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GLAM kitchen without the sparkles – Kitchen Countertops – the natural stone trend
Holidays are coming! Time to jazz up the most used space in our homes, especially on cold winter days.
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How to start a Design Thesis Project?
Another level of back-to-school anxiety graduating students are facing.
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What is inclusionary zoning?
It is time to redesign our city!
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5 Lessons From Buying a Piece of Furniture
Designer’s experience buying her family sofa
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Design should be measured
According to the McKinsey Consulting Design Index report
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What is Evidence Based Design (EBD)?
Business lesson from my boiler contractor: Evidence is better than Value
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What would the new restaurant design be like in the post pandemic time?
Weekend dining out has been one of the biggest things I miss from pre-pandemic days. I miss many things about the dining out experience; the anticipation of getting together with friends, trying new dishes, and not having to cook!. As the city slowly allows the restaurants to open, I find myself focussing more on restaurant settings than the menus when…
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What does confidence has to do with Design?
I had an interesting conversation with an architect colleague of mine last year. It was during one of those zoom meetings where we were discussing different projects our offices were working on at the time, and also the difficulties from the pandemic. I don’t remember how we started the conversation about design and designers, but the gist of her…
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Remembering old phone call I had with a client
In the age of COVID-19, ALL of us are going through unfamiliar and stressful times…whether lining up to get into the grocery store, trying to avoid a person while pretending that we are not, getting a doctor’s appointment through a video call (ok that was a positive one)…etc. There have been many weird and unfamiliar things/acts we had to learn…
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The Magic of The Chinese Alley From My Memory
I was so busy recently, busy with everything, the new office location for the full-time job, the position changes, the end of the part-time job, the new plan for the coming year, and how to treat myself well. It brings me back to my hometown. I wish to take a break and fly back to my…
