MODERN LIGHTING - SPENCER INTERIORS

Modern ... sophisticated ... timeless ... luxury ... a signature addition to any interior. LUMINAIRA's line of modern lighting provides not only an ambient sexy jewel to finishing a space - it is a unique sculptural art piece on it's own. For those who aren't art collectors but appreciate beautiful design, here is one of my favorite lines of lighting that will give any space that extra glam. What I love about working as an interior designer is the opportunity to share with other talented individuals our resources and collaborate with like minds on what MODERN is all about. From the first day Stephan showed me this amazing line, I'm inspired to find the client who appreciates the caliber of what this light will do. To purchase contact SPENCER INTERIORS, Vancouver.

MODERN RESIDENTIAL - NEW YORK

50 Gramercy Park North at Gramercy Park Hotel is a residential development that combines the services of as Ian says "effortless luxury living with all the benefits of residential ownership" a collaboration between IAN SCHRAGER and London based architect JOHN PAWSON. Having worked and studied the development industry in Vancouver ... it amazes me every time I visit New York to see a new project. The attention to detail of the architecture and interiors right through to the marketing campaign - it is inspiring to see a development thought through as an integral timeless contribution to the local community. Not cookie cutter or purely a product of profit focused logistics. They say New York is one of the most highly priced real estate in North America and yet even as the downtown Vancouver core is full of residential projects at $600 - $1,000 per sq. ft. there are only very few to mention that come close to the caliber of projects such as those of New York.

MODERN MINIMALISM - JOHN PAWSON

MODERN MINIMALISM ISN'T THE COLD INTERIORS THAT MANY INTERPRET AS BEING UNLIVABLE, LET GO OF THE CLUTTER AND OPEN YOUR MIND TO A WORLD OF AMAZING DETAILING ... THIS IS WHERE YOU REALLY COME TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF NOT JUST GOOD DESIGN BUT AMAZING DESIGN ... HOW OUR ENVIRONMENTS MOLD OUR LIVES IN SUBTLE WAYS THAT MAY NOT BE CLEAR TO US ... THERE'S A REASON YOU WALK INTO A SPACE AND FEEL REFRESHED OR EXCITED OR MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT LIES AHEAD ... TAKE TIME TO BREATH IN YOUR INTERIORS AND YOU WILL FEEL WHAT REAL DESIGN IS ALL ABOUT. SOME DESIGN MAY JUST BE OVER THE TOP YET LEARNING TO APPRECIATE THE POWERFUL MINDS THAT ARE BEHIND WHAT MADE THESE INTERIORS MAKE US STOP TO SAY WOW - THAT ALONE MAKES ME PASSIONATE ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND US AND THE PEOPLE WHO COMMIT THEMSELVES TO PARTICIPATING IN SHAPING A BEAUTIFUL INTERIOR.

INSPIRED BY THE GREAT WORKS OF MODERN MINIMAL LONDON BASED ARCHITECT - JOHN PAWSON -
JOHN PAWSON RECENTLY UPDATED HIS WEBSITE AND EXPANDED HIS PORTFOLIO ON LINE. THIS IS A WEBSITE I OFTEN REFER TO FOR INSPIRATION AS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF MINIMAL ARCHITECTURAL DETAILING.

MODERN RESTAURANT - BY TADAO ANDO

It is the work of amazing minds such as those like TADAO ANDO that inspire us today to look at architecture and interior design in a new light. This month marked the one-year anniversary of famed restaurant MORIMOTO in New York's meat packing district . I was privileged to have the opportunity to experience his masterpiece interior of concrete columns flanking a freestanding wall is composed of 17,400 half-liter plastic bottles filled with signature Morimoto water from Whales. The interior offers a variation of casual seating in white on white leather and wood seating and the communal table where patrons can engage in conversation with neighbors. I share with you what inspires me in my work ...

MODERN MINIMALIST INTERIORS - NEW YORK

Even before having the privilege of traveling to New York and having the opportunity to experience the interiors designed by GABELLINI SHEPPARD ASSOCIATES LLP - I have been inspired by their work of modern aesthetic in both residential and retail applications. The portfolio of the Gabellini design team represents the value of true refinement in their attention to minimal architectural detailing. The refinement of modern minimal residetial interiors ...

... to the sophisticated & tailored retail interiors for fashion icons such as Jil Sander, Georgio Armani and Salvatore Ferragamo.

MODERN RESIDENTIAL INTERIORS - NEW YORK

I find inspiration from leading modern architects such as the work of New York based firm Alexander Gorlin Architects who brings a new light to interior design. A perfect example is the modern townhouse project as as shown below where the use of interior finishes are minimal yet sophisticated in the layout of their details. A concept that is yet to be understood by the local Vancouver market - an all white on white interior. Slowly the development industry has started to address the more sophisticated international buyer by introducing projects that are more modern in aesthetic.

MODERN MINIMALISM - JAPAN

I begin 2007 to the roots of why I do what I do and am inspired by the amazing talent we have privilege to witness in our world of design.


MODERN MINIMALISM is the "why" I continue to look at opportunities of working with those who appreciate quality and are open to seeing interior spaces and architecture in a new light. As I've said before in my past articles, I currently live in Vancouver, Canada where the idea and concept of modern minimalism is yet to surface the interior design industry as it does in places like Japan or London. Not that there is enough of us in the local industry who respect the principles of minimalism - it is the market we live in and the geography of our city that makes this amazing concept of design harder to familiarize with. I am an interior designer who wishes to bring "simple" into it's purist form whether in process or in the finished product - I hope that either through the experience of working with me or the result of my work ... I have somehow brought those I am fortunate to work with a better understanding of this process and aesthetic. In choice of color to the selection of materials to re-organizing ... "less truly means more" more awareness of our surroundings and the impact our interior environments have on our lives.

Japan is a highly populated nation where order and the understanding of space come hand in hand with the design process. European to Asian nations where property value, resources such as electricity or water are more regulated, seem to be more advanced with their technology and building techniques - this relationship is directly reflected in their lifestyle and holistic approach to architecture and design.

MODERN MINIMALISM to me is the honesty of materials and use of space that help transform our experience within an environment into its simplest form of appreciating the details.

Wouldn't it be an amazing concept to have the design process of making a “home” be translated into all types of environments as one of my mentors has once said "the guiding principal for the design of public or institutional spaces should be that people visiting the space feel as if they are being welcomed into a home. The experience of going to the doctor, dentist, or an event to school would be utterly transformed" - emh.

... thoughts on white space ... this is a start to a new year ... sometimes I have been known to speak words that may not make a lot of sense - I am still in the process of fine tuning my use of vocabulary and means of communicating personal philosophies in written form ... but those who know me well – I've always been able to source the images that best reflect what I'm thinking.

where written explanations are more challenging for some of us than others - a simple image can represent so much more than words

MODERN MINIMALISM - pure, honest, simple, refined, timeless, crisp, calm ... are a few words that come to mind … when I observe these …

I share with you the work of amazing japanese architecture and interiors by Akira Sakamoto Architect & Associates