Vote for Stagetecture: #DesignHounds Top 100 Design Influencers for 2018

This year I was excited to see Stagetecture has been nominated amongst the Top 100! So very honored to even be included with other influencers that I personally look up to! If you remember back the BlogTour LA and BlogTour Ambiente trips I went on – they were all sponsored by Modenus, so I am always grateful for being included in any of their awesome events.

Stagetecture would love our Vote!

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You can vote once a day until October 10, 2017!

Thanks so much for your vote and thanks to Modenus’ #DesignHounds for including me.

-Ronique

My Highlights from #DesignBloggersTour #HPMkt

All images by Stagetecture

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This gorgeous vignette was at Fine Furniture

Instead of me rehashing every day I thought sharing the highlights of my favorite brands and design trends would make for a much better recap.

Geometric Designs with Glimmer

Geometrics in patterns isn’t new to the world of design, but seeing it in inspiring ways was a trend at High Point Market. Subtle and bold instances were everywhere. As you can see in the bar tray above in the first Fine Furniture photo, the Greek key feet of the tray counterbalances the kaleidoscope inspired lamp to the left.

Bernhardt Furniture had beautiful accents of the Greek key symbols throughout their Soho Luxe collection. If you look carefully throughout their furniture, each piece is elegantly detailed with patterns, symbols and shimmering brass or mirrors.

Color Meets Prints in Fabrics, Wallpapers, & Textiles

Another design trend I loved seeing was furniture brands combining furniture fabrics, curtain textiles, and wallpaper to create a cohesive look. Thibaut Design did this beautifully. The nations oldest continuing wallpaper company showed us fresh pops of color from floor to furniture to walls.

Classic Styles are Retold in New Ways

It was a pleasure to meet Jamie Drake again in person at High Point. I had first met Jamie at the Sub Zero Wolf New Generation Media Event in 2013. He has paired with Theodore Alexander Furniture to bring his impeccable style and unique blend of soft jewel tones to his line. I was able to catch this shot of him as he was being photographed by the “REAL” photographers I saw a trend of bringing the Regency Style of vintage Hollywood glam adorned with modern fabrics to be one of the best highlights of Jamie’s line.

Wrapping up High Point Market

It’s hard to capture the event in blog posts because you don’t get to see, touch, hear and feel the hustle and bustle of High Point Market. I have however left you with the best parts of the market, and spared you the sore feet. Soon you will start seeing the highlights in home decor magazines, furniture stores, and beyond. I hope you enjoyed coming along with me and I can’t wait for our next adventure together!

-Ronique

Disclosure: My trip and accommodations to Spain were sponsored through the Tile of Spain. All opinions are my own.

February 2014 was a whirlwind for me and many of my colleagues in the interior design blogging niche. February 2-6th I was at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) and February 8-15th, I was fortunate to travel to Valencia and Madrid, Spain with the Tile of Spain. For many reasons other than the obvious this was a monumental trip for me. To be able to experience architectural Europe is any architects dream and on top of this to visit the Cevisama Tile Trade Show and visit some of the artisan tile factories was amazing!

Unforgettable Highlights: My @TileofSpain Architectural Trip to Spain

 From the historic…. 

To the ultra-modern… we saw it all in Spain!

Here’s my recap of my week long trip! Stay tuned to Freshome.com to see the trends I found at the Cevisama Tile Trade Show.

Who is the Tile of Spain?

Tile of Spain is the international brand representing 125 ceramic tile manufacturers belonging to the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association (ASCER). Along with myself I was accompanied by Susan Serra – from Susan Serra Associates, the other design journalists, the winners of the Tile of Spain – Passport to Creativity contest, and staff from Tile of Spain and Frank Advertising. Here’s the highlights of my awesome trip!

Day 1 – Trip to Madrid, Spain

I have never flown internationally, so I was a bit nervous to get on a 10 hour plane ride to Madrid, Spain! I also knew this was a chance of a lifetime so I needed to face my fear and do it! Ha! It was much less worrisome than I anticipated. I had packed up my outlet converters, exchanged my dollars into Euros in Miami, and had my magazines, laptop, and iPod ready.

Day 2 – First Day in Madrid – Finally Meet Everyone!

After watching 2 movies on the plane and listening to 10 podcasts on my iPod, and eating dinner and breakfast we arrived at the Madrid airport. I loved the modern and industrial architecture of the airport.. nothing like in the U.S. The airport was SPOTLESS!! You could literally eat off the floors…. gorgeous view at the baggage claim.

We finally met at the historical and renovated Hotel Las Latras and I had my first experience of eating delicious tapas. (Little did I know this was just the beginning of the food.. food and more delicious food!)

