Alternative Interior Design

What is Alternative Interior Design

by toritaiyo on November 4, 2019 at 4:37 pm

Posted In: Interior Design alternatives

Alternative Interior Design is about looking at what “is” and asking “what if”.

What are our other options?

What’s popular? What’s common?

Is there something I can replace it with?

Wallpaper adventures – drafting a guide to wallpaper in Boca Raton

by toritaiyo on May 17, 2020 at 1:59 pm

Posted In: Interior Design alternatives

From our start we’ve had a focus on upholstery and drapery. So we do most of our work with fabric.

And while most solutions that fall under the banner of “wallpaper” are not fabric, you might be surprised to know that fabric can be applied to walls.

We’ll tell you how and why, guide you a bit on wallpaper, and more in this primer guide. So, read on.

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Japan and Interior Design

by toritaiyo on May 5, 2020 at 4:32 am

Posted In: Interior Design alternatives

Kaizen

If you studied business anywhere between the 1980 – early 2000s, you are probably familiar with the above term.

Kaizen – the Japanese quest for perfection (through “continual improvement”) is legendary. And one of the reasons I was so eager to go to school in Japan.

With the combined influence of Zen buddhism (insistence on minimalism) and Kaizen, the Japanese have created a very unique take on interior design.

In the following video we can see how East and West are learning from each other.