Les Ensembliers: Wanderlust Full of Wonder
Conversation is the spice of life, and the instrument of interior design magic. One fateful morning, at 7:45 am, what was supposed to be a 15-minute walk through of the Kravet offices turned into a four-hour spell of chatting and laughing and thus collaboration sparked the inspiration for a fresh collection. “It’s kind of like […]
Behind The Glass: Lorin Marsh Teams With Man O’ Design
Brains, alien heads and notoriously poisonous jellyfish; not exactly the first three images that come to mind when thinking Lorin Marsh. However, this season’s D and D Building window display refines the fantastic and shapes a sense of art tête-à-tête. Robert Malmberg is a NYC-based fine arts photographer with Louisville roots and a L.A. education, […]
Bold BOO-tiful Interiors: 6 Ideas for Spooky Sophistication
October 31st is a time for spooky stories, candy corn diets and at GDG, time to trick or treat- yourself. Here are GDG’s top picks for décor that don’t involve cotton-ball cobwebs: The Great(er) Pumpkin Finally, a way to incorporate everyone’s favorite color combo, blue and white into the usual orange/black scheme. Chinoiserie chic pumpkins […]
Meet Taylor Cinalli: DCOTA VP & Director of Marketing
The DCOTA, our Cohen Design Center located in Dania Beach, Florida, has a new VP, Director of Marketing. She’s traveled around the world by private jet, worked in luxury markets and…befriended donkeys? Meet Taylor Cinalli: What were the most interesting jobs you held prior to joining the DCOTA? I’ve always been in travel or hospitality, and […]
Seeing Red
The Benjamin Moore Color & Design Team annually forecasts color trends following a yearlong research journey. This year, the journey took the team to 30 cities across 12 countries, traveling nearly 100,000 miles to bring you… drum roll please… Caliente! GDG talked to Priscilla Ghaznavi, the Director of Color & Design Studio at Benjamin Moore, […]
Savel Shows Some Skin
Savel Inc.’s story is weaved together by the discovery of Mexico City’s hand-loomed woolen fabrics and the desire to interpret these textile traditions within the American market. Now Savel’s innovative fabric designs are exploring a new medium that holds the same high quality, but tells a different story. In September the fabric house paired with […]
Kravet Couture: Velvets Without Limits
It’s everywhere – In homes it appears in deep blues and mustard yellows. A shimmery metallic silver and deep maroon have been spotted on foot. Velvet is having its comeback tour in fashion and interior design. Kravet Couture is adding fresh textures and strong mélanges of luxury this fall with their new collection, Artisan Velvets. […]
DDB Fall Market Sparknotes: The Power of Storytelling
Storytelling has the power to add value to our daily lives. Depth of process transforms a ‘rug’ into a magic carpet – a revolutionary decorative and functional piece of art, hand-spun using artisanal prints and ancient looming techniques. The story behind the person, the product and the process is an art. “Each designer, each room, […]
Final Chapter: PDC Fall Market Take Aways
Cohen Design Centers’ Fall Market season is a go — but the PDC Fall Market 2017’s “L.A.’s Stories” is a wrap. With over 1,160 happy attendees, Go Design Go can confidently say the L.A. story was well received. Although there was a brief West-Hollywood wide power blackout, the one-day event could not be dimmed. The […]
PDC Fall Market 2017: Something To Write About
Los Angeles has always been something to talk about; and now, more than ever, it’s something to write about. L.A., the vibrantly mixed marketplace for design in all of its’ forms, introduces two new artistic publications to its current repertoire and to the PDC’s Fall Market participants. Meet LALA and DesignLA: each publication shares the […]