“Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken” Oscar Wilde
The little act of knowing yourself is a lifetime quest that is worth conquering as early in your life as possible. This May we will look at how your surroundings help your self-reflection process. Introspection solidifies our values and builds confidence…
Read MoreEver wondered how some people are able to keep a schedule and repeat the same rituals every day? The kind of rituals that are poster-ready, the kind that you would want to have because through some weird and magical connections if you do that, you will achieve some elevated sense of self and accomplishment?
Well, that’s great and dandy, but what about…
Read MoreWe dedicate each month to one important lifestyle topic and explore how can design contribute to it’s betterment and success. Follow or subscribe to the TRENDING section for the highlights and follow us on the Blog and Social media to catch it all.
Read MoreYou know that scene in America’s Sweethearts when John Cusack complains about Catherine Zeta-Jones taking her new beau to “their restaurant”? As if by doing that, she’s poisoned all the dinners he had with her there in the past. Have you’ve experienced that? Did you ever wonder why that is?
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Read MoreThere is no better day than today to be mindful of the cycle of life that keeps our planet alive. In the post-industrial age we live in, we in the north-western hemisphere, are perceptually disconnected from the resources of our existence. This has a big impact on how we do everything, from waste to decorating our homes.
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Read More👏 🏆 🥉 So excited to announce!! 👏 we WON BRONZE at the International Design Competition in Los Angeles.
Read MoreAs difficult as it is to go through yet another lockdown, it is even more difficult for so many businesses in the construction industry to be stripped of their capability to earn an honest living.
Read MoreHealth is a hot topic in any day and age, especially now. As a species, our primary instinct and goal is survival and health helps yield high survival rates. But what is health anyway and what does it do for me?
Here is what health is not: it is not the absence of disease.
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Read MoreWith the current much ado around health, it is important to pause and reflect on what that really is. How much of health is physical, how much is mental, how much is in fact, social. Can we control health through our built environment and what are it’s many facets? Is health a personal or social matter? Read more
Read MoreThe front doors: Change the entrance door and while at it, consider a better garage door as well
Garage doors are often left out of the curb-appeal discussion, yet they take up substantial frontwall space, implicitly having a significant visual impact. This is an opportunity to really spruce up your curb-appeal by cleverly installing a more appealing door. READ MORE
Read MoreTake a look at Adriana’s Valentines day special: See what you can do for a Sunday full of fun!
a Dochia Media production Written and Narrated by Adriana Mot
Read More“If you live in a condo, the biggest problem may be that you’re short on space. The way to good design is a thin path between expected lifestyle, legislative regulations and development-related financial constraints. The inventiveness that a successful project requires is constantly challenged and under serious public scrutiny.”
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
Read MoreLast year is not a year that we will easily forget. It is however one year of our lives. What did you do? Did you turn it around and make the best of it or crumbled under its weight, pressure and fatality? First and second episodes of the A list will look at the major events of last year as they affected Adriana and how they shaped her lifestyle, personal and professional choices. A positive attitude and adaptability are key to living the best life you can even under the most dire circumstances.
Read MoreWe’re open! After carefully looking at the guidelines, we do fit within the new restrictive rules and we’ll keep going. We’ve got key information! Read the article for selected links to relevant construction information restrictions and permissions.
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My channel will feature professional and entertaining segments on all things design and lifestyle. Design is too often reduced to finishes, decor, colours and pretty little things. That is simply wrong.
Design is the reflection of personal and societal values, practical needs, habits of living, responsibility, aesthetic balance, and, not in the least, the manufacturing capabilities of an era.
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