01 Aug Designing For the Future – Illuminating the Possibilities and Trends
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DXV contemporary penthouse by interior designer Alison Habermehl of Habermehl Design Group for the DXV 2017 Design Panel.[/caption]
The possibilities are infinite! Designing for the future means many things to different people, cultures, generations, and diverse industries. From fashion to architecture, to manufacturing cars and homes, to what interior designers do every day - designing magnificent rooms with state of the art, high-quality products - our society is experiencing
06 Jun How Do Texture & Color Details Inspire Your Creativity?
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Detail of Encaustic painting by guest artist Annie Darling.[/caption]
I've been absent from blogging for a couple weeks recovering from the FANTASTIC experience of my first WEST Austin Studio Tour. It was a whirlwind of a two weeks but couldn't be happier with how it turned out. Thank you to my guest artists Annie Darling, Judith Simonds, Denise Jaunsem, and Yuliya Lanina. What a wonderful, talented group of women! Thank you to Big Medium for putting on such a stellar Studio Tour. But most
01 Feb How Small Biz, Textiles, Trim, Belts and Chain Inspire Creativity!
Happy Texture Tuesday! With all that's going on in our country and the world, I thought I'd give your mind (and mine) a break with this week's Texture Tuesday. I feature three textile art pillows I've submitted to apply for art exhibitions. Some exhibitions your work gets accepted, and others it doesn't. I'm currently waiting to hear back from two.
I thought you might enjoy seeing the creative process that goes on behind the scenes in the Deborah Main Designs studio for each art piece I handcraft.
03 Jan Happy New Year with Texture from The Bauer Venezia!
Happy New Year! I hope you and your family and friends had a lovely holiday. I don't know about you, but I'm NOT one of these people who bolt out of the gate come Monday, January 2nd, with all my goals and plans set for 2017. No, no...I'm one who always wishes for TWO weeks between Christmas and New Years because I need more time.
20 Sep Texture Tuesday Inspiration – Green and Gold
Hi Friends. Starting up my Texture Tuesdays again. These are NOT long posts. Instead, they're about inspiration. You'll see amazing color and texture detail - from nature, textiles, fashion, and jewels - that inspire me and I hope you too.
13 Sep New York Fashion Week: From the runway to your home – how couture and home fashion come together
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Photography by, and with permission from, Responsive Textiles and BLANCO.[/caption]
With New York Fashion Week upon us, it's exciting to see what the hottest trends will be for 2017. When it's high fashion time on the runway, we can usually predict in the home furnishing industry that this year's runway styles will make its way into home decor by the following year.
