Gazette

REDISCOVERING HOME

I’ve set out to write this piece several times, but have started and stopped – I wanted to be in the right mindset when I write what I hope will...

COVID-19 Journal; The New Normal

We are all now living in a new world - a world disrupted by something that none of us can see but that can make us very sick or kill...

The STA Living Lab

The Contract Forum is an annual conference bringing together design industry leaders from across the country for in-depth discussions and knowledge sharing. At the last Contract Magazine Forum, I was...

Space for Innovation & Creation

Recently I had the great opportunity to participate in Design Museum Boston’s “Design Museum Mornings”.  The topic of my discussion was “Spaces for Innovation”, highlighting our recent projects for a...

Designing with Healthy Materials

As Interior Designers it is our job to design sustainably not only for ourselves, but also for the environment. There are several different sustainable strategies we can integrate into our...

My Co-Op Experience

What is a Co-Op? Cooperative Education is a full time, temporary employment program that gives college students the opportunity to have first hand experience within a full time job. The...

The Powerful Impact of “Small” Moves

As designers, it’s easy to get caught up in the complexity of a large project – there are so many factors, decisions, so many pieces to the puzzle of design. ...

Design By Doing

As a second year Master of Interior Architecture student at the Boston Architectural College I’ve been in the classroom learning the tools and skills required to excel in the design...

On the Profession and Professionalism of Interior Design

As an Interior Designer, I am often finding the need to explain or defend what I do. I either get introduced as an architect, or when I tell someone I...

When a Building Makes Me Cry

Last July, we visited Barcelona, and our trip was nicknamed “GaudiFest”.  Visiting Barcelona is all about Gaudi.  Delight, whimsy, color, inventiveness, structural wonder, innovation and overall brilliance permeate the city.  ...