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Webster’s Dictionary defines joy as “the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying.” The kind folk at Webster’s are, however, no help to us as we ponder the size or scale of a thing which might be considered “good or satisfying” and thus could stir in us the emotion of joy. So left to our own devices we must decide. What’s the tipping point in a things scale or size that allows us to celebrate the defined emotion?

On this day after the Memorial Holiday I suggest that even the smallest of stirrings should illicit, from honest folks, the rumblings of joy. If we determine to hold out for something Big; really Big before we let slip with this thoroughly bridled emotion then we, I fear, may be waiting quite some time. But, if we open our eyes to the world just beyond the tip of our noses we might be surprised by what we find.

For instance as I type this morning I’m flanked on the right and on the left by two Yorkies, Max and Mickey. They are peacefully asleep; aware but not bothered by my insistent pecking and always ready to look up at me with the knowing and loving eyes. Call me sentimental but that qualifies, in my book, as a “good or satisfying” moment. When I look around my house I see pictures that spark memories, both “good” and “satisfying”.

There are objects; gifts from friends or purchases made with someone special both of which recall to me reasons I have to be full of joy. Look in to the eyes of a neighbor; shake the hand of a stranger; watch the face of a spouse, a partner or a friend and see if the spark of joy doesn’t cause your heart to jump a bit.

In these small moments it doesn’t matter what has happened in or around our lives. The losses, the pain, the fear or the anxiety are all real but for a minute or two our re-connection with Joy, and the path that brought, matter much more.

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DesignCoach: Help Me with My Wood Floors!

Each Monday on the DesignQuotient™ blog, DesignCoach™ Beverly Hills interior designer James Swan answers readers’ questions. Post your design dilemma. DesignCoach™ can help you find the solution.

This week on the DesignCoach: Help Me with My Wood Floors!

Q. I want to either have my wood floors refinished or get new wood
floors. I’m not big on having to move everything out of the house for
the sanding. What are the pros and cons of new floor surfaces? Will
older wooden floors add value to the house? Or keep value?

A: Sorry to say but either option will require an inconvenience to your life. Refinishing and installing new (old?) wood floors are both messy time consuming projects and should be carefully considered. My question to you is what do you wish to achieve by this project? If the solid wood floors currently in your home have never been resurfaced and you wish to have a fresh look then refinishing is the answer. If, however, you wish to have a different species of wood on your floors or if the existing wood is worn and can not be refinished then replacing the wood is required.

Secure the names of two or three wood floor specialists in our area. Ask them to your home for a quote. Ask questions and take careful notes. You can learn much from this process and move you steps closer to a more beautiful home.

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DesignFind: Global Design Events Calendar

Design Find is your global guide to upcoming home shows, furniture, art & antique fairs, and designer show houses.

Design Find is your global guide to interior design events, designer show houses, antique & art fairs, and home & garden shows.

Before we look at the top design events, we want to let you know that if you are searching for a leading high-end residential, hospitality or commercial interior designer, consider working with the firm of acclaimed Beverly Hills interior designer James Swan. We work competitively with clients nationally and internationally. Contact us to review your project.

DESIGN EVENTS CALENDAR – Your Global Guide to Design
MAY 2009 (listed chronologically)

Court Pomp and Royal Ceremony, Court Dress in Europe, 1650-1800
Now thru June 28, 2009
Palace of Versailles
France

http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/

Designer Style: Home Decorating in the 1950s
Now thru September 2009
Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA)
Middlesex University, Cat Hill, Barnet, Herts, EN4 8HT
United Kingdom

http://www.moda.mdx.ac.uk/exhibitions/current.htm

In the years after the Second World War, Britain experienced a new sense of optimism about the future. Following the Festival of Britain, there was an emphasis on good design for all aspects of home furnishing. Manufacturers increasingly employed artists to design textiles and wallpapers, and used their names as a selling point. Consumers welcomed the new brighter colours and fresh approach to pattern. This exhibition will draw on MoDA’s own collections to show a wide range of wallpapers and textiles from the 1950s. Examples on display will include work by well-known artists and designers like Lucienne Day, Graham Sutherland, Cawthra Mulock and Jacqueline Groag. Visit Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture, located at Middlesex University for additional information.

ICFF Opening Night Party:
May 16, 2009 from 7:00-9:00pm
The Museum of Modern Art, the Abbey Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden
11 West 53rd Street, NYC, NY

Ft. Lauderdale Home Design & Remodeling Show
May 22-25, 2009
Broward County Convention Center
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
www.homeshows.net

Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show
May 24-25, 2009 (Preview: May 23, 2009)
Brandywine River Museum, Route 1, Chadds Ford, PA
Ph: 610.388.2700; 410.961.5121
www.armacostantiquesshows.com

Moscow World Fine Art Fair (MWFAF)—canceled
May 25-June 1, 2009
The Manege, 1 Manezhnaya Square, Moscow, Russia
Ph: + 41 22 906 15 20/22/26 or 212 982 5429
www.moscow-faf.com

Photo: MWFAF 05 Gala Dinner at the Kremlin

MWFAF feels the pinch: “We believe that under the circumstances which we all know, it would have been unscrupulous to present yet another luxurious and festive event in Russia.”

2nd Algeria Kitchen, Bath & Lighting Expo
May 26-28, 2009
Algiers, Algeria

New-Fields Exhibitions, Inc. — one of the leading frontrunners in the world of emerging markets and now focusing on the booming market of kitchen, bath and lighting products for Algeria’s housing industry — invites your company to our upcoming event. The three-day event, touted to be one of year 2009’s biggest and most important events in the country’s housing industry, aims to bring together various company organizations from the international business community worldwide to display their country’s best products, excellent interior designs and quality services related to the kitchen, bath and lighting market.

