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Top Canadian Interior Design Firms

Laura Bielecki — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:25:15 +0000

Happy Canada Day 2010!

As an ode to my great country I would love to share with you some of the raw design talent that this country produces.

Design Giants & Greats:

YabuPushelberg is a global design icon out of Toronto which specialize in luxury Commercial, Residential, Retail and Hospitality Interiors on a global scale with great projects such as the W hotel in New York, Fin Restaurant Las Vegas, One Restaurant Toronto, Louis Vuitton Hong Kong, Tiffany New York and Trump Residences Hollywood.
Yabu Pushelberg
Andres Escobar & Associates out of Montreal does luxury Commercial, Multi tenant residential and Hospitality on a global scale from Montreal, New York, New Delhi and Abu Dhabi to Las Vegas. Some of his prestigious projects include Chelsea Club Residences in New York, The Clock Tower Hotel in New York, Siddharth Hotel in New Delhi, Guess Flagship Store Toronto and the Point Zero Head Office Montreal. I had the pleasure of working with Escobar for 3 great years including a 4 month internship.
Andres Escobar
Cecconi Simone from Toronto also do Luxury Residential, Hospitality, Corporate, Exhibit and Retail. Most of their work is in Canada and includes XIS Stratford Hotel, Indigo Retail, Alfred Sung, Club Monaco, Sub-Zero Wolf Showroom. They are also well known for their TV show and have been featured in many magazines.
Cecconi Simone
Patricia Gray focuses on living and working environments and has had great success in Canada, the US, Japan, Singapore and Africa. She has designed celebrity homes and has a very impressive educational background in all aspects of Interior Design. She is also very well known for her blog.
Patricia Gray
Jerilyn Wright is an Interior Designer in Calgary. Her firm has been around for 25 years and she has successfully taken over the higher end market with gorgeous projects such as Astoria on 10th and La Caille on 4th.
Jerilyn Wright
Kasian is a well know Canadian Interiors, Architecture and Urban Planning Giant. Originally started up in Edmonton they now have offices around the world. They specialize in academic, civic, interiors, healthcare, transportation, urban development, facilities planning and master planning. Some of my favorite Kasian projects include the Calgary Children’s Hospital, Edmonton Federal Building, Bennett Jones Edmonton, Vancouver International Airport station and Epcor Tower Edmonton. I have has the pleasure of working with Kasian since February 2009.
Kasian
Stantec with its headquarters in Edmonton now has offices across Canada and the US. They specialize in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying and environmental sciences. Some of their best known projects are the Confederation Bridge, Ottawa and Vancouver International Airport, Whistler Sliding Center, Harley Davidson Edmonton, Westin Times Square New York, RCMP Forensics Laboratory and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Stantec

Please feel free to comment and let me know of any other Notable Canadian Design Firms!

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Contemporary Table Lamps

Laura Bielecki — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 05:28:12 +0000

I have a lot of favorite companies for lighting and I am captured by the diversity of lighting design on the market. Below are some of my favorite items from some of my favorite online table lamp boutiques. I hope they provide you with some great inspiration. Let me know if you know of any other amazing table lamp companies!

www.Horchow.com

www.Cassoni.com

www.InsideAvenue.com

www.modiss.com

www.lorinmarsh.com

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Zebra Print Home Decor

Laura C. Bielecki — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:12:44 +0000

Zebra Print Interior Design Products

Zebra can make for a bold and flavorful addition to spice up any room without adding any color.

The great products shown are:

www.zgallerie.com Zack accent chair approximately $750.00 I love this piece for how sharp, tailored and sophisticated it is. Add some red wall covering and a chandelier to have a romantic and invigorating bedroom retreat. OR you can even throw it in the living room with a plush sofa, glass and mirror for a dramatic statement with rich textures and visual stimulation.
www.venfield.com Zebra cubes with nickel nail head- These little stools show how sexy a little shape and some zebra print can make an accent piece of furniture.
www.nibarugs.com Zebra Area Rug – this piece is a super soft cut pile area rug that is perfect to sprawl out over and more cost effective than the real deal.
www.olystudio.com Sophie Chair – The best way to make a Renaissance old world charm room feel more contemporary, exotic and dramatic is to add Zebra Print to a classic piece. Oly Studio did it wonderfully with this Sophie chair. What other animal prints can we throw at this piece?
www.weaversart.com- luxury and texture collide when you make a hide area rug. For the more exotic animal aware maybe consider having www.kylebunting.com make you the same thing in cow hide.
www.olystudio.com Hadley bench- thin, crisp and sleek this piece is so feminine and eye catching. Consider having to of them at the foot of your bed- a his and hers to use only for putting on your fuzzy zebra print slippers!
www.vivariniglass.it Zebra collection- Vivarini has a beautiful glass collection with elegant forms, colors and textures. A great way to add a hint of Zebra without the fur.
www.venfield.com Zebra chair- This is a very well tailored piece and a great example of a way to bring back grandpas old wingback chair. Sit two of these in an entryway or in front of your fireplace for a cozy and inviting conversation starter. What a great way to inspire reading in front of a fire!
www.carinilang.com Zebra Brown- Simple, feminine and subtle this piece is a more gentle approach to bringing animal print into a room. The color makes it quiet but not boring. Great for a living room or bedroom and also appropriate as a wall hanging.

