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Why You Should Use Natural Materials In Your Design

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

As people add more organically-farmed whole foods into their diets and start to DIY chemical-free versions of household products, taking a similar approach to interior design is the next logical step. Natural materials are a good fit for areas that receive a lot of wear and tear. Image Via: Staprans Design.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: A Coverings preview

Kitchen and Residential Design

. • Apavisa (Booth 2519) is heading to Coverings with Archconcept, a new collection of patterns in stone, metal and cement finishings that are inspired by the latest manufacturing technology and trends in architecture. • Casalgrande Padana SpA (Booth 4700) is showing Architecture and Bios.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Let me vent a little about Houzz

Kitchen and Residential Design

Natural stone is a natural product and even stones that come from the same quarry change radically over time. You cannot order a natural stone counter out of a catalog and you have to pick the slabs your counters will be made from in person. Thats why people get natural stone counters.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Houzz.com you're killing me

Kitchen and Residential Design

Similarly, natural stone patterns dont have formal names. A stone labeled Crema Bordeaux today looks nothing like the same stone from the same quarry in Brazil five years ago. What you see on the internet isnt real and theres no substitute for a design professional. Hire an independent designer.

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Working in Harmony: Tile That Embodies the Principles of Feng Shui

Architectural Ceramics

So, until Architectural Ceramics gets an invite to visit his home, let’s check out our own client spaces that strike a cord with harmonious designs. When it comes to interior design, Feng Shui is thought of as the art of placement, because you want to optimize how the energy flows around your home.

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