Las Vegas Antique Jewelry and Watch Show
May 28-June 1, 2009
Bally’s Hotel and Casino, 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
Ph: 239.732.6652
www.dmgantiqueshows.com

Two Rivers Antiques Show
May 30-31, 2009 (Preview: May 29, 2009)
Red Bank Armory Ice Complex, 76 Chestnut Street, Red Bank, NJ
Ph: 732-923-6886
www.tworivershow.org

THERE’S MORE!

May is a great month for Designer Showhouses nationwide. Check out this site for a complete 2009 calendar of designer show houses: http://designintuit.com/dev/index.php?page=2009-tour-2

Want to find all the antiques shows in your area? Click here: http://www.antiquetrader.com/showcalendar/

Looking for antique auctions near you? Check out the Journal of Antiques and Collectibles auction calendar here: http://www.journalofantiques.com/calendar/may.html

If you have a chance to attend any of the events listed above, please share your feedback. Post your comments here. Also, if you know of new or upcoming design-related events please let us know.

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Every Wednesday, in our blog installment of Media-mouths™, we ask our readers to critique a pair of leading shelter magazine covers. Take a look at the current covers of House Beautiful and Traditional Home and let us know your opinion.

Let us know what you think of these two covers. What works/doesn’t work? What do these magazine covers say to you about design? Post your comments below.

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Surviving the Times; Things to Edit from Your Home

Whether with the assistance of auction specialists; Craigs List or the nearest curb, it seems people everywhere are simplifying their lives by divesting themselves of “things” they no longer require. Its funny how moments ago the “need” to posses lured us all down a path of consumption that now feels slightly embarrassing. That’s all right. You are not alone.

In fact you are in the company of good people who, as people will, jumped headlong into the silliest of behaviors and now wish there were a graceful way to exit this stage they’ve found themselves on. Wish I could help you with a great strategy for a vanishing act…but I’m too busy photographing my excesses and posting them on the internet for sale.

What I can offer today are the following suggestions of two things we might just be better off without:

1. Television. I’ve probably lost many of you with this suggestion and if so, sorry. I ditched mine a few months ago and once I got done walking around my house like a dazed tourist in Time Square I realized how very little I was missing. I get my news on the internet and watch movies when I want to be visually entertained. The bulk of my “down time” has been spent reading. Since January I have completed 12 books and am blissfully working my way through number 13. Suddenly I have more time for what I decide really matters and that, my Dear Reader, is a beautiful thing.
2. Precious Things. I had a “Lord of The Rings” event recently and watched all three installments back to back. “Precious” as a character was unavoidable. As I look around my home, however, I decided that, like the object in the films, my “precious things” might need to be chucked into a burning lake too. What I’d like to suggest is that you evaluate the worth to you and your family of things in your home that require exaggerated amounts of maintenance. I would not presume to tell you how much is too much or for that matter what might appear on your list, but when viewed on the Really Big Scale of Life it’s interesting how many “things” can be tossed into the fire in favor of time with our loved ones or doing things we really are passionate about.

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Each Monday on the DesignQuotient™ blog, DesignCoach™ Los Angeles interior designer James Swan answers readers’ questions. Post your design dilemma. DesignCoach™ can help you find the solution.

This week on the DesignCoach: What’s wrong with white walls?

Q. What’s wrong with white walls? Everyone seems down on painted white walls. I like the clean, fresh look. I don’t have kids. I have a lot of art that I want to put on the walls. And I don’t mind maintaining the white. Did I miss a memo?

A. Nothing could be more simple while at the same time present a challenge. If white walls are what you want then white walls are what you should have. Period. End of discussion. But which white? At one time a paint manufacturer we use had more than 50 shades of white in their offerings. Some whites are better than others in specific applications. Some are warmer than others. Some are cooler than others. So yes, have white walls but take time to explore the wide range of possibilities this palette offers. The right white can make for a very memorable room.

Let us know if we can help with your design dilemma. Send us your questions.

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Design Find is your global guide to interior design events, designer show houses, antique & art fairs, and home & garden shows.

Before we look at the top design events, we want to let you know that if you are trying to find contemporary interior designers for high-end residential, hospitality or commercial work, consider working with the firm of acclaimed Beverly Hills interior designer James Swan. We work competitively with clients nationally and internationally. Contact us to review your project.

DESIGN EVENTS CALENDAR – Your Global Guide to Design
MAY 2009 (listed chronologically)

Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts 2009
Now through May 17, 2009
Ph: (714) 442-3872
www.pasadenashowcase.org/index.php

The 45th annual Pasadena Showcase House of Design takes place in an elegant Italian Renaissance Revival style built in 1917 and designed by George Lawrence Stimson. The house is 10,000 square feet and sits on over two acres of land. Serving at the 1972 Pasadena Junior Philharmonic Showcase House, this beautiful mansion, located in the estate area of San Marino, is now being revisited 37 years later for the 2009 Pasadena Showcase House of Design. Come enjoy the Italian Renaissance Revival home, two acres of gardens, the Shops at Showcase, and our onsite restaurant catered by Wolfgang Puck.

