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Q+A with Meritage Homes on Developing Curated Design Collections for Customers

Courtesy Meritage Homes As many home builders know, design fatigue and choice paralysis are real phenomena that some buyers experience during the new-home design process. When overwhelmed with a copious amount of product options, buyers often become stressed, delay decision-making, and overall could be displeased with the process and their new home. To take the stress out of selecting interior …

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Home design business moves to Freeport after ‘complete loss’ from Portland fire

The aftermath from the June 2021 in Portland. Courtesy of Carey Goltz In the early morning hours on June 11, a warehouse fire in Portland devastated Carey Goltz’s home design business. A call from the fire department came in around 2:30 a.m., and while no one was seriously injured, Goltz said “everything was a complete loss.” “Not much that you …

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Minimizing Design Time Coupling in a Microservice Architecture

Transcript Richardson: I’m Chris Richardson. Welcome to my talk on minimizing design-time coupling in a microservice architecture. In this talk, I’m going to answer three questions. What is design-time coupling? What problems does it create? How do we design loosely coupled services? I’ve done a few things over the years. Most notably, I wrote the book, “POJOs in Action.” I …

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How severe weather is shaping home design

The pandemic gave literal meaning to the idea that our homes are a refuge, a place to seek shelter during uncertain and unsafe times. It’s a concept that designers and architects worldwide are taking more seriously than ever—not just in the event of another pandemic, but also because of climate change. On a global scale, severe weather is becoming more …

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Modsy shares results of survey on how home design can affect wellness

SAN FRANCISCO – Modsy, an online interior design service, partnered with a research firm and a social psychologist to learn how home design can affect wellness. The company looked at four design styles: contemporary, country, transitional and maximalist. For people who said their homes had good design, more than 55% said their home made them feel calm, and 53% said …

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Leeds Beckett University presents nine architecture and design projects

A “Recycled Fun Palace” and pottery studios for autistic and non-verbal people are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by Leeds Beckett University.  Also included is a project that imagines a post-viral Blackpool and another that explores the idea that colonising another planet is the solution to climate change. School: Leeds Beckett University, Leeds School of ArchitectureCourses: BA(Hons) Architecture, BA(Hons) Landscape Architecture and Design, …

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warsaw home & contract fortifies hundreds of design networking opportunities

the largest design fair in central eastern europe runs in ptak warsaw expo venue   after the blow to business inflicted by the pandemic – and the kibosh that lockdowns put on social interaction – it’s not surprising design professionals are eager to reconnect. in a post-covid world, the value of trade fairs is more evident than ever. fairs allow …

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How a Design Devotee Turned Her Passion Into a Thriving Business

Claude Home (named after the aforementioned ex), Holladay’s vintage-furniture online retail platform and art gallery, is the result of that simple formula; in just three years, it has accrued 140,000 Instagram followers and become a go-to source for interior decorators and design enthusiasts alike. The company works with mostly French and Italian consignors and dealers, from whom the 25-year-old Holladay …

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