June 20, 2012
The evening of May 24th, 2012 marked a very special event for both Ripple Design and the Seattle design community. The design competition and auction, hosted by Luxe magazine, at the Seattle Design Center benefited the Seattle Humane Society and Seattle Children’s Play Garden. These two very deserving charities each deserve a place in the spotlight and we were more than pleased to participate and offer our design services.
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June 20, 2012
Today we are paying homage to Santiago Calatrava Valls, commonly known to most simply as ‘Calatrava.’ Folks, the man has achieved the one name status (think Madonna, Cher, Prince, just to name a few) because he is that awesome!
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June 20, 2012
Before we get started on how we incorporate green principles and ideas into Mediterranean homes, let’s first revisit what it means to actually be a Mediterranean home. You can visit our post on Mediterranean Home Design or read below for a quick summary to catch up to speed.
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June 20, 2012
No, not that kind of mood…the mood that gets us inspired, energized, and in a happy place to design and be creative.
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June 20, 2012
June 20, 2012
So we’ve been toying for a few months now with the idea of updating a few furniture items and accessories around the office. One day, after a site visit we bopped in and out of a few furniture stores downtown to see what was available in the way of office chairs and possibly some new lighting for our desks.
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June 20, 2012
Today we are continuing our thought process on what it means to distinguish one Home Design Style from another. This is our fourth post and our focus du jour is on Spanish Homes. Please see our other posts on Mediterranean, Tuscan, and French Home Design to follow what else we’ve been saying about each style and what kind of home suits your taste best.
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June 20, 2012
It can be a very difficult decision determining just the right style of lighting fixtures for your new or remodeled home. Sometimes looking through catalogues and showrooms can be limiting and frustrating for sure, given that most of us only get to see a handful of what is actually available and most of the time the products are pre-manufactured and come straight from factories. Usually, the selection at large lighting galleries and home stores don’t reflect the uniqueness and customization you are trying to achieve throughout your home.
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June 20, 2012
In our third post on specific types of home design we are focusing today on the region of France, which is a part of the Mediterranean bordering the southern tip of Italy. For earlier installments on other types of residential architecture see our posts on Mediterranean and Tuscan Home Designs.
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June 20, 2012
Today we are continuting our discussion from this post on Mediterranean Home Design. Today’s home composition is inspired by Tuscany! Ah, tuscany, pronounced Toscana in Italian, is the home of beautiful countrysides, genius artistic works mastered by Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Boticelli, Basilicas, Olive Oil, Wine…and basically almost everything delicous in Italian food.
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