Court Pomp and Royal Ceremony, Court Dress in Europe, 1650-1800
Now thru June 28, 2009
Palace of Versailles
France
www.chateauversailles.fr/en/

Designer Style: Home Decorating in the 1950s
Now thru September 2009
Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA)
Middlesex University, Cat Hill, Barnet, Herts, EN4 8HT
United Kingdom
www.moda.mdx.ac.uk/exhibitions/current.htm

In the years after the Second World War, Britain experienced a new sense of optimism about the future. Following the Festival of Britain, there was an emphasis on good design for all aspects of home furnishing. Manufacturers increasingly employed artists to design textiles and wallpapers, and used their names as a selling point. Consumers welcomed the new brighter colours and fresh approach to pattern. This exhibition will draw on MoDA’s own collections to show a wide range of wallpapers and textiles from the 1950s. Examples on display will include work by well-known artists and designers like Lucienne Day, Graham Sutherland, Cawthra Mulock and Jacqueline Groag. Visit Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture, located at Middlesex University for additional information.

Brimfield Antique Show
May 12-17, 2009
Various Venues – Brimfield, MA
www.brimfieldshow.com

The New York International Tribal & Textile Arts Show
May 14-18, 2009
69th Regiment Armory, Lexington Avenue at 26th Street, New York, NY
Ph: 310.455.2886
www.caskeylees.com

SoWa Antiques Market – Opening Week for the Season
May 16-17, 2009
Historic Trolley Barn, 540 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA
www.sowaantiquesmarket.com

Armed Forces Weekend Antique Show
May 16-17, 2009
Arizona State Fairgrounds
19th Avenue & 1826 W. McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ
Ph: 602-717-7337
www.azantiqueshow.com

Philadelphia Furniture & Accessory MarketMay 17-19, 2009
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
Oaks, PA
Ph: 305-792-9990
www.kempexpo.com

ICFF–International Contemporary Furniture Fair
May 17-20, 2009
Jacob Javits Convention Center
New York, NY
Ph: 914-421-3200
www.icff.com

ICFF Opening Night Party:
May 16, 2009 from 7:00-9:00pm
The Museum of Modern Art, the Abbey Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden
11 West 53rd Street, NYC, NY

Ft. Lauderdale Home Design & Remodeling Show
May 22-25, 2009
Broward County Convention Center
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
www.homeshows.net

Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show
May 24-25, 2009 (Preview: May 23, 2009)
Brandywine River Museum, Route 1, Chadds Ford, PA
Ph: 610.388.2700; 410.961.5121
www.armacostantiquesshows.com

Moscow World Fine Art Fair (MWFAF)—canceled
May 25-June 1, 2009
The Manege, 1 Manezhnaya Square, Moscow, Russia
Ph: + 41 22 906 15 20/22/26 or 212 982 5429
www.moscow-faf.com

Photo: MWFAF Gala Dinner at the Kremlin now seen as too luxurious.

MWFAF feels the pinch: “We believe that under the circumstances which we all know, it would have been unscrupulous to present yet another luxurious and festive event in Russia.”

Las Vegas Antique Jewelry and Watch Show
May 28-June 1, 2009
Bally’s Hotel and Casino, 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
Ph: 239.732.6652
www.dmgantiqueshows.com

Two Rivers Antiques Show
May 30-31, 2009 (Preview: May 29, 2009)
Red Bank Armory Ice Complex, 76 Chestnut Street, Red Bank, NJ
Ph: 732-923-6886
www.tworivershow.org

THERE’S MORE!

May is a great month for Designer Showhouses nationwide. Check out this site for a complete 2009 calendar of designer show houses: http://designintuit.com/dev/index.php?page=2009-tour-2

Want to find all the antiques shows in your area? Click here: www.antiquetrader.com/showcalendar/

Looking for antique auctions near you? Check out the Journal of Antiques and Collectibles auction calendar here: www.journalofantiques.com/calendar/may.html

If you have a chance to attend any of the events listed above, please share your feedback. Post your comments here. Also, if you know of new or upcoming design-related events please let us know.

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Every Wednesday, in our blog installment of Media-mouths™, we ask our readers to critique a pair of leading shelter magazine covers. Take a look at the current covers of Architectural Digest and Veranda and let us know your opinion.

Let us know what you think of these two covers. What works/doesn’t work? What do these magazine covers say to you about design? Post your comments below.

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How high is your IDQ (Interior Design Quotient)? This week’s IDQ quiz challenges your knowledge!

This 5-question test tells you what your IDQ score is.

Is the image below a cassone?

Yes
No

Is the technique used in the image below called gadroon?

Yes
No

Is the image below an intaglio?

Yes
No

Is the image below a pediment?

Yes
No

Are the feet on the Art Deco table shown below called tambour?

Yes
No

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Each Monday on the DesignQuotient™ blog, DesignCoach™ James Swan answers readers’ questions. Post your design dilemma. DesignCoach™ can help you find the solution.

This week on the DesignCoach: How to find contemporary interior designers to hire

Q. I don’t know if there’s an interior designers’ code–and if there is such a thing, I wouldn’t want you to violate it–BUT, can you give me some insider’s tips on hiring and what to expect from a professional interior designer? We have a design center not far from our house and it’s not open to the public, it’s “trade only,” which I think means actual interior designers and the like. Do I pay by the hour? The project? Can I find a list of credible ones somewhere? Does hiring a pro automatically mean it will cost significantly more? Does everything have to be tufted? Flowery? Please help, I don’t want to do it all myself, but I have a lot of opinions about what I’ll tolerate in my house and what I’ll spend my hard-earned money on.

Photo: Home design projects may require the services of a skilled professional

A. If you are clear that you do not want to do the designing of your home by yourself then hiring a professional makes great sense. Here are six steps that will help you make this professional relationship work for you.

