Entrance with foam core collage in the back
Living Room with broken glass art on the left. Wall Tattoo Stickers far back, and China Town room divider. Don't forget the BRUTEAL!
Dining Room with Bar Table and Stools I upholstered. Fabric from Designer Fabrics on Queen West, Toronto.
Peek through of Kitchen; little decor items. My classmate would always laugh at my mirror!
Bathroom avec Marilyn
Flat & Shed combined
Mansard
Grambrel
Gable
Gable with 2 Dormers in front
Butterfly
Boulevard Club in Toronto
...Looks like to me an interior view of a series of Double Inverted Trusses
Roof Plan of Hip Roof
Alexandra Von Furstenberg 's Company, is new and up on the rise with her arcylic furniture collections. She is the step-daughter of Diane Von Frustenberg, fashion designer. I love this table because it really captures the essence of a diamond as a coffee table!
Designer: Alexandra Von Frustenberg
Design: Constructed of 18 clear acrylic panels joined at each of the 18 junctions- nine on top and nine below)
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Tinted black..
And clear acrylic
A very modern design that appears like 2 floor plans have merged together to create this abstract space. I like! What I have pasted below is from the website regarding the info on the plan:
I like the design of this space because the architects thought about designing from the inside out! I really appreciate the large dining room with 2 tables, great for entertaining and dinner parties. From A&D:
My favourite part about this plan is the site plan and landscaping. I love all the foliage and greenery and am always a fan of stucco! My only thing is the plan is quite small only accommodating 2 bedrooms :s. From A&D:
Front Facade
Tina, the Hair Artisan herself
Drying Station- A way to conserve space by cantilevering to the wall. Art Directors chairs to give height and purpose.
Styling Station- Modern styling chair with mirror just propped up to wall. FYI: There is also a Barber's Station behind the Nail Station for the Gentlemen!
Washing Station- Sink attached to chair that reclines, all in one! Stainless steel finishes.
Nail Station- For both natural and gel nails with mainly OPI colours.
Waiting Area- To display Tina's work: she does ink and pen drawings; originals and prints for sale!!!
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Designer: Brunner from Germany.
Applications: For conference rooms, airports, in the office/ reception, or a theatre.
Purpose: Series of modular waiting furniture programmed for maximum maneuverability.
Additonal Info: Various forms of stools, benches, easy chairs, and two- or three-seaters available in this style.
Above Great Mosque of Cordoba, the dome in front of the mihrab. 
Map of Moorish period, North ^
Above ^ Santiago de Compostela Church
Roughly followed the same progression styles of Italy with more complexities at times moving back and forth between very ornate and very plain styles. There were many different styles during this period, I will touch on all 6.
1. Hispano-Moorish Style (700-1400)
Main developments in design:
* horse shoe arch, pointed arch
* high ceilings, busy patterns and colourful
* walls: ornamentation detailed and bumpy, wainscoting
* scalloped arch: broken outline with half moon design
Exterior bird's eye view of Cordoba, one can see the arches*
*See the ornamental detailing on the facade of the building, exhibiting Moorish design and style.
*Horse shoe arch
Interior:
Interior of the 2 -tired arches of the Great Mosque, Cordoba.
*Scalloped arches
The two-tired arches
In the Great Mosque of Cordoba, the dome in front of the mihrab
2. Mudejar & Christian Gothic (1250-1500)
The Moors we no longer the powerful rulers at this time resulting in eastern and western styles combined. The 2 groups were now the Mudejars (Moors who converted to Christianity) and the Mozarabs (Arab rule) who both shared characteristics of Islamic and Christianity cultures. First started with Romanesque styles then later on Gothic*
Aerial view, La Mota Castle, Medina del Compo, 15th century.
* Romanesque influence from Christian believers
* Round turrets, inner rectangular towers
* Interior Courtyard 3 floors high
The Court of the Lions in the Alhambra, Granada
* Gothic influence & style
* Moorish decorative materials and patterns
* Fused styles of Islamic & Gothic
Baths in Gerona, built in 1194 and restored a century later
* Communal baths for religious complexes; ritual ablutions and cleanliness
* Also referred to as hammam meaning hot steam bath that were modeled after the Romans
* Elements included an entrance hall, domed roof (with small glazed windows), and a hot room with a pool
Gothic Vaulting in the cathedral of Seville, almost 100 ft. above finished floor
History:
* Built on the site of a grand Almohad Mosque
* The original Tower, the Giralda still occupies the site standing at 197 feet height built in the 12 century as the mosque's minaret
* Took more than a century to build
* Third largest cathedral in the world (St. Peter's on Rome being the largest)
* Holds the tomb of Christopher Columbus
Design Traits:
* Divided into a nave with double aisles
* 32 large clustered piers
* Stained glass windows with bright bold colours
* Between ribs on the ceiling are fields of textured projected bosses or pendant ornaments (typically used at the intersections of the ribs)
* The rejas or iron grills are highly decorated
* The retablos (alter screens) are great examples of medieval woodwork
Exterior view of Seville Cathedral
3. Renaissance Style: Platerseco (1500-1556)
Spain and Portugal were powerful influences on design and with Queen Isabella I ruling, she was an inspiration for a certain decor style. The development of covering wide surfaces with rich, small scale ornamentation was in demand. This taste came from 2 origins: the myriad details of Moorish decor and the wealth of exotic goods (Isabella funded) from foreign countries like America that Columbus sought out. We will see an influence of Gothic arches, architectural features from Arabia and India, and marine ornaments from Portugal's seafaring destiny.
