and Restaurants
Signature design starts with a star attraction. Some surfaces should be the supporting cast! The designs of the walls, floors and ceilings all play parts—but at least one surface should sing the melody. That’s why artisan finishes are the “razzle … Continue reading
Contemporary Design: How Life Influences Art and Fashion
ARTnews magazine’s February 2012 issue has the contemporary design theme of Where Fashion Meets Art. Having recently described the difference between decorative art and “provocative” art, the intersection of art and fashion struck me as another worthy subject. In art—unless … Continue reading
American Clay: Naturally Beautiful Walls
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and our heart belongs to… American Clay! How do we love thee, American Clay? Let us count the ways… First, it’s 100% all-natural, pure ingredients: clay, marble sand and other natural minerals used … Continue reading
Mid-Century Modern Wall Finishes for an Ultra-slick Look!
If you haven’t seen that Mid-Century Modern is a hot fashion trend, it’s because you’re not looking. I went to Hudson, NY, a mecca for antiquing, and half the shops were showing Mid-Century Modern furniture. Morphing out of the Art … Continue reading
Hospitality Design: Color and Visual Messages
People in the hospitality design industry know what happens when the décor gets stale. We’ve all done it. If we peek inside a restaurant and get the wrong “vibe” – we go somewhere else! Without the right visual message for … Continue reading
Hospitality Design: Visual Art Branding by Arteriors
Like with fine dining, hospitality design is crucial when a customer first evaluates your business. Before we take a bite, a fine meal is shaped by that initial visual experience. The same holds true when a customer evaluates your hotel … Continue reading
Just Say No to White Ceilings
Why was it decided decades ago that all ceilings are to be painted white? The common thinking was that white ceilings visually raise the height of the ceiling and expand the feeling of space in a room. The message ended … Continue reading
What’s hot in design now? It’s all about the bling!
Shiny, glossy, reflective… it’s all good. After walking the Hospitality Design Expo in Las Vegas last week, I had no doubt that you can’t get any hotter than this. I saw mirrored tile, glass tile and tile embedded with Swarovski … Continue reading
