The year of 2024 has been somewhat of a revival of adding back colour into our homes. A white and bright kitchen will forever be a classic but in the past few years as we’ve spent more time at home people are craving personalized spaces that feel lively and inviting.
Read MoreIncorporating current interior design trends into your space does not mean complete overhaul. To seamlessly integrate trends, consider infusing elements of casual elegance, vibrant colours, mixed textures, bold contrasts, and embracing what you already have.
Read MoreIncorporating current interior design trends into your living room does not mean complete overhaul. Let me tell you how to seamlessly infuse elements of casual elegance, vibrant colours, mixed textures, bold contrasts, and a love for life into what you already have.
Read MoreA smile in the corner of a mouth, the breath of wind whisperer of secretes from lands afar, the orchid of one's childhood, the golden proportions of an Italian villa perched among tall poplars on soft abundant hills, the sound of resonating music in a sun-filled Sunday afternoon alleyway with it's many open windows and scents of dinners and your new shoes on the pavement as you pass fast, toward your own home, your expectation, excitement, hunger for another day, a new day, filled with all the beauties in the world.
Read MoreParis week Spring-Summer 2023 saw a bold display of unprecedented variety. From whimsy to grunge to the revival of the classic black minidress, the exploration of individuality and the 'everything goes' has never been more visible.
Read MoreThe ease with which we move within our imagination is quickly dismissed when a good reality is cast upon us. Sometimes, we become content and relaxed at the expense of not seeing the next step that can take us even further. Vibing well is an awesome ride to catch upward, not something to bathe in like a stagnant pool after a summer's shower rain.
Read MoreThe most reinvented room in your home is the kitchen. By far. Because of that, following the kitchen trends can be very insightful in what new living patterns are concerned. Here are some of the ones that I’ve spotted with my keen (22-year and counting) professional eye that I’m sure will fill in the 2023 design pages:
Read MoreInterior design is one of the greatest modes of personal expression. Over the past few years people have spent more time at home than ever before. In turn, they have started to hone in on their personal aesthetic, and create rooms that feel right to them. By focusing on the pieces that bring joy, colours and textures that contribute to a peaceful space, and functional living, we can create interiors that truly feel like home.
Read MoreWhen Malinowski coined the ubiquitous term in the 1920s, nuclear families had been at the root of most societies for more than 500 years. Yet it has not always been so; in history, we see other constructs that have been much more successful in delivering a wide range of impressive lifestyle benefits as precursors of this now prevalent reality. Nuclear families, even by definition, are proponents of exclusion. A nucleus is compactly closed, not open. It hardens its barriers to the rest of the world rejecting fluency. Indubitably a suitable environment for the very young, for young adults and beyond, nuclear families are not enough.
Read MoreMost things in our lives are on the go. Seldom can we see a chapter fully closed and when we do, that probably isn't the most interesting chapter we have anymore. Our attention focuses on the next thing. We all get more excited with projects on the go. They have an enticing potential which the closed ones don’t.
Read MoreHotels are amazing places. They are our palace-home, away from home. We all, if we get there, no matter from what economic bracket, are pampered, serviced and treated with full attention. As hotels compete for an increasingly selective traveller, new trends will emerge in hospitality that will be bound to please the famished globetrotter in all of us: we will likely see an increase in service offerings, rooms will have an added personal touch and select VIP packages will offer unique and extra-memorable experiences.
Read MoreInundated by ideas and possibilities, our minds are now ripe with the excitement of change as opposed to the fear of it. Design only follows; in that it creates a time-capsule universe by giving all these important trends an aesthetic form and a visual framework.
Read MoreRE-SHAPE YOUR LIFE from what you do, to where and how you live, to who you spend your time with. READ MORE….
Read MoreHealth above all else is what shaped pretty much everything this past year.
As much as this is a fact at any point in life for anyone and in every century, this year we've been globally reminded of our own mortality. The solidarity that ensued, even with its systemic flaws here and there, stood proof of humanity's power to direct itself as species. Independent of you agreeing or not with local policies, the psychological impact that this global lifestyle catastrophe has generated has touched and will continue to touch all aspects of life.
Read More"Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us."
Boris Pasternak
Get out of your comfort zone is a motto that gets used a lot in the context of self-development and growth. It is in fact way more than that. It is life itself. This month at Dochia - take a look and let yourself be surprised! 💫
Read MoreIn antiquity, this beautiful colour was praised in the form of the Lapis Lazuli, a semi-precious stone with deep, dreamy blue tones. Egyptians believed it had the power to give you immortality and open the heart to love. They produced what it is believed to be the first blue dye dating back to over 6000 years ago and they are credited with the invention of the blue pigment eponymously called “Egyptian blue” or cuprorivaite. Need I say more? …
Read MoreRecently shortlisted for the international Design & Architecture Award, Adriana has discussed her views with Design Et Al - industry leading design magazine in London, UK.
In what direction do you feel that design is moving towards in a general sense? I believe that design will be more and more a tool for positive change. Social responsibility and personal preferences will govern lifestyle and coexist as the new design norms.
Read more about the shortlisted entry HERE
Full interview coming up in the Spring issue of Design Et Al
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