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The woman who helped usher the interior design industry into full flower in the United States was prolific in putting out ideas that will help freshen up today's interior design business. Look at our latest Designer Monthly, Interior Design: Look Forward by Looking Back to Dorothy Draper.

Did you ever have a problem designing small spaces?  Take a look at how top interior designers solved this common problem in our latest Designer Monthly, How to Design Small Spaces at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House.

 

 

 

 

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Friday
May242013

Jewelry Designs Look Much Better Online When They Spin

Look at the fantastic GIF or animated image I found on the Klimt02 international jewelry design website! An animated product that spins to show all angles of a jewelry piece will show off your work to maximum effect, as Australian jewelry designer Julia deVille illustrates with the spin view of her Pave Rook necklace. Here's a video I found showing many other product "spins" to give you ideas of how you can show off your work better on your website, blog, or Etsy store.

The video will steer you to the Swiftspin360 website, and I'd like to direct you to their 7 Steps to Creating a 360 Product Spin. Join the website in order to freely access their articles and downloads. While the pitch is to photographers, if you're a jewelry designer with a camera, we'd like you and our jewelry design students to experiment with creating some beautiful product spins of your special work!

 

If you're interested in learning more about wedding planning, we encourage you to explore the Sheffield School, New York, NY. Sheffield began as an Interior Design school in 1985, and then expanded our course offerings to train people in other design-related fields, including Feng ShuiWedding and Event Planning, and Jewelry Design. With thousands of active students and more than 50,000 graduates, Sheffield has trained more design professionals than any school in the world.

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  • Monday
    Dec172012

    7 Interior Design Favorites from 1st Dibs

    Regency Japanned Side Cabinet, England, 19th Century

     If you aren't using 1stDibs.com or utilizing their extensive treasure-filled showroom at 200 Lexington in New York City, then you're missing out on a valuable interior design resource.
    Wagon Wheel Side Chairs by Wharton Esherick (signed), 1932

     Over 1,000 antique and collectibles dealers have been gathered together in a carefully curated online marketplace.
     
    Lizard vase by Jean-Jacques Lachenal, France, c. 1920

     It's easy to plug in any keywords - Robsjohn-Gibbings, Gustavian, chandelier, 18th century, lantern, skull - and come up with a host of merchandise to peruse.
     
    Disco Bar with LED programmable lights and sound system by Patrick Cox, England, 2008

     I've decided to select some of my 1stDibs.com favorites this month; click on each photo for more product information.
     
    Dining Table by Gio Ponti, Italy, c. 1970

     The really cool part about this service? There are always thousands of

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