Something soo true

E-mail i've received _ really funny:

If you are architecture students you've probably experienced:
-the taste of wood glue
-changes in your vocabulary: homework to project, ball to sphere, etc
-you don't understand how somebody can spend less than $20 at the supplies store
-you hate people telling you "go to sleep" or "do you still have a lot of work?"
-your friends and you don't have the same concept of work "oh, well do it right before class"
-you've slept more than 20 straight hours on weekends
-you can easily discuss with authority the effects of caffeine on different drinks
-no matter the effort you put in a project, somebody will always say “why don’t you add this?? or “why don’t you change this here?? or “i think that…but…yeah, its ok??
-you’ve heard all your ipod songs in a week
-you aren’t seen in public without bags under your eyes
-whenever you get invited somewhere, it is followed by “or do you have a lot of homework???
-you’ll dance ymca with a choreography without a drop of alcohol in your system
-you write down a quick message with rapidographs, lead holders, markers and ink
-you constantly make up excuses for courses that are not design related why you didn’t do your work
-you have more pictures of landscapes and places than of people
-your worst nightmare consists of not finishing a project
-someone once called you “lazy?? and you wanted them murdered
-you can live without human contact, sunlight, food, but if your plotter’s ink runs out… chaos!!!
-when somebody lends you a Bic pen you look down at it
-you don’t care about sports cars, your favorite car is the one where you can put in your model and your huge computer
-you design spectacular things without the idea of the cost
-you have the modern mark: a blister in your palm’s hand for the constant use of your mouse
-everybody tells you how they admire your work, “but there is no money for it??
-you’ve gained the ability to sleep in whatever surface: pencils, keyboards, backpacks, your studio mates, food, etc
-you always have the idea that your project will always be recognized
-when you finally have free time to go out you keep thinking “who was the idiot that designed the restaurant’s bathroom??? “who designed this menu??? or “who designed this [chair, table, lighting, fork, etc]??
-you've been at many sunrises, yet you've never seen one
-you need to read all this in a facebook group to realize how weird your life is

top 10 reasons why to date an architect

1. all night long, all night strong.
2. we are damn good with our hands.
3. if we can commit to chipboard, relationships should be easy.
4. you should see the things we errect.
5. use to doing things over and over again.
6. finishing early never happenes.
7. we know the true meaning of interpretation
8. creative positioning.
9. work well in groups
10. entry and passage are always exciting.

Jonathan Adler

Hey you guys,

Few weeks ago i stumbled upon this name in Interior Design ; - Jonathan Adler.

Decided to Google him, and whoa, if you have a chance to visit his showroom in New York, please, pack me in your luggage so that i can come along.

His forte is really in ceramic lighting design. Everything is so whimsical yet there's refinement in each unique piece.

Rams Head lamp (kinda reminds me of the Mooi Design Floor lamp)

Parker table lamp ( can you see the oriental touch on this piece? love it)

Giraffe Lamp (whimsical)

Nelson Minor Platinum

Jere Rain Drops mirror (funky)

Queen Anne mirror (ooh i would love to have one of these!)

He have alot more stuff to offer. If you like what you see here, go to

www.jonathanadler.com

Regards,

Diana Sharif

Architecture/Design 101

1- Architects/designers use different lines for different purposes. Hard lines to define space/items /ideas and soft lines to accentuate soft ideas.Hard lines are best for conveying information that is decisive, specific, and i might say quantitative. (that's why we have those layers/linetype command on our Autocad program).
2-Space planning is the organizing or arranging of spaces to accommodate functional needs.
3.All design endeavors express the zeitgeist.
4. Most of the times, less is more (unless you are Starck).
5.A good designer/architect is not afraid to throw away a good idea. 'I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work -Thomas Ava Edison'
6-An architect/designer is a generalist. We must know enough about each discipline to negotiate and synthesize competing demands while honoring the needs of the client and the integrity of the entire project ( budget, conceptual etc)
7-Any design decision should be justified in at least two ways. Avoid the 'that might look good there' approach. Have a reason!
8.If you can explain your ideas to your grandmother in terms that she understand...well that means you don't know your subject well enough.
9.Create space through informed simplicity or an interaction of simples rather than through unnecessarily busy agglomerations.
10. Have Fun!

An Introduction

I am an interior designer by profession. This blog is a platform for me to write about design, architecture, trends as well answering your queries about interior design.


I've been working for almost 6 years as a designer.


I do freelance work as well.


Feel free to contact me ....


Regards,

Diana Sharif