Category: As I See It
Debbie Designer isn’t low on opinions. And no one is safe against them. Beware, because she could be in a town by you - or coming to a town near you for that matter. Stay on your A game. Consider this our own little version of the design police…
After two events that left two very different tastes in her mouth, Debbie gives a few pointers on how to keep your crowd engaged at your next showroom soiree.
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Debbie comments on the exaggerated coverage of Houston's death and how it begs the question...where do our values lie as a society? She compares it to the passing of sustainability trailblazer Ray Anderson last year.
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So we’ve been promising you a Greenbuild reckoning for quite some time now. After a few weeks of research, one week of getting over the worst New Year’s Eve hang over I’ve ever experienced and another spent getting over the worst design hangover I’ve ever experienced after watching the “gowns” that paraded down the red carpet for the Golden Globes, I’m finally ready to stick it to the manufacturing man.
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BDNY came and went, Thanksgiving came and went, the Best of Year Awards came and went. And while I was at all of these events in full force, I just couldn't seem to muster up that much cynicism. These were good events, people!
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So as it turns out detective work, just like pimpin', ain't easy. Our day of reckoning for a random selection of Greenbuild exhibitors is still coming but we've got a bit more work to do first...
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Over the next couple of weeks, along with the help of my good friends here at I&S, I’ll be contacting a random sampling of Greenbuild exhibitors who have all touted their ability to save Mother Earth.
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I now present you with an acrostic poem on innovation...
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On the morning of September 12, a dark force descended upon the rows and aisles of HD Boutique, rendering hospitality manufacturers virtually powerless. It was: The Beige.
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If this chair wasn't inspired by gingivitis, then I don't know what is. Uh, hopefully nothing is, actually. But if something had to be inspired by a disease of the mouth, then this would most certainly be it.
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God, there is a disgusting amount of patterns being created each day, am I right? All these designers are out there just drawing and drawing, making repeat after repeat, and, well—it gets a little repetitive.
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