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The Momentary City – Urban piece of Oriental Philosophy

The Momentary City is a delicate sequence in the anonymously ever-chaning cityscape of Hefei, China. Beijing-based Vector Architects have designed this structure to convey a glimpse of sky and an instance of tranquility, filtering dust and noise, retaining light and shadow, plants, delicate phenomena in a subtle hierarchy. The Momentary City is a series of courtyards between indoor space and...

Fantastic futuristic residence in the woods

A single deformed cylinder, prolonged and carved into, is an enclosure bringing tribute to the organic nature of the environment it was built in. The concrete shell of the cylinder wraps around a porch and ends circling a tree which is the focal point of the patio. The construction conveys a duality with nature in spite of appearing highly futuristic. No curve is unaccounted for, each b...

ARTWORK – ONE OF THE FIVE FOUNDATIONS of Good Design

The ART of ART Key to successful interior design, Artwork is one of Beasley & Henley’s FIVE FOUNDATIONS of Good Design. Artwork serves both an emotional and practical function in a space, tying the space together and bringing unity to sometimes disparate elements. The color, subject matter, theme, even the framing, are critical to the completion of the design and to creating a focal po...

Orange and Magenta -it’s where its at!

The Hook Good wine and good company were key to getting the interior designers and design marketers to the event at Ceramic Matrix tile showroom last week. At the mention of the seminar however, everyone suddenly had something to else do. Wash the dog, visit in-laws, get stuck in traffic – anything to avoid another tedious lecture from someone telling us how to do something we already know ho...

LIGHT UP!!

I am little delayed in blogging, what with summer diversions and all. But I am back, talking appropriately enough about LIGHT. It is one of Beasley & Henley’s Five Foundations of Design and in a nutshell, this is how designers make it work… Generally we look at 3 kinds of lighting: 1. Natural light a/k/a, good, old-fashioned sunshine. 2. Ambient light, which is general room lighting...

Friction is Hot! It keeps things interesting.

Like a hot relationship, Friction is an element in an interior that you may not even notice at first. It is the thing that makes it all blend, spices it up and makes it interesting. “I don’t know what it was, but everything flowed.” That was the Friction. The visual and tactile textures that keeps interiors interesting. Smooth surfaces combined with textured fabrics or finishes and cont...

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Q&A with founders Troy Beasley (TB) and Stephanie Henley (SH) 