DCOTA’s Winter Market Tech + Technique Recap
On Thursday, February 15 the DCOTA Winter Market paid homage to skilled creators, artisans and innovative minds who redefine design and explore the next-generation. Let’s just say it – Digital trends are impacting the future of the interiors industry. Digital trends are impacting every industry actually, so it is time to get creative, which shouldn’t […]
Color Capture
Spring has sprung, at least temporarily, which means a time to reset. To the savvy homeowner sometimes that means a time for design refresh. Now Benjamin Moore makes pressing the reset button easier than ever with its new 2018 Color Capture mobile app. Available in the Apple Store and Android Play Store, ‘Color Capture’ makes […]
A Family Affair
The creative process is innate and mysterious, with inspiration coming from expected and unexpected sources alike. Patrick Frey, Chairman and Creative Director for La Maison Pierre Frey, has a family lineage packed with visionary prowess, using his roots, French spirit and a bit of imagination to foster the Pierre Frey brand. For Patrick, design truly […]
12 Rooms with Romantic Hues
Roses are (Caliente) red, violet (is the color of the year), it’s Valentine’s Day and boy, have we got hues for you. Romantic interior style doesn’t always mean frilly and feminine; rather it’s a look that can charm all five senses using soft and bold color choices, lots of plush fabrics and personal touches. Fall […]
Bon Jour Versailles
“At the Palace of Versailles, the Sun King was bored. One day he had the vision of a flash of lightning, new and magical, other than his own sunlight illuminating his Hall of Mirrors. He dreamed of it, and even made it his coat of arms. A few centuries later, Flos and Baccarat made it […]
Meet the Newest DCOTA Team Member
“The moment someone opens the door to their home for the first time and get to see and experience their vision materialized that I was able to create for them, that moment of complete awe, that’s why I do what I do and what motivates me to get up every morning.” –Anel De Castro Anel […]
8 Italian Interiors To Inspire
Rich colors, textures and traditional patterns, practical lines and quality craftsmanship define the design of Italy. Get inspired by spaces spanning from Milan to Sicily and everything in between, to bring Italian style stateside. Historical Precedence The great hall of this medieval castle in Umbria, designed by Martyn Lawrence Bullard features 18th-century armchairs upholstered in […]
Design for Television and a New Generation
HGTV star and Interior Designer, Brian Patrick Flynn had two occupational dreams while studying TV and film production in college. Producing the reality television series, ‘The Real World,’ didn’t come to fruition, but the second, less dramatic option became Flynn’s reality. This DCOTA Winter Market Keynote panelist has broken design boundaries with television, technology and […]
On Tap: European Treasures, Discovered
“The French word souvenir is actually ‘memory,’ and I love it because that’s what you do. When you’re buying antiques overseas, you’re buying memories.” -Toma Clark Haines, The Antiques Diva and Co. The Party: Shopping Tour de France! Last night, antiquing proved anything but antiquated. The charismatic, jet-setting Toma Clark Haines, CEO and founder of […]
Exclusive Fusion
Pindler has had a big year of exclusive collections, and inspirations. First, the Exclusive Andean Collection drew inspo from the rich traditions of Andean textiles spanning across the Andes Mountains from Ecuador to Chile. Next, they took a step outside the lines, with The Exclusive Sunbelievable Collection, a fade-proof vibrantly colored selection perfect for indoors […]