Loving our “Artisan Blue” Textile Collection at Design Works International. Blessed to work with such a talented group of designers and artists!
Gearing up for a very busy 2016 filled with lots of creative collaboration both here and overseas….more to come!
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Santa Monica-Street Surfing @nancy_fire
Quick trip to LA to remind this New Yorker that street life in Santa Monica is a bit more chill than in NYC!
Always great to get my LA fix and reality check while visiting the west coast…my type A personality is quickly downgraded to type B.
Posting all week from the High Point Furniture Market in North Carolina! So happy to have spoken on outdoor trends in the marketplace, taken over the #designonhpmkt Instagram and lead a suite spot tour through the suites at market square!
So much to see..so many designers and manufactures to talk to and lots of great product to discover.
Sharing my global greats from Instagram and to view more details on these pics please check out the followingbinstagrams that I have been posting from all week: @nancy_fire @hgtvhome @hgtv
Enjoy!
Honored to be working along side GAF on the re-launch of their GAF Style Guide on GAF.com Our focus is the lifestyle shift of “bringing the indoors, outdoors”, a trend in home design today!
Founded in 1886, GAF is the largest roofing manufacturer in North America. The company’s products include a comprehensive portfolio of steep-slope and commercial roofing systems, which are supported by an extensive national network of factory-certified contractors.
The new GAF Style Guide is a resource that helps homeowners select shingles that best match their personal style with their exterior home portfolio.
The style guide can be found at http://www.gaf.com/style.
In today’s world, we have seen a major lifestyle shift in “bringing the indoors, outdoors” so a paramount design decision like choosing the color and substrate of your roof is now being influenced by your lifestyle. Color as well as texture are factors to consider while making this…
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Hard to believe that this month our NYC based design studio, Design Works International will be 27 years old! I can still remember our first day in business and our original 1000 sq ft studio on west 35th street between 7th and 8th ave.
We started as a textile-art studio creating hand painted original pieces of artwork for mainly the fashion industry. Our clients were based in NYC and many were a few blocks away from our small studio space. At that time we employed 4 full time designers and had about 10 clients.
FAST FOWARD to 2015 where we are now located on 36th street between 5th and 6th ave in our 10,000 sq ft studio employing many more designers and working with hundreds of clients.
Besides feeling thankful and blessed for having “survived” in NYC for the past 27 years I truly feel proud of what my husband…
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Hard to recall the last time I felt like a kid for a day…so thank you Kind + Jugend for showcasing some of the best international kids products in Cologne Germany this week!
Great to see such innovative and creative products taking center stage for 2016! The color story was varied from “the softer side” creating a more vintage sensibility to a more “bold and bright” geometric style for a more outgoing sensibility.
Serba displayed knitted 3-D character dolls on an updated scenic printed bed set.
Keoka’s take was more of a mid century modern changing table that had us all at hello…dreaming of how we could use this piece even if our kids were full grown!
Tede from Berlin had the most amazing wooden toy animated bikes in beautiful dye based finishes creating some of the nicest color palettes that we viewed at the show.
Dip Dap from Lativa had a more modern take on a toddler bike made of digitally printed wood with a repeated bear motif.
3 Sprouts from Canada represented by Duux went for a more graphic oversized character approach on home decor fabric storage containers.
Kids 11, a client of mine located in Atlanta debuted many new innovative toy and gear offerings along with their new packaging and logo update.
Tuc Tuc from Spain was truly a trend setter with there newest black and white geometric strollers!
ChildHome had one of the most curated and fresh looking booths at the show for color, style and substrates! Look at this cute fabric tent!
Neo NATO had a fun graffiti wall display outside their booth.
Green Tom had the coolest all organic and green strollers made from post consumer recycled products….so innovative and refreshing!
Camarelo had the most graphic splatter print stroller in black, orange, green with accents of blue.
TwistShake is extremely innovative with there colorful and multi-functional bottles and containers!