Day 3 – Madrid Museum Axis Architectural Tour

Awesome museum tours of:

– Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

– Prado Museum – Caixa Forum*

– Reina Sofía Museum

– Viva Madrid Restaurant Lunch offered by TOS.*

– Telefonica Foundation Building designed by Moneo Brock Studio.

Amazing views at the Telefonica Foundation Building 

Day 4 – Last Day in Madrid, off to Valencia – Visit San Antón Market, Slaughter House conversion into a Museum

– Visit San Antón Market. Guided by QVE Studio.  Lunch at San Antón Restaurant offered by TOS. (Interior designed by Agustín Granell and Eatside).  Visit “Matadero de Madrid”

– Bus Transfer from Madrid old slaughterhouse to Atocha Train Station

– High Speed Train AVE Madrid – Valencia

My first time on a high speed train! It was an awesome experience to take the train from Madrid to Valencia

Day 5 – Valencia – First Day at Cevisama Trade Show and Tile Factory Tours 

- Tile Of Spain Manufacturer tours 

– Registration for press conference 

– ASCER Press Conference 

– Bus to Castellón Factories and visit Castellón Factories

The tile factories were amazing! We get to witness a few of the artisan workers painting tiles by hand. Incredible

Day 6 & 7 – Cevisama Tile Show, visit Tile of Spain Booths, and Tour of Valencia Old City

The tile show was nothing like I have ever seen! To see the trends and all of the highlights – visit my Instagram to see all of the inspiring tile.

Relief tiles, large format, and colorful new and organic inspired tiles were big at Cevisama

Touring Old Valencia City was like a walk into a history book.

If I had one hundred more pages I would show you all the beautiful tile, sights, historic architecture and more that I loved on this trip. I thank Tile of Spain for bringing me along on this architectural trip as it was a memory I will hold dear for a life time!

For more Tile of Spain posts on Stagetecture, click here.

I’m excited to be asked by Tile of Spain to join them this February 9-15, 2014 as we visit Madrid, Valencia and attend the Cevisama tile trade show.  Tile of Spain is known in the industry for bringing international tile brands together to offer unsurpassed quality and beautiful products for your home tiling projects.

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Tile of Spain – 2014 Passport to Creativity Contest

Tile of Spain, the international brand representing 125 ceramic tile manufacturers belonging to the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association (ASCER), is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 “Passport to Creativity” contest.

The four design professionals selected to participate in an 8-day, architectural tour and trip to Spain are:

Winners Announced!!

Kristyna Borden, Interior Design Professional, HOK Architects
David DeQuattro, Principal, RGB Architects
Denise M Fitzgerald, Interior Designer, Bolick Distributors
Monica Hanley, Interior Designer/ Business Development Director, NEMD Architects Inc

About the Trip to Spain:

Part of the Architects and Designers Tour running February 8 to February 15, 2014, Passport to Creativity winners will have the opportunity to explore Madrid and Valencia, Spain.

They will be able to immerse themselves in Spanish culture, sample world-famous culinary arts, observe sites and attractions with architectural and design significance and gain a general understanding and appreciation for Spain.

 We get a guided tour of Cevisama trade show in Valencia, Spain

The trip also includes a guided visit to Cevisama 2014, factory and booth tours and a press conference. All architect and designers participants will earn CEU credits. Journalists from selected architecture and design media will also participate in the tour.

Stay up to date with Stagetecture as I take you along on the trip and you can follow the Tile of Spain – Spain Architecture Trip 2014 –  Pinterest board here.

For more media and design trips from Stagetecture, visit here.

Every year it’s always a treat for me and my family to make our “wish lists” for the upcoming holiday season. I still remember from being a child of taking a big marker and circling all of the toys my sister and I wanted, and even ‘til this day I make a wish list for Santa!

This year American Express is helping you ring in the holiday with the #PointsForPresents program, where you can check off great items for yourself, friends and family using Membership Rewards points, satisfying everyone this holiday season.

Ringing in the Holidays with American Express – Points for Presents

A variety of ways to use your Points for Presents:

To use #PointsForPresents, you can go to shopAmex® for thousands of products, and now, you can download the new and improved American Express app to use  Membership Rewards points on your phone! I’m always on the go, so now I can use points to pay for a few gifts off my holiday list while in the grocery line with this new mobile feature.

Here are a few of my favorite picks this year from shopAmex. I always love picking a “throwback” nostalgia item for my kids, so this year I chose a dollhouse because this was my longtime, top-of-the-list item I begged my parents for when I was young. It’s the absolute joy to any little girl’s Christmas morning.

My favorite nostalgia “throwback item” from childhood:

Savannah Dollhouse from KidKraft Furniture

Find the Dollhouse here.

