Romy Guevara, co-owner of Rommy Custom Designs, can give you a beautifully-lit stone patio with lanterns and arched walkways, elegant stone bathrooms and living areas with recreations of the Sistine Chapel, and dining rooms with bars of rich brown wood.
“Our art is architecture and interior together,” said Guevara, 45. “We start in the heart.”
Guevara has been doing interior and exterior design in the Rio Grande Valley for about 10 years; prior to his move here, he worked from Ajijic, Mexico where he did projects on a grand scale in Guadalajara and other parts of Mexico. His works include a jewelry store in Guadalajara, Mexico, and a trompe-l’oeil in the home of TV Azteca actor Fernando Allende in Aspen, Colo. Trompe-l’oeil is an artistic technique in which the images appear real instead of two-dimensional. (more…)
It’s the second most used area in the house — right after the kitchen — but is oddly reminiscent of your college dorm room. It’s a hub of household activity — home management tasks, kids’ school stuff, take-home work from your day job — all stored and filed in those ugly cardboard boxes. It’s wired — high speed Internet, a snappy new computer, a color printer — along with a nest of wiring all in a mess at your feet. The rest of your house looks great but your home office looks, well, neglected. Isn’t it time to do something about it? (more…)
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) announced today updates to its portfolio of academic software solutions, which promote project-based learning and provide worldwide access to the same cutting-edge, 3D design tools used by industry leading professionals. The innovative design curriculum included in Autodesk’s academic software has been developed for educators by educators, and provides the necessary tools to inspire and support tomorrow’s generation of future engineers, architects and designers.
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BOB BEITCHER says he and his wife, Carol, want their newly built home in Santa Monica to be a showcase of sustainable practices “without being granola-y, if you know what I mean.”
Their house off San Vicente Boulevard has been carefully designed by architect Warren Wagner to optimize solar energy and the use of recycled and renewable materials. Yet the modernist dwelling seems more about the panache of architectural possibilities than the virtuousness of green design.
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Welcome to the series premiere of ‘Top Design’, the show Bravo is betting on to take over ‘Project Runway’ and ‘Top Chef’s’ successful timeslot for the time being!
Making it in the world of interior design is a challenge, but they have selected twelve of the top designers from around the country to prove that they have the passion, drive, creativity, and the vision to create the Top Design. Each week, these interior designers will be faced with grueling design challenges that will force them to be innovative.
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