Neon in the Night-VEGAS STYLE

January 29, 2016January 29, 2016 | Design Works International

Well..I will never look at neon lights the same way after my night time tour at The Neon Museum located at 770 Las Vegas Blvd N in Las Vegas.

This 501c (3) organization was established in 1996 to help preserve the history of these tell tale lights. The hour tour is filled with Vegas history including tidbits from the Rat Pack days, Bugsy Siegel and downtown Vegas trivia.

Spend a visual hour learning about the history of neon, the designers that created them, font type specifics and leave with a different understanding about Vegas….lots of color, a little bit of chaos (past history) but mostly the creativity that these lights stood for!

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Las Vegas Market-A Cross Section of Style

January 27, 2016January 29, 2016 | Design Works International

Just returned from the Las Vegas Market where manufacturers open up their showrooms to the trade. It was my first time at this market and the diversity of product available in hard as well as soft product was amazing! What I found most appealing was how easy it is to shop the three main buildings, as well as the annex tents, filled with gobal greats and antique treasures.

I know as a designer and curator of product, getting an overview of what’s available in the industry is not always easy, so attending this market allowed me to see first hand what the industry is offering in textiles, wall art, wallpaper, tabletop, lighting, furniture and accessories.

Allow me to share some of my “global greats” from The Las Vegas Market.

Classic Home-The perfect mix in texture showing textiles, accent frames and furniture.

Europe2You-Showcasing vintage and reclaimed home products from Europe with this serving board and these vintage dome accessory covers….the perfect example of what I call “rustic glam” style. Always fun to see more inspirational outdoor product from Seasonal Living in an array out updated color and style.

From Classic Home in Los Angeles “artisan blue” bedding featuring embroidery and printed pattern in shibori and tie dye techniques. Spotted this “textile treasure” chair at the Jamie Young showroom.

Updated style at Palecek with this interesting arm detail. Surya’s colorful loop rug.

Leather and wood sofa at Oly.

Roberta Schilling’s custom metal wall art. Digital Printed wallpaper by Mitchell Black.

Beautiful shell detailing on this sideboard by Oly. Artisan accessories at Gold Leaf Design Group.

Natural wall decor by Pheromone by Christopher Marley.

The “softer side” of color by Bungalow Five.

Vintage Vinyl floorclothes by Spicher and Company.

Roberta Schilling’s classic chair.

Roberta Schilling’s “Bag” Chair

Purple Power in Products at Heimtex in Frankfurt Germany.

January 14, 2016January 18, 2016 | Design Works International

We often talk about trend and what is happening in the future, but today I like to review what is happening on the product end of design regarding print, pattern and color at Heimtex.

Heimtex is the largest international textile show with manufacturers, designers and mills from 68 countries. The fair is a 4 day event located in Frankfurt Germany and takes place at the Messe Exhibition Hall.

Products ranges are tabletop, wallpaper, upholstery, bedding and fabric for both the residential as well as contract industries.

This show I found purple and tones of purple to be the universal color connector through many product ranges. Purple, plum, wine and eggplant were prevalent as main colors or accent tones alongside neutral grounds.

Casamance-Abstract geometric patterns in large scale repeats with imperfect edges. Lokser Textiles-Hand painted naive styled damasks.

Brewster-Organic floral patterns with geometric accents.
Pichler-Purple as a solid color statement.

Design Works International-Fun hand painted florals and medallions with textural accents.

Trend Hall Fabric-Artisan techniques like ombré, shibori and tie dye.

Pantone Rose Quartz Trending at Heimtex in Germany

January 13, 2016January 18, 2016 | Design Works International

Posting from Heimtex, the largest international textile show, in Frankfurt Germany this week. Great to get an overview of art and product from around the globe in one location that focuses on all interior soft-home trends in textiles, wallpaper, upholstery and tabletop..just to name a few categories.

Happy to confirm that Pantone Rose Quartz 13-1520, paired with gray or taupe for a more unisersal look is trending at Heimtex. Shown here from Almeida and Pichler with updated faux fur and fun textures!

Design A Day

January 6, 2016January 18, 2016 | Design Works International

“DESIGN A DAY”

We launched our “Design A Day” campaign on Instagram for the month of January sharing techniques and color combinations from our design studio in New York City. {We work with talented designers in our studio in NYC…throughout the US and internationally!}

We have three main studio collections: Chelsea which is our most graphic collection {shown above}

Soho which is our seasonal collection with a focus on holiday artwork for Christmas, Harvest and holidays like Halloween and Valentines Day.

Our newest HOME collection focuses on interior design for bedding, wallpaper, upholstery and textiles.

We are always looking for new talent to join our select group of freelance designers. If interested please go on-line designworksstyle.com and submit your work…we will get back to you once we had the chance to review your designs.

Instagram: designworksinternational

Twitter: @designworksintl

Blog: designworksstyle.com

212-594-0777 studio

High Point Happiness

October 19, 2015October 19, 2015 | Design Works International

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!

Collaborating Style with GAF

October 14, 2015October 14, 2015 | Design Works International

Design Works Intl

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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HGTV HOME “Celebrating”

August 14, 2015August 14, 2015 | Design Works International

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!❤️

Isleboro Maine-Rustic Beauty

August 7, 2015 | Design Works International

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