Sacristy doors and adjacent pilasters in an anteroom of the chapter house of the Cathedral of Toledo. This displays the Plateresco style, carved by Gregorio Pardo in 1549.
Design Traits:
* Decorative precious metals designed in a style called platero
* Ornaments include: heraldic shields, portrait medallions
* Italian motifs: rinceau, acanthus leaf, and anthemion
The Plateresco Style was primarily used for exterior architectural treatments like: patios, formal rooms in churches and public buildings, and for furniture and accessory design.
*Famous Architect of this time- Sebastiano Serlio
4. Renaissance Style: Desornamentado
The meaning of this style "ornamented" unlike Plateresco that was over the top. Desornamentado was a powerful style that was characterized by austerity. The style was limited to court, ecclesiastical (churches, etc.), and public buildings. It was never considered fully suitable for domestic use. Plain surfaces appeared with refined proportions. *NOTE: There are not too many examples of this design that is opposite of its preceding, Plateresco.
* A monument of this era is the El Escorial, built by Hapsburg ruler Philip II. The Hapsburg were the ruling house of Austria, who had gained control of the Spanish throne.
Bird's eye view of El Escorial, near Madrid
Design Details:
* Hardly matched for its plainness and simplicity because of new rulers
* Built of solid gray granite
* Measurements of building are 570 ft x 740 ft
* Architect: Juan Bautista de Toledo but was completed by his assistant Juan de Herrera in 1584
Floor plan of El Escorial
Interior of Nave
The famous library inside
Design Traits of Desornamentado:
NOTE: These traits are found in the private apartments of Phillip II
* Door & window frames in a pale gray marble
* Floors are clay tile
* Walls are whitewashed
* Wainscoting of glazed Talavera tile
^Above is the only example I could find of the Desornamentado Style. This is one of Phillp II's room.
5. Baroque Style: Churrigueresco
This is style expresses the Spanish character at its most passionate because of its riotous enrichment. Influenced by France and England with the extravagant Baroque and Rococo Styles; the name Churrigueresco came from a family of sculptors, wood carvers, and architects named Churriguera. This style was known for its surface decoration rather than structural changes. Main features were applied to exterior doorways and church retables ( decorative screens or panels behind alters). It reached some houses where it was more seen in the furniture and accessories.
The Transparente retable of the Cathedral of Toledo, designed by Narciso Tomé added to the cathedral in 1721-32.
Design Traits:
NOTE: Baroque known to be more of a "heavy" design style
* Nude figures (made from plaster) appeared under heavy clouds called Cherubim & Seraphim
* Silver Tortoise shells and ivory inlays for wall decor.
* Doric capitals now sprouted Corinthian acantus leaves
* Columns with angel heads along the shafts and capitals
* Bronze sunbeams & marble figures sweeping upwards near a large window in the cathedrals vault
* Fresco work as well
* Theme- DRAMA and HIGH ENERGY
6. Rococo & Neoclassical Styles:
Known as more light (in weight and colour) and feminine but still highly decorated as the Baroque Churrigeuresco style. Influenced by France with "C" shaped & "S" shaped curves.* Architect of style: Juan de Villaneuva
Porcelain Room in Madrid's Palacio Real, surfaced with Rococo porcelain plaques. Interior Designers: Filippo Juvarra & Giovanni Battista Sacchetti. Architect: Francesco Sabbatini.
The Gasparini Room in the Palacio Real, designed by Matteo Gasparini
Frailero:
* Used frequently in monasteries aka the Monk's Chair & "modern" Dante chair from Italy
* Wooden frame of square rectangular members, sometimes with turnings
* Back separate from seat and commonly upholstred in leather with embroidery with tack heads
Spainish Bed:
* Both made with and without corner posts
* Fabric valences: silk damask with fringes and tassels
* Headboards sometimes elaboratly painted
* Carved with a pattern of intricate scrolls
Vargueno:
* Storage chest (for papers, valuables) with hinged lid to fold down into a desk
* Wood trestle base, turned legs with wrought-iron fiadores
* Inlayed patterns made of ivory, mother of pearl, and wood
Yeseria: Stuccowork around and within arches. Above ^ at the Alcarzar Palace, Seville
Artesonado: woodwork on the ceilings of the family dining room of Seville's Alcazar Palace
Carpet with arabesque design.
***Next History Period Style: France -Renaissance to Neoclassical
