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| The lovely Jacqui Turk - She is a great photographer. You can find out more about her here. |
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| Styling my only little vignette for Couchelo on Saturday |
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| My BoConcept Vingette on Friday night |
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| Preview of the Couchelo shoot |
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| Jen and Darren in action |
Showing posts with label DARREN PALMER. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DARREN PALMER. Show all posts
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
BTS : COUCHELO & INTERIORS ADDICT
Had a very busy and creative weekend, it started on Friday night with the second Sydney 7 vignettes event at BoConcept with Darren Palmer as well as a fun photo shoot with team Couchelo. Here are some behind the scenes pictures of what I have been up to as well as a sneak peek at the Couchelo first product shoot. The shoot included lots of goodies from different suppliers around Sydney, new and vintage pieces as well as some very cool retro ones. Stay tuned for the final shots, we were very happy with the results. Make sure to stay up to date with what is happening with Couchelo by clicking here.
Friday, 31 January 2014
FEATURE FRIDAY: WHAT WE INTERIORS PEOPLE DO!
Yesterday I was completely inspired to share this with you and all because of Darren Palmer. Yes, you all know who he is, Block Judge, regular all round nice guy who always favours my tweets... which I really appreciate by the way and to top it off a great Australian Interior Designer. He shared with the world something that really inspired him, which in turn inspired me to write this post today.
Often it isn't very well understood what Interior Designers actually do with space and I often find myself saying that I am an Interior Architect ( All my girlfriends do it too ) because otherwise it just gets very confusing and we often get called Interior Decorators. NOT that there is anything wrong with that... I love styling and I love decorating, it a huge part of the job and it is a lot of fun, but I didn't really go to University for ... lets just say a long time, work my absolute arse off, get slammed and stress just for style. There is so much construction content that we have to know and understand, as well as knowing how to organise space and inform how people inhabit that space. It is all about documentation, space planning, electrical plans, lighting, specifications, materials, style and then decoration. There is a hell of a lot of work that goes into it and that is not even talking about decoding the brief, coming up with the concept ( or program ), considering use of space, details AND the surrounding environment, sun, shadows, east west, north south... yes! It is all VERY important!
Which is why I often find that sometimes us Interior Designers are a little under valued because lines between Stylist and Designer are very blurred. We are stylists yes but even if it is just style or decoration it is never just easy or something that happens over night ( unless you are on The Block, but it still isn't easy ) which is why I wanted to share this today. Us Designers, Stylers and Decorators all have a very strong mutual respect for each other in our community and it is very important to realise that what we do is VERY hard work. We are not just finger pointers by any means... far out I HATE that term... and yes I have been called it and no I do not appreciate it. So let me just get the record straight... everyone should watch this very inspiring video that really captures what Interior Designers do as a job, especially the ones that have been doing it for a very long time and are good at it. When I watched this video I remembered why I decided to become an Interior Designer... and yes there are days where I think... why? Why did I pick this?!
Apart from getting insight, 432 Park Avenue is an amazing development in New York that will just blow your mind!
Head on over to Designbloom and watch it now by clicking here. All images below are sourced directly from Design Bloom which were put together for 432 Park Avenue by Deborah Berke and her team.
Often it isn't very well understood what Interior Designers actually do with space and I often find myself saying that I am an Interior Architect ( All my girlfriends do it too ) because otherwise it just gets very confusing and we often get called Interior Decorators. NOT that there is anything wrong with that... I love styling and I love decorating, it a huge part of the job and it is a lot of fun, but I didn't really go to University for ... lets just say a long time, work my absolute arse off, get slammed and stress just for style. There is so much construction content that we have to know and understand, as well as knowing how to organise space and inform how people inhabit that space. It is all about documentation, space planning, electrical plans, lighting, specifications, materials, style and then decoration. There is a hell of a lot of work that goes into it and that is not even talking about decoding the brief, coming up with the concept ( or program ), considering use of space, details AND the surrounding environment, sun, shadows, east west, north south... yes! It is all VERY important!
