Designers We Love

With the death of so many design magazines of late, we thought we'd share with you some of our favorite designers' web sites.  They are full of beautiful photographs and great ideas that you can steal :)<br /><br />Note:  Click on link to go to the designer's web site.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.janshowers.com/" target="_blank">Jan Showers</a>-Soft, pretty designs.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.janshowers.com/images/collection/col01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="http://www.janshowers.com/images/collection/col01.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.kellyhoppen.com/" target="_blank">Kelly Hoppen</a>-simple, modern, luxurious designs.  Muted colors, simple lines.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JOBqoDYyRmiTsRXLtIaJ9UMKKaHsdxJ3XUeblqO-LMkbjuXqzG-plV_AV0b_xES1SSUwqFm9IZYOGcldCiI1OJ8B-sbtYTjfc048MGT20YpQM2SP4sUqd24DnJY-eeQ47zL4hcr5G9OM/s1600/kellyhoppen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JOBqoDYyRmiTsRXLtIaJ9UMKKaHsdxJ3XUeblqO-LMkbjuXqzG-plV_AV0b_xES1SSUwqFm9IZYOGcldCiI1OJ8B-sbtYTjfc048MGT20YpQM2SP4sUqd24DnJY-eeQ47zL4hcr5G9OM/s400/kellyhoppen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.purple-design.co.uk/" target="_blank">Orla Collins</a>: Modern, luxurious.  Simply divine.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11lIA6sEHKD8XSI3MxnIigmHPVfCAaIIFZT_NkUeaViFLpkDsyAOjIXp4ChWoqnmWgdQvHENcojEeg6o_NrPCtvngxtVjTcdp6lYO7zOdTp_cSixhd9_IxGqksihk2IxNch9X8bsJv9I8/s1600/Orla+Collins+10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11lIA6sEHKD8XSI3MxnIigmHPVfCAaIIFZT_NkUeaViFLpkDsyAOjIXp4ChWoqnmWgdQvHENcojEeg6o_NrPCtvngxtVjTcdp6lYO7zOdTp_cSixhd9_IxGqksihk2IxNch9X8bsJv9I8/s400/Orla+Collins+10.JPG" width="390" /></a></div><a href="http://www.rabih-hage.com/" target="_blank">Rabih Hage</a>-Scrumptious, luxurious. Rich colors, modern lines.  Marvelous details.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2008/11/rough-deluxe-by-rabih-hedge-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="320" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2008/11/rough-deluxe-by-rabih-hedge-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.niniandradesilva.com/" target="_blank">Nini Andrade Silva</a>- Zen, modern.  Ethnic.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4m7U_jUFXZ7XQWWlZm9iFi86FT57tA4EoqYlE7B6Ba2fq1sS6V6EMYfvWV9BNzO9QcO_8ne5qYzP1_GEWCLN9fJP3OCR5YvLLdLLDCBfghM9rUKo5km_N3QP9bzqETLiFxgTgSE0CZ8z/s1600/niniandradesilva.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4m7U_jUFXZ7XQWWlZm9iFi86FT57tA4EoqYlE7B6Ba2fq1sS6V6EMYfvWV9BNzO9QcO_8ne5qYzP1_GEWCLN9fJP3OCR5YvLLdLLDCBfghM9rUKo5km_N3QP9bzqETLiFxgTgSE0CZ8z/s640/niniandradesilva.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.michaelreevesassociates.co.uk/interior-design.html" target="_blank">Michael Reeves</a>-Simply divine!  Mostly modern but some traditional too...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.michaelreevesassociates.co.uk/gallery_images/image4_big.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://www.michaelreevesassociates.co.uk/gallery_images/image4_big.jpg" /></a></div><br />Let us know if you like this list and we'll make it a regular feature in our blog in the future.

Designers We Love

With the death of so many design magazines of late, we thought we'd share with you some of our favorite designers' web sites.  They ...

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Designer Profile-Garry Hutton

San Francisco Chronicle has a profile today on Gary Hutton, a Bay Area designer.  Even though we never heard of him, his portfolio just blows us away.  The man is a genius!  <br /><br />Seriously.  Take, for example, his design of a bookcase.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Images from <a href="http://garyhutton.com/" target="_blank">GaryHutton.com</a><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDIZCYuoV71cqDX89Ia8YW_wamauXVIFpbVZWyoz6rRb0kIwa05rNUo_s1zrjMla3Hboh6fhCywxjDzvgut1F3TVhuiF0y_D6laSt4eXJJtOieYMi-bDa8SkZulK6DP7iH_J3uGjk8WFt/s1600-h/garyhutton1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDIZCYuoV71cqDX89Ia8YW_wamauXVIFpbVZWyoz6rRb0kIwa05rNUo_s1zrjMla3Hboh6fhCywxjDzvgut1F3TVhuiF0y_D6laSt4eXJJtOieYMi-bDa8SkZulK6DP7iH_J3uGjk8WFt/s400/garyhutton1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Now, doesn't that look like an idea worth stealing?<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHN4jWDFa5uhDKSg_p_QUCIFVoWa0HIQuhBS80loR4VOZC2Qx6ODnVQrjGQ2dDHUxTpZmncY1aoYN2bPZDKeUomxo2bT0qvpaax8IWO0_-EUHCattBbrOAdai95icF0aDZ8nMyZIiMQRc/s1600-h/garyhutton2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHN4jWDFa5uhDKSg_p_QUCIFVoWa0HIQuhBS80loR4VOZC2Qx6ODnVQrjGQ2dDHUxTpZmncY1aoYN2bPZDKeUomxo2bT0qvpaax8IWO0_-EUHCattBbrOAdai95icF0aDZ8nMyZIiMQRc/s400/garyhutton2.jpg" /></a><br /></div>You can get this<a href="http://www.insideavenue.com/p-2350-classic-modern-barstool.aspx"> barstool</a> here.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxM-HAtQvtcewd8CEYWRGYL8L_Fi46aJCWZt3qGwMWwXhhItk3kvwePkhcGxHN7QgVcaLcFElhtSw8oGQD17DOJRv_z24ucH_iGHA5ZWA9pW5VBgQWDpGCHiVllFxp4EKhfRR9vdroYkN/s1600-h/garyhutton3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxM-HAtQvtcewd8CEYWRGYL8L_Fi46aJCWZt3qGwMWwXhhItk3kvwePkhcGxHN7QgVcaLcFElhtSw8oGQD17DOJRv_z24ucH_iGHA5ZWA9pW5VBgQWDpGCHiVllFxp4EKhfRR9vdroYkN/s400/garyhutton3.jpg" /></a><br /></div>The <a href="http://www.insideavenue.com/p-2390-leather-dining-chair.aspx">dining chairs</a> are available on our site.  It's slightly different but the looks are similiar.<br /><br /><br />If you visit his <a href="http://www.garyhutton.com/">web site</a>, you'll see some really creative ideas as well.  For the full article from the SF Chronicle, <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/10/HOAI1B54LV.DTL">click here</a>.

Designer Profile-Garry Hutton

San Francisco Chronicle has a profile today on Gary Hutton, a Bay Area designer.  Even though we never heard of him, his portfolio just blow...

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