Now what’s on my holiday wish list this year? Every year I try to think of items that will help make my life easier. So I would love any small home appliances in the kitchen, ways to clean up easier… and of course, some entertainment would be great too.

Here’s my top 5 picks to use #PointsForPresents (all of which are a part of American Express’ Brand Sale, so they’re 20% off during the month of November!)

Here’s my top 5 picks to use my Points for Presents:

1. Cuisinart Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls with Lids

Cuisinart Mixing Bowls

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2. Cuisinart Smart Stick Hand Blender

Cuisinart Hand Blender

3. LG 42″ 1080p 120Hz LED TV with HDMI Cabi

LG LED TV

4. Dyson DC34 Cordless Handheld Vacuum Cleaner

Dyson Cordless Vacuum

5. Cuisinart 5.5 qt. Oval Covered Casserole Dish

Cuisinart Oval Casserole Dish

Via AmericanExpress.com

What gifts would you use Membership Rewards points for? If you need more ideas, take a look at American Express’ Pinterest page for ideas. You can see what are on other member’s wish lists and you may get a few ideas for those hard to please family members.

Stay close to Stagetecture as I will give you ideas for those tough family member gifts in the upcoming weeks. We will help you ring in the holidays with American Express!

I was selected by American Express as to help educate consumers about how to use Membership Rewards points. As such I was paid for my services, but all gift choices selected and opinions about the gifts and American Express are my own. http://paid-po.st/3Nfrb0

For more holiday ideas on Stagetecture, click here.

I want to thank each and every one of you for your support votes and encouragement during the Lamps Plus contest over this last month

Today is the last day – November 15th — until 11:59pm EST

Just click below and vote Stagetecture for “Interior Design” category!  

Don’t forget there’s a chance for a lucky winner to get a $500 shopping spree from Lamps Plus! Click here for more details.

Thank you all for Voting Stagetecture!

-Ronique

Thank you so far to all of my readers for helping Stagetecture get to the ‘Top 10’ out of 25 design blogs so far for the 

Lamps Plus 2013 Best Home Blog – ‘Interior Design’ Category!

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While it’s not guaranteed I will stay in Top 10, I am excited that we’ve made it this far.

Lamps Plus 2013 Best Home Blog

Please vote for Stagetecture on Lamps Plus Facebook Page here

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INTERIOR DESIGN CATEGORY

Chance for you to win $500.00 Shopping Spree at Lamps Plus!

So I forgot one small detail for you – Stagetecture readers. If Stagetecture wins, one of the readers who entered will win a $500 Spree from Lamps Plus! So while of course I was delighted to be nominated, I’m even more thrilled now for you.

Now I need your help

Vote Every Day for Stagetecture!

Please vote for Stagetecture on Lamps Plus Facebook Page here

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INTERIOR DESIGN CATEGORY

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Lamps Plus 2013 “Best Home Blog Awards”

The “Best Home Blog Awards” is our way of recognizing and rewarding the best work in the Home blogs.

Starting on October 14, 23013 through November 15, visitors to the Lamps Plus Facebook page will be invited to vote in four different categories for their favorite Home blog. Individuals will be able vote for their favorite blogs once every 24 hours. Top vote-getters will be awarded a 2013 Best Home Blog badge of distinction to display on their site. The highest vote-getter in each of the four categories will receive a $1,000 shopping spree from Lamps Plus.

Guidelines:

You can vote once a day starting Monday, October 14th – Friday, November 15th 

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You can see the other nominated blogs in Interior Design on Lamps Plus blog here.

Thank you everyone and especially Lamps Plus for a friendly competition that everyone wins with gorgeous home inspiration.

-Ronique

For more home interiors ideas on Stagetecture, click here.

You know that feeling when you watch those music awards shows like the Grammy’s and when they get down to best album of the year, and you like EVERY SINGLE ALBUM and you just don’t know who should win?

Well that’s how I feel after being told Stagetecture is nominated for the…

Lamps Plus 2013 Best Home Blog – ‘Interior Design’ Category!  

I’m so excited because the competition is pretty stiff and so many of them are my good friends that I have gotten to know personally through BlogTour LA, Brizo NY Fashion Week, World Market Las Vegas and so many other events. So to say that I’m taken back.. I really am very honored to be nominated along with the other 24 home design blogs.

Now I need your help

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Vote Every Day for Stagetecture!

Please vote for Stagetecture on Lamps Plus Facebook Page here

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INTERIOR DESIGN CATEGORY

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Lamps Plus 2013 “Best Home Blog Awards”

The “Best Home Blog Awards” is our way of recognizing and rewarding the best work in the Home blogs.