Which is why I often find that sometimes us Interior Designers are a little under valued because lines between Stylist and Designer are very blurred. We are stylists yes but even if it is just style or decoration it is never just easy or something that happens over night ( unless you are on The Block, but it still isn't easy ) which is why I wanted to share this today. Us Designers, Stylers and Decorators all have a very strong mutual respect for each other in our community and it is very important to realise that what we do is VERY hard work. We are not just finger pointers by any means... far out I HATE that term... and yes I have been called it and no I do not appreciate it. So let me just get the record straight... everyone should watch this very inspiring video that really captures what Interior Designers do as a job, especially the ones that have been doing it for a very long time and are good at it. When I watched this video I remembered why I decided to become an Interior Designer... and yes there are days where I think... why? Why did I pick this?!
Apart from getting insight, 432 Park Avenue is an amazing development in New York that will just blow your mind!
Head on over to Designbloom and watch it now by clicking here. All images below are sourced directly from Design Bloom which were put together for 432 Park Avenue by Deborah Berke and her team.
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
LET'S TALK MORE ABOUT FLOORS
Seeming as I was rattling on about custom rugs yesterday and I have a rug guide on my blog, which you can quickly find by clicking here, I decided to continue the talk about floors today AND tomorrow.
Are you familiar with Carpet Court? They have recently over the last year had some great ads and marketing campaigns centred around the concept that every good design begins with the flooring. And to be honest, it is pretty true because floors are like shoes, if you do not have good shoes on with your outfit or shoes that match, it is not a very good look. Floors are a very important surface, as just like walls they run right throughout any given space. It is a surface that we use for sitting, walking, running and cleaning... it is the surface that separates us from our slab in a home and it is what allows us to be comfortable or create a really unified unique look in any given interior. Different floors are often required for different types of interior spaces and environments, which can be a great way to create amazing spaces but most importantly you have to get it right so it is always handy to know about your options.
One of Carpet Court's design Ambassadors is one my favourite Australian Designers, Darren Palmer, who I have had the pleasure of meeting in person and I can tell you he is every bit as lovely in person as he is on television. Darren Palmer in collaboration with Carpet Court have just announced his new flooring range Provincial Lane, which I have to say I am pretty excited about. It is a great range that is going to be cost effective and elegant for residential interiors. The collection is made up of stylish laminates, 100% wool, bamboo and a vinyl that looks like european planks of timber. What I really like about this is that it these products become so accessible to everyone and assists them to achieve a designer look in their home without it blowing the budget.
There are six different flooring options available currently in the Provincial Lane range by Darren Palmer, each with many different colour options. I cannot wait to see some samples of it in person! There is also a huge promotion running at the moment where you can win $15,000 worth of new flooring for your space but entering online at the Carpet Court website, so make sure you do.
You can find out more about Carpet Court and Darren Palmer's new collection by visiting the website by clicking here. You can enter the competition via this link or via their Facebook page.
Image sourced from the Carpet Court Facebook page.
JDZ x
Are you familiar with Carpet Court? They have recently over the last year had some great ads and marketing campaigns centred around the concept that every good design begins with the flooring. And to be honest, it is pretty true because floors are like shoes, if you do not have good shoes on with your outfit or shoes that match, it is not a very good look. Floors are a very important surface, as just like walls they run right throughout any given space. It is a surface that we use for sitting, walking, running and cleaning... it is the surface that separates us from our slab in a home and it is what allows us to be comfortable or create a really unified unique look in any given interior. Different floors are often required for different types of interior spaces and environments, which can be a great way to create amazing spaces but most importantly you have to get it right so it is always handy to know about your options.
One of Carpet Court's design Ambassadors is one my favourite Australian Designers, Darren Palmer, who I have had the pleasure of meeting in person and I can tell you he is every bit as lovely in person as he is on television. Darren Palmer in collaboration with Carpet Court have just announced his new flooring range Provincial Lane, which I have to say I am pretty excited about. It is a great range that is going to be cost effective and elegant for residential interiors. The collection is made up of stylish laminates, 100% wool, bamboo and a vinyl that looks like european planks of timber. What I really like about this is that it these products become so accessible to everyone and assists them to achieve a designer look in their home without it blowing the budget.
There are six different flooring options available currently in the Provincial Lane range by Darren Palmer, each with many different colour options. I cannot wait to see some samples of it in person! There is also a huge promotion running at the moment where you can win $15,000 worth of new flooring for your space but entering online at the Carpet Court website, so make sure you do.
You can find out more about Carpet Court and Darren Palmer's new collection by visiting the website by clicking here. You can enter the competition via this link or via their Facebook page.
Image sourced from the Carpet Court Facebook page.
JDZ x
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