Mies Van der Rohe exclaimed, "God is in the Details." This famous architect knew that what separates the sublime from the mundane is the attention to detail that an artisan expresses in their work. Using materials known to function for one purpose and then employed...
Read MoreTo make a space look larger and more balanced, lay wall-to-wall carpeting down throughout the room. If there is an adjoining space, like a closet or dressing room, the area will appear even bigger if the carpeting is extended into those areas, as well. ...
Read More“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) From the walls of Ancient Egypt to the hallowed halls of modern day ecclesiastical architecture, ornamental decoration, has embellished our living environments. Like the bas reliefs of 4,000 years ago, we have been compelled to adorn...
Read More“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) Paint, one of the most inexpensive and important elements of design, was not one of Henry Ford’s favorite interests. In his reference to cars all being painted black, Ford wanted to maintain an identity, a branding if...
Read More“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) When we talk about “flow” and space, we immediately think Eastern philosophy. The word conjures up a Feng Shui image in our minds. And, though the Feng Shui practitioners would state that their skills and expertise is...
Read More“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) With the divorce rate at over 50% in America, it comes as no surprise that there are two familial homes. The primary home is usually that of the mother and children, while the second familial house...
Read More“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) With the smart homeowner now seeking quality investments that will assure him a valuable return, the renovation of the kitchen is a primary vehicle in which such inflows of money can be reassured a good bet. But...
Read MoreWe are finally not talking about marketing, but design. Here, the focus is narrow, literally. A niche is negative space which is carved out of a plane, whether that be a wall of sheetrock, cabinetry, stone or other material. Niches make spaces look larger and...
Read More“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) Coming from a master of enigma, M.C. Escher’s question is not unreasonable. His complex upside down, inside out world created phantasmagoric universes and planes. Though we tend to physically inhabit six, Escher's vision occupied many. In...
Read More“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) A modern house with Japanese influences for the mother ...
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