1. Ask around. Speak with friends, neighbors and colleagues and find out who they have used or are using. Collect three or four names.
2. Call the designer and inquire about their services. As a professional, they should be able to clearly speak about their work process, both the creative and the practical. Request from them, in simple written form, how they work which includes how they charge for their services. As everyone approaches this in a slightly different manner it is helpful to have it in writing. Also request a list of references who you can call.
3. After doing your homework (speak with all references and review their business methods) decide who you feel comfortable with and are interested in learning more about.
4. Schedule a face-to-face interview, at their office, with the designers you find of interest. Ask to see their work-in-process, review their portfolio and discuss with them the project you are considering. Narrow your list down to two.
5. Schedule a second interview at your home, for the final two. By this time you should have a good idea of who you feel you can work with. Remember you are hiring them. They are not hiring you.
6. Always have a written agreement signed by both parties.

Be clear with yourself and with the designer as to why you are hiring them. Stick to your guns while respecting the professional you have hired. Rely on their expertise. Listen carefully and with an open mind to all their ideas but remember, in the end it is your home. They should respect this as you respect the many ideas they will bring with them which can make your home more beautiful.

Let us know if we can help with your design dilemma. Send us your questions.

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Design Find is your global guide to interior design events, designer show houses, antique & art fairs, and home & garden shows.

Before we look at the top design events, we want to let you know that if you are trying to find contemporary interior designers for high-end residential, hospitality or commercial work, consider working with the firm of acclaimed Beverly Hills interior designer James Swan. We work competitively with clients nationally and internationally. Contact us to review your project.

DESIGN EVENTS CALENDAR – Your Global Guide to Design
MAY 2009 (listed chronologically)

Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts 2009
Now through May 17, 2009
Ph: (714) 442-3872
www.pasadenashowcase.org/index.php

The 45th annual Pasadena Showcase House of Design takes place in an elegant Italian Renaissance Revival style built in 1917 and designed by George Lawrence Stimson. The house is 10,000 square feet and sits on over two acres of land. Serving at the 1972 Pasadena Junior Philharmonic Showcase House, this beautiful mansion, located in the estate area of San Marino, is now being revisited 37 years later for the 2009 Pasadena Showcase House of Design. Come enjoy the Italian Renaissance Revival home, two acres of gardens, the Shops at Showcase, and our onsite restaurant catered by Wolfgang Puck.

Court Pomp and Royal Ceremony, Court Dress in Europe, 1650-1800
Now thru June 28, 2009
Palace of Versailles
France
www.chateauversailles.fr/en/

Designer Style: Home Decorating in the 1950s
Now thru September 2009
Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA)
Middlesex University, Cat Hill, Barnet, Herts, EN4 8HT
United Kingdom
www.moda.mdx.ac.uk/exhibitions/current.htm

In the years after the Second World War, Britain experienced a new sense of optimism about the future. Following the Festival of Britain, there was an emphasis on good design for all aspects of home furnishing. Manufacturers increasingly employed artists to design textiles and wallpapers, and used their names as a selling point. Consumers welcomed the new brighter colours and fresh approach to pattern. This exhibition will draw on MoDA’s own collections to show a wide range of wallpapers and textiles from the 1950s. Examples on display will include work by well-known artists and designers like Lucienne Day, Graham Sutherland, Cawthra Mulock and Jacqueline Groag. Visit Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture, located at Middlesex University for additional information.

Legends of La Cienega Design Walk
May 7-9, 2009
Los Angeles’ La Cienega Design Quarter
La Cienega Blvd between Santa Monica Blvd and San Vicente Blvd in West Hollywood
More details on Elle Decor’s website:
www.pointclickhome.com/decorate/articles/elle_decor_legends_0
Legends of La Cienega blog: www.lcdqla.com/

Presented by Elle Decor: Kick-off a well-designed summer with this glamorous three-day event–the first of its kind in Los Angeles. Stroll Los Angeles’s preeminent design district, La Cienega Design Quarter –the hub of West-coast interior design for more than half a century. With more than 40 luxurious shops and galleries find everything from antiques, furniture, and fine art to sensational bistros and boutiques.

Let us entertain you as we pay homage to the legendary designers who once frequented the LCDQ and explore the design district that today serves L.A.’s most sought-after designers, A-list, and celebrity clientele — a must for both budding design enthusiasts and the experts.

With a line up of exciting and distinctive programs all open to the public, the Legends of La Cienega Design Walk has something for everyone. Join us to experience tributes evoking the legends of yesterday including designer vignettes in LCDQ-member establishments along La Cienega Boulevard, from Beverly to Santa Monica boulevards.

Among the many amazing design events (46 in total!) held amidst LA’s most exclusive antique galleries, be sure to check out the following events at Lee Stanton Antiques:

Selling Quality Design in the Age of Fast Food Junk Decorating
May 8th, 2009 from 10:30-11:30am at Lee Stanton Antiques
Designer David Phoenix and critic Mayer Rus examine the dynamics of demonstrating value and creating great design in a recessionary market. Topics include the influence of mass-market design programming on television, the dwindling pool of high-end design magazines, and fluctuations in the market for art and antiques. Sponsored by David Phoenix, Designer and Mayer Rus, Writer for LA Times Magazine, Dwell, and Wallpaper.

