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Leading Innovation: KOHLER Launches "Numi"
The art of seeking the very best that life has to offer has been reaching new heights with Kohler Company (available at Apex Supply Company.), a global leader in kitchen and bath design and technology, has elevated the standard in maintaining a sophisticated lifestyle with its debut of the KOHLER Numi toilet, the ultimate marriage of advanced design and technology.
Ask the Expert: Amp Up The Home with DeVance
Technology has been playing a harmonious role in our lives for decades. Society depends on it to make life easier and more fluid. Over the years, expectations of faster and more efficient ways of integrating technology into our lives has become imperative and often times, impressive. Electronics have quickly evolved into more refined and faster gadgets, making obsolete the days when blackberries and apples were only referred to as fruits. The phenomenal movement of technology has not only inundated professional workplaces; it has found a new place in modern-day homes. Dana DeVance of DeVance AV Design, Inc., a full-service electronic systems design and custom integration firm in Dallas, goes into depth about the many ways a homeowner can control virtually anything electronic in their customized home with their smart phone or Apple iPad.
Design with Technology
At Design Guide, we urge designers to always be on the cusp of a trend. Along with creative ideas, inspiring patterns and fabrics and innovative techniques, comes ingenious and cutting-edge ways to plan a design with technology.
McGannon Showrooms is launching its Creation Station TOMORROW at this year's Celebration of Design.
See the Home Of Tomorrow, Today
The 2011 Texas State Fair is premiering The Home of Tomorrow, an exclusive world-class home exhibit exposing innovative and cutting edge design to a broader market. Consisting of two homes: The Net-Zero Energy Home of Tomorrow, interior design by Boudreaux Associates, and The Remodeled Home of Tomorrow, interior design by Denise McGaha Interiors are visually stimulating homes that broaden the concept of current interior design. The unique exhibit brings together local builders, architects, and interior designers with some of the world’s most advanced home product manufactures.
Shedding Light on the Future: LED Lighting
(Ceiling Lighting by Lights Fantastic)
Whether you have new construction or a remodeling project, updating your design with the newest LED technology available can be another way to “go green” this year. As the leading experts of LED lighting, Lights Fantastic can show you the ways you can incorporate LED lighting into your home.
Concours d'Elegance: Automobile Extravagance
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2010 Best of Show/ 1933 Delage D8S De Villars Roadster
Just as sleek and breathtaking as the coast line that hugs 17 Mile Drive along Pebble Beach, so too are the timeless masterpieces of the Concours d’Elegance. On Wednesday, August 17th The Lodge at Pebble Beach will once again host the Concours d’Elegance where collectors and automobile connoisseurs alike will come together and admire over two hundred of the most prized collection automobiles and motorcycles from around the world.
DG Gals Capture the Fun of Springboard to Design 2011
One of the best perks of being a DG Gal are the Design events we are invited to attend, and honored to help promote! We are privileged to be the media sponsor for many of the best design events around town, and we are always excited to participate in helping recognize the work done by Texas designers. Hosted by NEST Modern and co-sponsored by Design Guide, The Gallery Stores of Whit Hanks, David Alan Rugs, California Closets, Imago Dei, Exteriors Designer Showroom, Ferguson Showrooms, and Kravet, the Austin Community ASID held Springboard To Design for Austin & San Antonio Designers on May 18th. A full day of continuing education, prizes and fun, the design community came together to learn from one another. We were there with our cameras capturing the images that show a group of great designers who know how to have a good time!
Our Favorite Design Blogs
The wealth of online resources has changed the face of our design community. It was not that long ago that our daily exposure to design trends was based on our regional resources, so our design community was just that… regional. Exposure to national and international design trends was limited to a select group of uber successful designers, while the rest of the community anxiously waited each month to turn the pages of national publications such as Architectural Digest. Now that so much valuable information is readily available online, our design community has no borders. Now in combination with print, homeowners and design professionals alike can get up to the minute ideas, inspiration and sources through leading daily design blogs. For example, The Design Guide receives emails and requests from as far away as Dubai and Greece in search of resources, and we communicate via Facebook and twitter with Designers everywhere. We love to share the latest ideas, inspiration images and sources available in Texas, and in turn we have a list of blogs we are following that keep us informed from around the globe. Here are just a few of the blogs and online resources that our team loves to follow. Let us know your favorites.
Dallas Design Ovation 2011 Winners Announced
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First Place - Kitchen Traditional
Charlotte Comer, ASID - Charlotte Comer Interiors & Collectibles
Dallas ASID design professionals and industry partners flocked to the Pettigrew Associates showroom in the Decorative Design Center on May 20, 2011 to annouce and celebrate the ASID 2011 Dallas Design Ovation award winners. Winners project's were voted on by a designer panel in multiple categories and presented with a prestigious Dallas Design Ovation Award. The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is a community of designers, industry specialists, educators and students who are committed to the world of interior design.
The Peace of Mind and Ease of an Automatic Driveway Gate by Lonestar Overhead Doors & Gates
A custom driveway gate extends your home security to your property boundaries and in a time when people are increasingly worried about their security, adding a gate at driveway entrances has become a popular improvement. Having a secure fence and locked gate can be a great comfort, particularly if the house lies in a heavily trafficked neighborhood. In addition to its security benefits, adding a gate also contains animals, marks property lines and can make an aesthetic improvement to the home.
