Form Follows – wait, what?  Fashion?  That’s not how it goes.  It’s “Form Follows Function” if we’re going to properly quote the early Modern Masters of the last century.  The catchphrase of the times – and very appealing today among style drivers in the Pacific Northwest region in particular – was quoted not by the harsh purists in the “Less is More” crowd but before them.  Louis Sullivan is the renowned architect attributed to the phrase and along with it the title, “Father of Modern Architecture”.  But have you seen his stuff?  Far from brutal and bare, that man could dress up a building with style!  So, taking his lead, understanding it’s absolutely essential we think critically about the use of spaces, we will die a soulless concrete death if we do not also adhere to our body’s innate drive to include awe in the experience of what we design, not just how it works.  Sullivan went on to emphasize, “Whatever is beautiful rests on the foundation of the necessary”.  And we’re doing just that right here each quarter, sifting through all the creativity in the world to mete out what we would do for you to create enlivening spaces that foster vibrant life in your interiors.

Although I inherently refuse the confinement of trends, they are yet inspiring.  While I steer my team to pay close attention to how our clients value the experience of where they rest, play, and work, I invest time in this deeply expressive publication quarterly to authorize the total abandonment of project requirements to explore all we set aside in honoring the functions and finances of our workday projects that must endure the everyday realities of life at home and abroad.  The truth in trends, though, isn’t set up in the forays of practical architecture, but swifter produced cultural functions.  Design trends rise and fall starting with graphics, then fashion, then interiors and architecture.  To simplify, what hits the couture runways a year ago will receive a response in kind from the home furnishings market now.  So with our knowledge base rooted soundly in the logistics of properly functioning spaces, we’ve designed this space – our quarterly blog site – for the dreams and wonderments that set our hearts to flights of fancy for the reveling in their passions.  From it all often sparks the perfect solution to your set of perplexities once we hash it all out.  Dive in with us each quarter and see what we come up with to follow the fashions that might form the best fit for you.