Power Lunch sponsored by 1st Dibs
May 8th, 2009 from 11:30am-1:30pm at Lee Stanton Antiques
Mingle over Lunch with Influential Designers and the L.A. Elite.
Please RSVP to Lee Stanton at (310) 855-9800

Glamorous Spaces Yet Intimate Places
May 9 from 12:00-1:00pm at Lee Stanton
Glamour does not have to be grand. Discover how these talented designers turn on the glam! A conversation with Oliver Furth and Katie McGloin; moderated by Alexandria Abramian-Mott, Editor of Angelino Interiors.

Creating a Hip Hollywood Home
May 9th, 2009 from 1:30-2:30pm at Lee Stanton Antiques
The younger and more creative Hip Hollywood talents are enjoying a move toward personal and idiosyncratic solutions in design…a new appreciation for all things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete…a worldview that is self-referential and intuitive. It is the appreciation of the undeclared beauty that waits to be discovered and story that needs to be told. Join in on a spirited conversation with Jane Hallworth, Oliver Furth, Trip Haenisch and Ruthie Summers. Moderated by Andrea Stanford, Design & Style Editor of C Magazine.

6th Alternative Building Materials and Design Expo 09!
May 8-9, 2009
May 10, 2009: All day, self-guided “Green Homes Tour”
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
1855 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Ph: (310) 390-2930 ext. 3
Admission: Free
www.altbuildexpo.com

The 6th annual Alternative Building Materials & Design Expo (AltBuild Expo) is Southern California’s most substantive and extensive showcase of green and sustainable building materials. It is the only regional event of its kind that allows the eco-minded professionals and public to meet and discuss green opportunities with serious green conscious figures in the design and construction communities.

Presented by the City of Santa Monica, this event features over 150 exhibitors displaying the latest in green building technologies and practices, landscape and water conservation products and interior design products and furnishings. Exhibitors include Acme Environmental, C & K Landscape, Western Roofing, EnviroPlumbing, Sustainable Solutions, Rinnai, BMD, IES, Weston Solutions, Discover Green, MWD, Honeywell, Kingspan Insulated Panels.

The AltBuild Expo hosts an impressive array of educational lectures and demonstrations. Friday’s speaker series will focus on topics geared towards trade professionals (builders, architects, landscape architects and municipalities), and Saturday’s series will focus on both trade professionals and topics of interest to the general public. The program will include panel discussions, seminars, and hands-on workshops led by top environmental and urban development experts. One such expert, Russell Ackerman, will speak on Friday, May 8th, addressing the principles of sustainable landscaping in urban environments, and the Sustainable Industries Journal will be presenting a panel on Saturday, May 9th, addressing Green Building Trends.

There will also be a self-guided Green Homes Tour on Sunday, May 10th, sponsored by the City of Santa Monica.

TVADA (Thames Valley Antique Dealers Association) Spring 2009 Antiques & Art Fair
May 8-10, 2009
Albury Park, Albury nr Guildford, Surrey, GU5 9BB
Ph: +44 (0) 1993-882420
www.tvada.co.uk

Albury Park Mansion where George III’s coronation ball took place in 1760 provides a background for this fair where exhibitors will offer a wide range of antique furniture and art. The TV presenter Paul Martin will be amongst the exhibitors at the fair; he is launching a new antiques program, “Trust Me I’m a Dealer,” which will prove that antiques are a good investment. Those who purchase items from his stand will be offered the chance to appear in his forthcoming show. Admission £5. Free Parking. Gourmet Restaurant.

Brimfield Antique Show
May 12-17, 2009
Various Venues – Brimfield, MA
www.brimfieldshow.com

Philadelphia Marketplace Design Center’s Designer Workshop Series
May 14, 2009
Marketplace Design Center, Philadelphia, PA
Ph: 215-561-5000
www.marketplacedc.com

The New York International Tribal & Textile Arts Show
May 14-18, 2009
69th Regiment Armory, Lexington Avenue at 26th Street, New York, NY
Ph: 310.455.2886
www.caskeylees.com

SoWa Antiques Market – Opening Week for the Season
May 16-17, 2009
Historic Trolley Barn, 540 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA
www.sowaantiquesmarket.com

Armed Forces Weekend Antique Show
May 16-17, 2009
Arizona State Fairgrounds
19th Avenue & 1826 W. McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ
Ph: 602-717-7337
www.azantiqueshow.com

Philadelphia Furniture & Accessory MarketMay 17-19, 2009
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
Oaks, PA
Ph: 305-792-9990
www.kempexpo.com

ICFF–International Contemporary Furniture Fair
May 17-20, 2009
Jacob Javits Convention Center
New York, NY
Ph: 914-421-3200
www.icff.com

Ft. Lauderdale Home Design & Remodeling Show
May 22-25, 2009
Broward County Convention Center
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
www.homeshows.net

Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show
May 24-25, 2009 (Preview: May 23, 2009)
Brandywine River Museum, Route 1, Chadds Ford, PA
Ph: 610.388.2700; 410.961.5121
www.armacostantiquesshows.com

Moscow World Fine Art Fair
May 25-June 1, 2009
The Manege, 1 Manezhnaya Square, Moscow, Russia
Ph: + 41 22 906 15 20/22/26 or 212 982 5429
www.moscow-faf.com

Las Vegas Antique Jewelry and Watch Show
May 28-June 1, 2009
Bally’s Hotel and Casino, 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
Ph: 239.732.6652
www.dmgantiqueshows.com

Two Rivers Antiques Show
May 30-31, 2009 (Preview: May 29, 2009)
Red Bank Armory Ice Complex, 76 Chestnut Street, Red Bank, NJ
Ph: 732-923-6886
www.tworivershow.org

THERE’S MORE!