Starting on October 14, 23013 through November 15, visitors to the Lamps Plus Facebook page will be invited to vote in four different categories for their favorite Home blog. Individuals will be able vote for their favorite blogs once every 24 hours. Top vote-getters will be awarded a 2013 Best Home Blog badge of distinction to display on their site. The highest vote-getter in each of the four categories will receive a $1,000 shopping spree from Lamps Plus.

Guidelines:

You can vote once a day starting Monday, October 14th – Friday, November 15th 

—> VOTE HERE for Stagetecture <—

You can see the other nominated blogs in Interior Design on Lamps Plus blog here.

Thank you everyone and especially Lamps Plus for a friendly competition that everyone wins with gorgeous home inspiration.

-Ronique

Day 4 in Los Angeles was a return to natural inspiration and return to organic and natural influences. If you have missed day’s 1-3 of BlogTour LA you can click here for all of the recaps. Today I highlight our fourth day of visiting Heath Ceramics shop, Natural Curisoties design studio and our evening spent in Venice Beach visiting the Will Leather Goods shop and the other local shops.

All day I kept thinking that the overlying theme was a return back to basics. Natural influences from organic products to hand craftsmanship to eclectic ways design is all around us, even at the most simplistic levels of design. Here’s a few of the wonderful highlights from Day 4.

My favorite breakfast start – Kitchen 24

8575 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069

On the days when we met later I found this great breakfast restaurant (you know I love breakfast from the Stagetecture Sunday recipes)

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Gorgeous Natural Inspiration at Heath Ceramics

Edith Heath (1911–2005) founded Heath Ceramics in 1948 after her solo pottery show at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor. She was a talented ceramicist with a great respect for craft and material, and a strong point of view on the product that her company would make — simple, good things for good people.

Natural Curiosoties –  A Blending of Organic Design Disciplines

Founded by Christopher Wilcox and located on Sunset Blvd, our studio is tucked into the core of Echo Park’s historic Jensen Recreation Center, a current cultural monument originally erected in 1924.

Once a bowling alley, the space has evolved to embrace our artistic pursuits. Daily we work amongst the remnants of the past, continually drawing from our environment’s rich history.

Born from a deep love of the arts, and what art is capable of representing in culture and society life, Natural Curiosities is one of my proudest achievements. I consider it an accomplishment made possible by the love and loyalty of incredibly creative clients, both old and new, who believe in our journey and have become loyal supporters to the belief that art is not a decorative accessory, but an essential part of design and, in our case, work full of soul made by people who love what they do. I would also like to deeply thank all the members of The Octo-Caravan both past and present, for without you the wheels would never turn.

#BlogTourLA – Venice Beach – Shops, Surf and Sun!

Our last stop of the day was Venice Beach to visit quaint shops, walk on our own and end the day at a rooftop bar looking out over Venice Beach.. so awesome

Will Leather Goods

Founded in 1981 in Eugene, Oregon, Will® Leather Goods is a leading American men and women’s leather accessories brand recognized internationally for its use of high quality, handcrafted materials and excellent workmanship. Will® Leather Goods manufacturers belts, bags, wallets and other accessories that are classic, stylish, and functional. Will® Leather Goods products adapt to any lifestyle, from the streets of Manhattan to the sands of Venice Beach. Will® is sold in Nordstrom’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Barneys New York, and boutiques around the world.

Chillin at High Rooftop Bar at Hotel Erwin

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Day 3 in Los Angeles for #BlogTourLA and the home design inspiration was flowing like a river yesterday!! If you missed the recap of BlogTour LA Day 1 & 2, click here. Yesterday was a visit to Lamps Plus (in which I’m going to be joining their fabulous blog – Style Illuminated Blog team next week… YEAH!) and Westedge Design Fair’s opening day.

Here’s just a few of the many great highlights of the day.

#BlogTourLA Highlights: Lamps Plus Store Visit

If you’re interested in the Lamps Plus Color Plus collection – check it out here on Stagetecture.

Westedge Design Fair Highlights

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Gorgeous products from Gessi – if you’d like to see their other products, click here for the Stagetecture post.

Zia Priven – Always Gorgeous Lighting

Innovative Westedge Highlights

I absolutely loved all of the innovation of materials, finishes, and modern twists on old design. These two were my fav’s!

So today we are off to Heath Ceramics, Natural Curiosities and a walking tour of local shops in Venice Beach… Wheh hew

Follow along for BlogTour LA highlights:

Twitter: Follow the conversation: @Stagetecture and Follow the stream of all the bloggers: #BlogTourLA

Facebook: Follow my Instagram posts on my personal page: RoniqueJonesGibson and Stagetecture Fan Page

Pinterest: Follow the BlogTour LA board for images & design inspiration

Google+: Follow the communities and join in on the hightlights from BlogTour LA

For the rest of the BlogTour LA Agenda, click here.

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