More pics and info on the Kind + Jugend Show tomorrow on my Designworksstyle.com blog
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Excited to share that HGTV HOME was awarded “Best Corporate Brand Program” at LIMA this year and yesterday on Instagram we hit 50K in followers! Proud to be affiliated with such a creative and dedicated team at Scripps Networks Interactive and of course all our HGTV HOME Partners! As Design Director of HGTV HOME, as well as Creative Director and Founder of Design Works International NYC, I am blessed to be working with such creative, talented and dedicated individuals!❤️
Spending a week on the idyllic island of Isleboro Maine with 20 of our nearest and dearest was truly a “close encounter of the 3rd kind”…. But only in a positive manner, seriously…we had a blast!
Isleboro Island is a narrow 14 mile island that is located approximately 3 miles off the coast of Lincolnville in the Penobscot Bay in Maine. It was incorporated into the United States in the 18th century after being settled by fisherman and farmers. Today 600 residents year round live on the Isleboro while in the summer months that number easily expands to a few thousand!
Our week was great on so many levels, kayaking, boating, hiking, fire pit fun, tennis, paddle board, great food and friends! When you vacation with many people it’s important to have a common bond and in our case, it was the great outdoors and of course food!
Since Isleboro is a small island and limited to only a couple of food stores we needed to plan ahead and bring food with us in order to be organized and feed 20+ people for 7 days. Meals were planned in advance and each family had their day or meal to cook! Last night Neil and I grilled cedar salmon along with homemade mango chutney, garlic broccoli, orzo salad and a fresh garden salad. All meals were innovative as well as delicious with each family creating some of their favorite foods!
Loving photography the way I do, I was able to incorporate my art inspired photos into every activity….while posting for Instagram for three different accounts…HGTV HOME, nancy_fire and designworksinternational. Combing the great outdoors and my love of photography was the perfect inspirational blend for me! Inspired by all I see…enjoy my memories!
Sunrise over Isleboro Island, Maine.
Wooden Hot Tub
Ready for Kayaking
Transportation to the “Boston Whaler Motor Boat!
Sunset over Isleboro Island, Maine.
Sunset over Isleboro Island
Island Humor at the local Ice Cream Shoppe
Retro Dodge Truck-Wish List! Amazing “retro red” color❤️
Togetherness-Pastel Palette
Smooth Sailing before the Storm
Color Inspiration “Green with Envy” Island Shed
“Free Maps” in Belfast Maine-Fun DIY using recycled letters from license plates!
Island Inspiration at The Summer Shop on Isleboro Island.
Lobster Bake
“Sitting on the dock of the Bay”
“Fire Pit Feast” S’mores
Kayaking on the Bay
Fern Forrest
Light House Isleboro Ferry
Stonehenge on Isleboro
Mid-Day Lighting
Sunrise Kayak Adventure
Outdoor Inspiration Climbing Clematis
Lobster Boat Belfast Maine
Bouy Decor-Fun outdoor DIY decor!
Words to Live By! ENJOY!!
What a creative way to start your day at IKEA’s “Moments About Food” in NYC! Honored to be invited to this creative and inspirational event with its focus on food, food sourcing, product introductions, tips on organic farming, canning and urban farming on your own rooftop!
Amazed by IKEA’s newest product introductions that are “Trend Right” and “Eco Savvy” featuring substrates like cork, bamboo, various woods and woven fabrics! Colors are updated and fresh with many combinations to pick from.
IKEA’s newest “Section Kitchen Selection” is brilliant. Each drawer is a personalized space for all your kitchen gadgets as well as food storage, dinnerware, drinkware and utensils. Shown in a fantastic green finish, this kitchen is a vertical masterpiece! No more reaching for items that are too tall to grab..this is a kitchen with maximum bandwidth!
Be sure to check out IKEA’s newest catalog and product in stores and help them celebrate an amazing new introduction of some of the most innovative and clever product ranges I have viewed in a while. From innovative placemats with i-phone pockets to organic new jams, cork outdoor ensembles and beautiful textiles….you will be updating your home in no time!
Oh and a special “shout out” to Katie Lee for sharing some great food tips and yummy treats!
Color, Chaos & Creativity 