How to Design Seamless Interiors for a Harmonious Home
Every room seems to flow into the next, creating a calm and connected feeling. That magic is called a seamless interior. It’s more than just matching your pillows to your curtains. This guide will give you simple, actionable steps on how to design seamless interiors. You can create a home that feels both put-together and […]
Beyond the Classroom: A Book Journey of Vancouver’s Emerging Designers
A Book of Visionary Student Design Projects is happening. From ideas in our studio to projects that matters for Vancouver’s creative interiors, this is a story of our idea journey to reality for our future. Over the past three years of teaching Senior Project Research at Colleges I teach in Vancouver, I’ve had the privilege of mentoring […]
Reflecting on my Early AR Vision
Back in 2011, I presented a paper at the CONVR 2011 conference at Bauhaus University, focusing on a topic that, at the time, felt incredibly futuristic — the potential of Augmented Reality (AR) to optimize educational environments. Looking back, it’s exciting to see how these early ideas have evolved into mainstream applications today, but it’s […]
Isn’t “Luxury” becoming a hollow Buzzword?
The modern kitchen has lost its soul—stripped down, polished up, and dressed in a sterile idea of “luxury” that feels more like a showroom than a sanctuary. I design kitchens that breathe—spaces rooted in the earth, shaped by softness, and made for real living, not just for looking. In a world obsessed with glossy surfaces […]
Chapter Spotlight: IIDA Northern Pacific | IIDA
When interior designer Sara Namdarian, IIDA, IDC, moved to Vancouver from Malaysia, she wanted not to simply find a community in which to belong, but help to build the community she wanted to find—and that was IIDA. She connected with IIDA HQ who put her in touch with the leadership at the IIDA Northern Pacific […]
Christmas Decorating Made Easy: Tips to Transform Your Home This Holiday Season
Deck the Halls in Style: Expert Tips for Luxurious Christmas Decorating
The Dark Side of Free Design
It’s an honor to be a co-author of such a revolutionary book called The Dark Side of the Free Design. We, designers from 20 countries, orchestrated in one voice, in one book called “The Dark Side of Free Design”. Ed Mun the founder of the Forum of Innovative Design Association (FIND) started the movement about 5 years ago and I had […]
Texture in Interior Space
texture In interior Spaces
Layered Lighting: Elevating Interiors with Depth, Mood, and Function
Lighting techniques
Designing for Density: The Growing Appeal of Compact Living Spaces
Envision the evolution of small space design in modern and ever-growing cities; is not a trend is a lifestyle shift. Before delving into that, let’s examine why there is an increasingly high demand for compact spaces. Given the ever-evolving modern lifestyle, we’re focusing on several pivotal aspects and primary factors influencing the Canadian market and design […]