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Condo Remix – Valentine Style

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 02:33:07 +0000

A few of my favorite detail shots from the Condo Remix project. Enjoy!

Finishing Touches

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:34:34 +0000

Whether designing a wedding, special event or private home, my goal is to establish ‘little leave behinds’ that mesmerize those that experience it. Here are a few of my favorite finishing touches!

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The Art of Tim Cantor

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:20:51 +0000

In the middle of the night, there lived a boy who could not sleep until day. These are the words to a story in the making, as this boy continues to live at night, a man now, in love, with failures, with triumphs, with a thousand works of art from his thousands of hours in darkness.

Fabulous Finds at NeoCon 2010!

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:40:56 +0000

Earlier this year, the DRV Design Team attended NeoCon to catch up on the latest trends in commercial design from the most innovative designers around the world. Genia, D. Micah and I had a blast salivating over the innovative pieces. My only mistake was deciding to journey through floors and floors of showrooms in my Chanel clogs!

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Dinner After Dark

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:59:51 +0000

I’m working on a holiday party today and needed some inspiration myself so I started reminiscing on this dinner party I hosted at my house one New Year’s Eve for just two! What do you think? How many dinners after dark do you host?

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Happy Koogether Wedding

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:35:59 +0000

Kiki & Hadi were married on June 8, 2008 in Sausalito, Northern California at the Sausalito Presbyterian Church. The reception took place at the Outdoor Art Club. The tables were set up in long rows and table arrangements were whimsical.

The couple designed much of the wedding themselves. You can check out their wedding site www.happykoogether.com to view more photos and many of their creative insights.

The bride designed invitation, shopping totes, menu cards, favors, and her own cake. Beaux Gateaux executed their cake to perfection. And those flowers were designed by Arlene Boyle at Violetta Flowers. The photographs were captured by Ingrid at Myrtle and Marjoram.

From the bride, Kiki…
The theme was “Happy Koogether”. We’re playing the words with my husband’s last name “Koo” with “Happy Together”. My husband and I designed everything for our wedding. We printed most of the things at home and cut them ourselves. So there was a lot to do! We printed about 70 church programs, 50 menus, more than 90 custom printed favor bags (m n’ m chocolate), each of them with different names on it.

The dreamy, oh-so-dreamy flowers, the gorgeous cake, the perfect details…every element was absolutely lovely.

Australian Wedding

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:49:21 +0000

“Spring is definitely in the air which means weddings GALORE over here at Style Me Pretty! Even if you’re still waiting for the warmth of spring to hit your neck of the woods, surely you’d love to see some pretty pictures of an adorable warm weathered wedding from Australia? Of course you would!

Let’s talk about my favorite things from Kristin and Tim’s wedding: That hair piece (wow!), those gorgeous proteas (drool!), coordinating cake and paper products (genius!), and finally the oh-so-wicked pictures from the photobooth (fun!). There is no shortage of inspiration from this wedding and our bride, Kristin is ready to walk us through her planning process from her big day:

I have a background in hospitality, and Tim in graphic design and printing, so it was pretty well decided right from the start that good food, wine, photography and stationery would be priorities in our wedding! We decided on Home Hill winery as our venue (just south of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) because we knew they do great food, great wine, and above all, because the owner Rosemary personally looks after all the weddings there to make sure everything goes just perfectly. It’s a beautiful venue, with rammed earth walls and floor to ceiling glass to give views out across the vineyard. We had originally planned to have our ceremony outside in the vineyard, but the weather was looking a bit uncertain, so on the day we made the call to hold the ceremony in the winery’s barrel room instead. In the end we were glad to have done this (even though the weather turned out ok!) – it gave a more intimate feel to the ceremony, and provided good acoustics, particularly for the classical guitar my cousin played as guests were arriving and during the ceremony.”

Excerpt from StyleMePretty.com

Read the full post and see all the photos at StyleMePretty.com

ustogether – design firm

Thu, 06 May 2010 17:24:18 +0000

usTogether combines the talents of British and Irish designers to produce ultra modern furniture for the bathroom market. With humble beginnings in the UK, this group has expanded its offerings and is now receiving international acclaim in design magazines, trade shows, and other media. Sleek, sophisticated and modular, their bathroom products are among the most unique in the world. The above pictured Ebb Bathroom set features smooth, geometric design that uses one fluid motion to go from tub to shower head to sink. It uses the traditional ceramic white that bathrooms are known for, and updates it with an angled form and glass tub sides.

Home Work

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:05:00 +0000

Being a design student, I spend a lot of my time working on my computer or sitting at my drafting table. I have always loved the convenience of working at home and use my second bedroom as a home office. As much as I love having a home office, I often wonder if it is better for me to work at school. Working from home is always appealing, but is it really the most productive?