News And Updates

Do you watch design shows thinking, “Wow, I could do that”? Well, now’s your chance.

Sarah Lybrand works for Atlas Media Corp, a NY production company. She’s looking for “a designer or trendsetter in the design world to host a new web series for a major network. Talent has to be a design expert with credibility. Terrific personality, entertaining, slightly snarky, hip, trendy, early to mid 30’s ideal. Diversity great. Types to look at with a good vibe and attitude,  Sabrina Soto (Get it Sold, below) and [Boston's] Taniya Nayak (Designs and Sell It / HGTV, above).” Ideally, you’ll have at least some experience on-camera.

Is that you? If so, send head shots/links to video/etc to Sarah!

If you’ve received the latest Design Within Reach catalog in the mail you may have noticed a few new pieces:  DWR is now offering select designs by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Fully licensed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection at DWR includes Wright’s Barrel Chair, a recliner, and a sofa.

Wright’s Barrel Chair ($1850) was originally designed in 1937 for Wingspread, the Wisconsin home Wright designed for Herbert F. Johnson. The Barrel Chair is made of solid cherry with a black leather seat, and can be used as a dining or occasional chair.

The Frank Lloyd Wright Recliner ($4500) was originally designed in 1912. The recliner function has been altered so that you can adjust the seating angle without standing. The recliner comes in FSC-certified solid oak in walnut stain with caramel leather.

The longer sibling to the recliner, the 75.5″-long Sofa ($6500) was originally designed for the William B. Greene House in Aurora, Illinois. Like the recliner, the sofa is made from FSC-certified solid oak in walnut stain with caramel leather.

As authentic, fully licensed products of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, each piece comes engraved with a serial number and Wright’s signature.

Are you an interior designer? Slaving away for the man, when you know you could be running the show? Before you take the reigns, you’ll need to build your skills at managing the business side of the firm, and Mount Ida College can help.

Mount Ida College, in Newton, has introduced a Master of Science in Management with a concentration in Interior Design. This 36-credit, part-time program “is geared towards design professionals who wish to expand their knowledge of management while simultaneously advancing their design skills.”

The graduate degree focuses on the following areas:

• Basic Concentration Competence. Develop your capacity for critical thinking and hone your ability to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information. Produce original ideas, products, writing, rendering, and models based on professional-level research. Critique and evaluate emerging strategies, laws, and regulations pertinent to interior design management.
• Research and Theory. Evaluate and apply quantitative and qualitative data. Demonstrate competency of advanced design skills and knowledge of emerging areas and trends in the field.
• Technology. Reinforce your understanding of building information models, computer technical drawings, laws, and codes. Communicate and collaborate effectively in a global market, implementing oral, visual, and written skills. Master the project management skills necessary to make good on deliverables while working within budget, time, and client parameters.
• Leadership. Articulate environmental and sustainable policies for business and industry based upon research and best practice techniques in the interior design field. Identify techniques for implementation of best practice techniques and theories that address universal design standards in the built environment. Apply leadership, management, and design skills to develop and achieve design management goals within defined resources.
• Information Literacy. Strengthen your ability to identify, locate, and retrieve information that will inform all your professional pursuits. Analyze, evaluate, and synthesize issues that can improve the quality of life, increase productivity, and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.

For more information, contact MountIda.

Mount Ida College
777 Dedham St.
Newton, MA 02459
617-928-4500

It’s been some time since I’ve written about Infusion Furniture, the local custom modern furniture company owned by Quentin Kelley. But, as social networking allows, I’ve kept up with with Quentin through Infusion Furniture’s Facebook Fan Page.

After finding out that a high school friend is working with him, I asked Quentin to send me some photos of his recent work. He was nice enough to send me shots of five beautiful, new pieces:  The Sling Slide Table, Kitchen Step Stool, and Stepped Bookcase (above); Tapered Bed and Tank Side Table (below).

His new pieces show the continued development on the theme of his work: clean, modern lines built with old-world craftsmanship.

Every piece from Infusion Furniture is made-to-order and can be had in a variety of woods. For more information, and the full lineup of available pieces, check out the Infusion Furniture site.

Infusion Furniture
143 Williams Street, Apt. 3
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617.522.3453