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Pacific Shore Stones
Pacific Shore is a processor, importer and wholesaler of exotic natural stones. We offer granite, marble, travertine, slate and a number of other stones in slabs or titles to meet your needs.
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Lambert's Wins Coveted John Staub Award for Landscape Architecture
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Design Guide Partner Lambert’s has been elevating the industry standard for close to a century. With its 90th anniversary in 2009, Lambert’s is the oldest design/build landscape architectural firm in Dallas and are the winners of the prestigious Landscape Architecture John Staub Award. The Texas Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America’s John Staub Award is one of the highest honors that demonstrate design excellence.
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.
Luxury Lighting: Illuminating Hidden Gems
(VIEW- Front & Back; NAME- Amethyst Cathedral; ORIGIN- Brazil; HEIGHT- 6 ft; WEIGHT- 260 lbs)
Very rarely does an accessory become iconography, where its incredible detail and unprecedented design is almost more paramount than the space’s entire aesthetic; very rarely does an accessory ever render you speechless, leaving you only to marvel at its intricate detail, its rarity and its utterly fascinating history. Empressive GeoDesigns is a strictly to-the-Trade artisan manufacturer that creates extraordinary, functional art by combining geological minerals, semi-precious stones and fossils with the most outstanding hardware and incredibly high-quality shades. By specializing in Geode Lamp art décor, Empressive GeoDesigns has illuminated the concept of fusing illustrious works of art with function and purpose.
Architerra Studio
Architerra Studio is a world-class tile and design studio in Austin, Texas. The diverse selection at Architerra make it the ultimate destination for those looking to remodel, build, or just add a little bit of spice. Architerra's South Austin showroom shares their studio with Architerra Handmade Tile, which produces their very own locally manufactured ceramic line.
Flooring Decisions
Complexity Made Simple
With the wide variety of materials to choose from when making tile and countertop selections, making a final decision can be daunting. Not only is there a multitude of stone and tile materials, colors and patterns, but also a wide variety of installation choices that can further define your design style. With so much to consider, professionals like Tom Macaluso, Production Manager of Tileworks in Austin, can be a lifesaver! Known and recognized as an industry expert, Macaluso guides clients through what can be an overwhelming process with ease.
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.
Reclaiming History
Reinvented Brick Oven by Rogers-Ford Architecture & Interior Design
With a sense of creative ingenuity and the application of recycled and salvaged materials, the architect, Patrick Ford of Rogers-Ford Architecture & Interior Design was able to create a seamless transition between an original 1929 estate and a 1950’s addition, as well as a sense of history to the newly constructed addition. The client’s goal was to not only save the 1929 estate from being carved into a subdivision, but also to save and re-use materials found at the property. Throughout the project, Ford and the interior designer, Diana Merzwski, revealed, saved and restored both large and small items - reclaiming the glory of this estate.