More Fun Zebra Products:

Aquamass Zebra Bathtub

The EXTREME Zebra chair

Horchow.com Zebra dish set

Neimanmarcus.com Sunflower Chair

And some great Interior Design with Zebra:

Zebra Bedroom

Charcoal Living room with Zebra Accent

Zebra Staircase Hollywood Style

Enjoy your black and white Zibra Chic additions!

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Purple Color Scheme

Laura C. Bielecki — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:17:42 +0000

Purple and Violet colours of femininity, strength and power.

Purple induces sleep and relaxation, lowers body temperature and decreases sensitivity to pain. It symbolizes dignity, royalty and ritual. Its best use is in areas of rest, relaxation and meditation like a spa, yoga studio or bedroom.

Violet can sooth serious mental conditions, over-excitement and over-stimulation restoring peace and calm and inducing deep relaxed sleep. Violet symbolizes humility, creativity, imagination and spiritual enlightenment. This color is best in areas of quiet thoughtful activity like a craft studio or reading space.

Purple Color Scheme

In this arrangement of Purple and Violet:

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Yellow Color Scheme and Home Decor

Laura C. Bielecki — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:47:31 +0000

Yellow is the warm color of sunshine, summer and freshness. It stimulates mental and physical activity, memory, cheerfulness and attention. Yellow is a color of dominance and does not occur for long periods of time in Nature. It has been proven that in large quantities such as painted wall sin a room yellow can make babies cry or cause inmates to start riots. Consider using it sparingly and not in permanent forms. Consider art work, fresh fruit, pillows, and furniture good strong elements to bring in a touch of this fresh and exciting color. This color can speed your metabolism- which is why it is often the color seen in signs for “fast food”. It is great for any rooms that need to provoke stimulation and heavy thought processes such as kitchens and studies.

Shower Stall www.bmood.it 130 degree shower box
Mosaic Wall Tile www.sicis.com Flower Power
Serving Tray www.instyle-decor.com
Vases www.instyle-decor.com
Pillow www.insideavenue.com
Chair www.haveaseat.com
Vase www.unici.us
Pouf www.instyle-decor.com
Yellow flowers – Calla Lillies
Stool www.instyle-decor.com
Custom Area Rug www.taipingcarpets.com
Chair www.bonluxat.com Philippe Starck Mr. Impossible Chair

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RED Color Scheme

Laura C. Bielecki — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:15:03 +0000

The emotionally intense color red in North America positively evokes thoughts of joy, celebration, passion, lust, love and romance. This color can fight with itself between representing rage and anger to willpower and courage. It is North America’s second favorite color- the first being blue. It can stimulate the appetite which is why many restaurant designers include red elements in their designs. Red is the color most easily recognized by the human eye making it great for signage or standing out in a crowd. When it comes to color theory in Interior Design and decorating red is your number one knock out!

Below I am showing the seductive and romantic side of red that added in small touches can make any space have a passionate vibrance.

Drapes www.halfpriceddrapes.com
Floral Arrangement www.insideavenue.com
Chandelier www.lamurrina.us
Couch www.interiorinternet.com Mary Reilly Sofa
Drawer Table www.interiorinternet.com aspa drawer table
Chair www.lillyjack.com louge chair
Coffee table www.sawayamoroni.com
Vase www.midcenturyglass.com

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CG Architect 2009 competition

Laura C. Bielecki — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:19:26 +0000

The Architectural Visualization industry is the key to the new era of Interior Design. Allowing clients to see exactly what they are getting before it is built and allowing for open dialogue on changes, design features, lighting quality and many other aspects creates a tool for designers unlike ever seen before. With most clients not having a design or architecture background understanding the end product is always a battle. Hand sketches and renderings can evoke a feel, scale or quality but can easily be perceived differently by each viewer.

CG Award Winner

Captivating French Bedroom

With technology changing at such a rapid pace all industries are looking to computers to make processes faster, more economical or more precise. The movie business has seen an even greater affect than interiors with the use of 3D visualization software.

Contemporary and bold interior

Quality Light and Material rendering

The rapid pace of this industry is bringing out some amazing talent that could truly make the design of your next project far superior. CG Architect does a competition every year to showcase the industries talent in images and animation. I have been following the progress of the capabilities and skills over the last few years and am never disappointed and always jaw dropped over the talent consuming the 3D market. Below you will see a small selection of my favorite pieces of images from this years competition. I hope they inspire your curiosity for future projects and captivate your belief in using them as a design tool that ALWAYS brings a wow out of clients.

Project in Oman

For more info on the competition, this years winners or for more great information on the 3D visualization industry check out www.cgarchitect.com

Here is a look back to some of my favorite 2008 CG Architect rendering entries (and design inspiration)!

Kitchen Rendering

Living Room Rendering detail

Architecture Rendering

Transparent House Rendering

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CANstruction 2009

Italian luxury Flowers, Furniture & Accessories

Laura Bielecki — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:51:33 +0000

The very first website I go to when I am searching for creative inspiration is VG New Trend. This creative, well thought out and original company explores flowers and plants, lighting, furniture, pottery and vases. They believe in exploring materials, shapes and textures from around the world to create dynamic vignettes. Their marketing and photographs complement their enchanting concepts. VG New Trend is an Italian luxury brand that explores interior and exterior environments. All of their items are hand crafted and of the highest quality filled with luxurious materials and textures. If God is in the details than this timeless company is heavenly!

www.vgnewtrend.it

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