May is a great month for Designer Showhouses nationwide. Check out this site for a complete 2009 calendar of designer show houses: http://designintuit.com/dev/index.php?page=2009-tour-2

Want to find all the antiques shows in your area? Click here: www.antiquetrader.com/showcalendar/

Looking for antique auctions near you? Check out the Journal of Antiques and Collectibles auction calendar here: www.journalofantiques.com/calendar/may.html

If you have a chance to attend any of the events listed above, please share your feedback. Post your comments here. Also, if you know of new or upcoming design-related events please let us know.

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Every Wednesday, in our blog installment of MediaMouths™, we ask our readers to critique a pair of leading shelter magazine covers.

This week we look across the pond to the UK. Take a look at the current covers of House & Gardens and Homes & Gardens and give us your opinions.

Let us know what you think of these two covers. What works/doesn’t work? What do these magazine covers say to you about design? Post your comments.

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Like a pond recently disrupted by a belligerent stone; the ripples of today’s world-wide economic ‘splash’ continue to tussle, if not capsize completely, every boat in the water.

Nothing is the same in today’s world and certainly nothing is guaranteed. Ideas and institutions commonly regarded as foundational are reconsidered with eyes that ask questions never before imagined. For the most part we don’t have soluble answers yet and it appears that it may be sometime before revamped truths take hold and give some stability to all this rolling and pitching.

The world of design continues to feel the impact of global economic trouble and speculation is afoot as to how the current challenges will manifest themselves in the colors we see on the showrooms and shelves of retailers (clothing, home, auto…etc.) in the coming twelve to eighteen months. In a wonderful piece for Home Accents Today (www.homeaccentstoday.com) that gathers the four major trends anticipated in the industry, Lindsey Strader paints these distinctive canvases with references easy for us to understand. Check out Ms. Strader’s four color forecasts for 2010.

Color Forecast: Safe Haven

Color Forecast: Great Escape

Color Forecast: Radical Rules

Color Forecast: Natural Embrace

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This week’s IDQ test is moderately challenging. What’s your Interior Design Quotient?

This 5-question test tells you what your IDQ score is.

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London’s Mayor, Boris Johnson on how fat this makes me look.

I know this has never happened to you; you’re in a favorite new outfit attending a swell function and someone snaps a picture for which you serve up your very best Tyra Banks-Supermodel smile. A few days later you see the photo flying around the office. Mortified, you call Jenny herself begging for a helicopter intervention. Gym memberships, new tennis shoes, gallons of bottled water and a padlock on your refrigerator all seem reasonable knee-jerk responses.

Across the pond it appears that London’s mayor, Boris Johnson has found himself in a similar sinking boat, though on a much more public body of water. Standing beside his freshly minted “self” at London’s Madame Tussauds Wax Museum the mayor voiced shock at how fat he appears.

If a picture is worth a thousand words then Madame Trussauds’ images represent the entire library.

There are times when the distance provided by a photograph aids us in answering our own questions. Wondering if the new sofa in the Living Room is adding the sparkle you hoped for? Uncertain if the drapes in the Dining Room balance well with the new table and chairs? Snap away. Remember the camera doesn’t lie.

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Each Monday on the DesignQuotient™ blog, DesignCoach™ James Swan answers readers’ questions. Post your design dilemma. DesignCoach™ can help you find the solution.

This week the DesignCoach discusses (breaking?) color rules to make small spaces look larger.

Q: You know how “they” say you should wear black because it makes you look thinner, is the same true in home design? Do dark colors make a room look bigger or smaller? I know I shouldn’t put horizontal stripes on my room (or vertical ones, either) but are there general rules on the way colors work for a space?

A: In brief the answer to your question is a bit counter-intuitive. Since we perceive space through our ability to understand the distinction between light and dark (shadows) when we use a deep or dark color on walls we actually create the perception of more space. Darkly colored walls lessen the perception of shadows at the corners of the room which reinforces a perception of greater, not lesser space.

Photos: Although counter-intuitive, darker colors in smaller spaces can hide shadows and corners to add perceived depth—as shown in this bath and vestibule designed by James Swan and featured in Bathroom Trends magazine.

Books have been written on color theory and application. I find these reads to be very interesting and you might, too. For more information, you might want to check out the subject on Amazon or at your local book store and see what you think.

Let us know if we can help with your design dilemma. Send us your questions.

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Design Find is your global guide to interior design events, designer show houses, antique & art fairs, and home & garden shows.

Before we look at the top design events, we want to let you know that if you are trying to find contemporary interior designers for high-end residential, hospitality or commercial work, consider working with the firm of acclaimed Beverly Hills interior designer James Swan. We work competitively with clients nationally and internationally. Contact us to review your project.

DESIGN EVENTS CALENDAR – Your Global Guide to Design
MAY 2009 (listed chronologically)

Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts 2009
Now through May 17, 2009
Ph: (714) 442-3872
www.pasadenashowcase.org/index.php

The 45th annual Pasadena Showcase House of Design takes place in an elegant Italian Renaissance Revival style built in 1917 and designed by George Lawrence Stimson. The house is 10,000 square feet and sits on over two acres of land. Serving at the 1972 Pasadena Junior Philharmonic Showcase House, this beautiful mansion, located in the estate area of San Marino, is now being revisited 37 years later for the 2009 Pasadena Showcase House of Design. Come enjoy the Italian Renaissance Revival home, two acres of gardens, the Shops at Showcase, and our onsite restaurant catered by Wolfgang Puck.

Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts 2009: Designer Mark Cutler’s concept image (left) and completed room (right)

Court Pomp and Royal Ceremony, Court Dress in Europe, 1650-1800
Now thru June 28, 2009
Palace of Versailles
France
www.chateauversailles.fr/en/

Designer Style: Home Decorating in the 1950s
Now thru September 2009
Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA)
Middlesex University, Cat Hill, Barnet, Herts, EN4 8HT
United Kingdom
www.moda.mdx.ac.uk/exhibitions/current.htm

In the years after the Second World War, Britain experienced a new sense of optimism about the future. Following the Festival of Britain, there was an emphasis on good design for all aspects of home furnishing. Manufacturers increasingly employed artists to design textiles and wallpapers, and used their names as a selling point. Consumers welcomed the new brighter colours and fresh approach to pattern. This exhibition will draw on MoDA’s own collections to show a wide range of wallpapers and textiles from the 1950s. Examples on display will include work by well-known artists and designers like Lucienne Day, Graham Sutherland, Cawthra Mulock and Jacqueline Groag. Visit Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture, located at Middlesex University for additional information.

Antique Garden Furniture Show and Sale
May 1-3, 2009
New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
www.nybg.org/

Art Chicago
May 1-4, 2009
The Merchandise Mart
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, 12th Floor, Chicago, IL
Ph: 312.527.3701
www.artchicago.com

The Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair
May 1-4, 2009
Merchandise Mart, Chicago,IL
Ph: 800.677.6278
www.merchandisemartantiques.com

The International Fine Art Fair
May 1-5, 2009
The Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue at 67th Street, New York, NY
Ph: 212.642.8572; +44 (0)20 7389 6555
www.haughton.com

Los Angeles Modernism Show and Sale
May 2-3, 2009 (Preview: May 1, 2009)
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA
Ph: 818.244.1126
www.LAModernism.com

Long Beach Furniture & Accessory Market
May 6-7, 2009
Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA
Ph: 305-792-9990
www.kemexpo.com

Legends of La Cienega Design Walk
May 7-9, 2009
Los Angeles’ La Cienega Design Quarter
La Cienega Blvd between Santa Monica Blvd and San Vicente Blvd in West Hollywood
More details on Elle Decor’s website:
www.pointclickhome.com/decorate/articles/elle_decor_legends_0
Legends of La Cienega blog: www.lcdqla.com/

Presented by Elle Decor: Kick-off a well-designed summer with this glamorous three-day event–the first of its kind in Los Angeles. Stroll Los Angeles’s preeminent design district, La Cienega Design Quarter –the hub of West-coast interior design for more than half a century. With more than 40 luxurious shops and galleries find everything from antiques, furniture, and fine art to sensational bistros and boutiques.

Let us entertain you as we pay homage to the legendary designers who once frequented the LCDQ and explore the design district that today serves L.A.’s most sought-after designers, A-list, and celebrity clientele — a must for both budding design enthusiasts and the experts.

With a line up of exciting and distinctive programs all open to the public, the Legends of La Cienega Design Walk has something for everyone. Join us to experience tributes evoking the legends of yesterday including designer vignettes in LCDQ-member establishments along La Cienega Boulevard, from Beverly to Santa Monica boulevards.

Among the many amazing design events (46 in total!) held amidst LA’s most exclusive antique galleries, be sure to check out the following events at Lee Stanton Antiques:

Selling Quality Design in the Age of Fast Food Junk Decorating
May 8th, 2009 from 10:30-11:30am at Lee Stanton Antiques
Designer David Phoenix and critic Mayer Rus examine the dynamics of demonstrating value and creating great design in a recessionary market. Topics include the influence of mass-market design programming on television, the dwindling pool of high-end design magazines, and fluctuations in the market for art and antiques. Sponsored by David Phoenix, Designer and Mayer Rus, Writer for LA Times Magazine, Dwell, and Wallpaper.

Power Lunch sponsored by 1st Dibs
May 8th, 2009 from 11:30am-1:30pm at Lee Stanton Antiques
Mingle over Lunch with Influential Designers and the L.A. Elite.
Please RSVP to Lee Stanton at (310) 855-9800

Glamorous Spaces Yet Intimate Places
May 9 from 12:00-1:00pm at Lee Stanton
Glamour does not have to be grand. Discover how these talented designers turn on the glam! A conversation with Oliver Furth and Katie McGloin; moderated by Alexandria Abramian-Mott, Editor of Angelino Interiors.

Creating a Hip Hollywood Home
May 9th, 2009 from 1:30-2:30pm at Lee Stanton Antiques
The younger and more creative Hip Hollywood talents are enjoying a move toward personal and idiosyncratic solutions in design…a new appreciation for all things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete…a worldview that is self-referential and intuitive. It is the appreciation of the undeclared beauty that waits to be discovered and story that needs to be told. Join in on a spirited conversation with Jane Hallworth, Oliver Furth, Trip Haenisch and Ruthie Summers. Moderated by Andrea Stanford, Design & Style Editor of C Magazine.

6th Alternative Building Materials and Design Expo 09!
May 8-9, 2009
May 10, 2009: All day, self-guided “Green Homes Tour”
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
1855 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Ph: (310) 390-2930 ext. 3
Admission: Free
www.altbuildexpo.com

The 6th annual Alternative Building Materials & Design Expo (AltBuild Expo) is Southern California’s most substantive and extensive showcase of green and sustainable building materials. It is the only regional event of its kind that allows the eco-minded professionals and public to meet and discuss green opportunities with serious green conscious figures in the design and construction communities.

