A quick decision to relocate turned into an epic renovation for Ted and Loren Kobus. Moving to the New York City area from Greater Philadelphia in 2012 for Mr. Kobus’s work, the couple bought a 1960s split-level home on the North Shore of Long Island, then radically changed the house—twice. […]
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As designers, we want the products we build to be satisfying and easy to use, but how can we know that’s the case? We start by measuring the user experience with evidence rather than opinions. But can UX really be measured? Absolutely. By evaluating products with qualitative and quantitative methods, […]
Nathan Hale and Dolores Abernathy in “Westworld.” HBO Warning: Spoilers ahead for “Westworld” season three. Insider spoke with the recently Emmy-nominated “Westworld” team — production designer Howard Cummings, art director Jon Carlos, and set decorator Julie “Jules” Ochipinti — about the complex series. They revealed the way the fans, including […]
Photo credit: Alice Morgan From House Beautiful The shoes were tiny, brightly colored, embroidered with flowers and birds, and embellished with metallic thread. Interior designer Noz Nozawa’s client had a collection of them proudly displayed on the fireplace mantel of her San Francisco home. But why would baby shoes have […]
SOME OF US might debate placing any sort of decoration in our yard. Will our neighbors find even a discreet tin deer statue pretentious? Other homeowners, however, freely pursue extravagant landscape ambitions limited only by their imaginations. Santa Barbara designer Margie Grace recalled designing and installing over 10 types of gardens on a three-acre site in five months. ”A […]
STORRS — Shakespeare is already a difficult undertaking for any actor, let alone acting students, but for the Connecticut Repertory Theatre cast, performing “Pericles, Prince of Tyre” through Sunday, I can only imagine the seemingly insurmountable task of bringing the play not to the stage, but to Zoom for a […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Gov. Cuomo announced a proposal to open the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York’s (DASNY) low-cost financing, design and construction services to all non-profits and school districts as part of the Governor’s 2021 State of the State agenda. Through this program, nonprofit organizations and school districts can access DASNY’s services for […]
ALBANY — The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) has published guidelines for local land use planning officials to help protect the historic integrity of remnants of an early 19th aqueduct that once supplied New York City drinking water. The Community Design Guidelines to Support […]
Public meetings for Liberty State Park go virtual The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has scheduled two public meetings to provide time for in-depth discussion and feedback on the remediation of the interior section of Liberty State Park and the options for active recreation development. The virtual meeting […]
This also offers insight into why, despite warnings and requests from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other infectious disease experts to stay home, some people are flouting the recommendations and traveling to visit family and friends for the holidays — something Dr. Xygalatas says is itself telling. […]
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – The Wisconsin State Park 2021 admission stickers and trail passes are available for gift options this holiday season. As a result, their 2022 sticker design contest for high schoolers has now begun. According to a release, the state park says the stickers and passes are perfect […]
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – The Wisconsin State Park 2021 admission stickers and trail passes are available for gift options this holiday season. As a result, their 2022 sticker design contest for high schoolers has now begun. According to a release, the state park says the stickers and passes are perfect […]
LONDON — Just like major Chinese cities are obsessed with mega-construction projects of tomorrow designed by celebrity architects, the country’s fashion consumers have developed a passion for eyewear with a futuristic twist. Betty Bachz, cofounder of British eyewear brand Møy Atelier, said she has been seeing a lot of oversized […]
Blima Ehrentreu is the founder and CEO of The Designers Group, an interior design firm with offices in Toronto, New York, and Miami. She spoke to Doreen Lorenzo for Designing Women, a series of interviews with brilliant women in the design industry. Doreen Lorenzo: Have you always been interested in […]
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, Kan. (KSNT) — The Flint Hills in northeast Kansas are known for their abundant grazing land, but this year, the grassy fields are missing their typical dew. “This has been unusually dry for a long period of time,” said Glenn Brunkow, a seasoned Pottawatomie county farmer. Brunkow said […]