Presented by the City of Santa Monica, this event features over 150 exhibitors displaying the latest in green building technologies and practices, landscape and water conservation products and interior design products and furnishings. Exhibitors include Acme Environmental, C & K Landscape, Western Roofing, EnviroPlumbing, Sustainable Solutions, Rinnai, BMD, IES, Weston Solutions, Discover Green, MWD, Honeywell, Kingspan Insulated Panels.

The AltBuild Expo hosts an impressive array of educational lectures and demonstrations. Friday’s speaker series will focus on topics geared towards trade professionals (builders, architects, landscape architects and municipalities), and Saturday’s series will focus on both trade professionals and topics of interest to the general public. The program will include panel discussions, seminars, and hands-on workshops led by top environmental and urban development experts. One such expert, Russell Ackerman, will speak on Friday, May 8th, addressing the principles of sustainable landscaping in urban environments, and the Sustainable Industries Journal will be presenting a panel on Saturday, May 9th, addressing Green Building Trends.

There will also be a self-guided Green Homes Tour on Sunday, May 10th, sponsored by the City of Santa Monica.

TVADA (Thames Valley Antique Dealers Association) Spring 2009 Antiques & Art Fair
May 8-10, 2009
Albury Park, Albury nr Guildford, Surrey, GU5 9BB
Ph: +44 (0) 1993-882420
www.tvada.co.uk

Albury Park Mansion where George III’s coronation ball took place in 1760 provides a background for this fair where exhibitors will offer a wide range of antique furniture and art. The TV presenter Paul Martin will be amongst the exhibitors at the fair; he is launching a new antiques program, “Trust Me I’m a Dealer,” which will prove that antiques are a good investment. Those who purchase items from his stand will be offered the chance to appear in his forthcoming show. Admission £5. Free Parking. Gourmet Restaurant.

Brimfield Antique Show
May 12-17, 2009
Various Venues – Brimfield, MA
www.brimfieldshow.com

Philadelphia Marketplace Design Center’s Designer Workshop Series
May 14, 2009
Marketplace Design Center, Philadelphia, PA
Ph: 215-561-5000
www.marketplacedc.com

The New York International Tribal & Textile Arts Show
May 14-18, 2009
69th Regiment Armory, Lexington Avenue at 26th Street, New York, NY
Ph: 310.455.2886
www.caskeylees.com

SoWa Antiques Market – Opening Week for the Season
May 16-17, 2009
Historic Trolley Barn, 540 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA
www.sowaantiquesmarket.com

Armed Forces Weekend Antique Show
May 16-17, 2009
Arizona State Fairgrounds
19th Avenue & 1826 W. McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ
Ph: 602-717-7337
www.azantiqueshow.com

Philadelphia Furniture & Accessory MarketMay 17-19, 2009
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
Oaks, PA
Ph: 305-792-9990
www.kempexpo.com

ICFF–International Contemporary Furniture Fair
May 17-20, 2009
Jacob Javits Convention Center
New York, NY
Ph: 914-421-3200
www.icff.com

Ft. Lauderdale Home Design & Remodeling Show
May 22-25, 2009
Broward County Convention Center
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
www.homeshows.net

Euroluce
May 22-27, 2009
Milan, Italy
www.expoconference.com

Euroluce, the International Lighting Exhibition, is the undisputed showcase for lighting innovation featuring outdoor lighting, indoor lighting, industrial lighting, event lighting, special-purpose lighting, hospital lighting, lighting systems, light sources. Euroluce is unique in the comprehensive range of goods on offer from more than 500 companies over approximately 50,000 square metres of exhibition space. It is also unique in the tremendous breath of visitors expected: architects, planners, interior decorators, lighting designers, facility managers, contract managers, wholesalers, specialist retailers. Euroluce will include an unmissable range of collateral events, to be held both at the Milan Fairgrounds and in the city, and several conventions. As is tradition, Euroluce will tie in with the International Furniture Exhibition, the International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition and the Salone Satellite, launch pad for young designers.

Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show
May 24-25, 2009 (Preview: May 23, 2009)
Brandywine River Museum, Route 1, Chadds Ford, PA
Ph: 610.388.2700; 410.961.5121
www.armacostantiquesshows.com

Moscow World Fine Art Fair
May 25-June 1, 2009
The Manege, 1 Manezhnaya Square, Moscow, Russia
Ph: + 41 22 906 15 20/22/26 or 212 982 5429
www.moscow-faf.com

Las Vegas Antique Jewelry and Watch Show
May 28-June 1, 2009
Bally’s Hotel and Casino, 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
Ph: 239.732.6652
www.dmgantiqueshows.com

Two Rivers Antiques Show
May 30-31, 2009 (Preview: May 29, 2009)
Red Bank Armory Ice Complex, 76 Chestnut Street, Red Bank, NJ
Ph: 732-923-6886
www.tworivershow.org

THERE’S MORE!

May is a great month for Designer Showhouses nationwide. Check out this site for a complete 2009 calendar of designer show houses: http://designintuit.com/dev/index.php?page=2009-tour-2

Want to find all the antiques shows in your area? Click here: www.antiquetrader.com/showcalendar/

Looking for antique auctions near you? Check out the Journal of Antiques and Collectibles auction calendar here: www.journalofantiques.com/calendar/may.html

If you have a chance to attend any of the events listed above, please share your feedback. Post your comments here. Also, if you know of new or upcoming design-related events please let us know.

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