Dear <<First Name>>,
the times they are a-changing
My husband's ex-dental hygienist once said to him 'the kids moved out, the dog died, I'm moving on'. Well yea, that's kinda my life right now. But the dog is just fine.
I'm super excited to share my next chapter....which is also an earlier chapter. May 1 I'm going back to my old company to work on great projects with great people in a great office. EDG Interior Architecture + Design has asked me back and I joyfully accepted. It's a big change for me after 7 years of working for all of you, and I didn't make the decision lightly. Nor will I leave you in the lurch! If you have a project that needs a designer, let me know....I now have a whole company to back me up. And if EDG isn't right for you, I'll give you referrals to other designers.
I will continue to publish the occasional Parti* Notes newsletter. And you can still read me in Interior Design Today as well as other Multi-Briefs publications about once a month. And of course my Parti* Notes blog will always be out there. If you'd like to learn some design skills, I'll be teaching at the UC Berkeley Extension Program beginning in the fall. There's always social media too...let's keep in touch on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Take care of yourselves, take care of each other, don't be a stranger!
Leslie
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everybody eats
Food production has a carbon footprint: from growing the food to finishing the food to transporting the food. And it is discernible. A food’s carbon footprint can be affected and measured when we look at where the food is grown, how it is grown, where it goes after it is grown. If you enjoy that melon you are eating in Oregon in December, know that it might have traveled from south of the equator to get to you. On the other hand, the lettuce in your salad could have come from a farm down the road. The melon’s carbon footprint is significantly larger than the lettuce’s. read more
what does restaurant design look like?
Last month I traveled with my daughter for a couple of weeks. We ate out….a lot. By chance we ate in 3 restaurants all owned by the same restaurant group. When we sat down in the third restaurant, I told her I thought all three were owned by the same people, or at least designed by the same group. Being my child, she of course challenged me. How could I know that? They had different names, different menus, different looks. Really they didn’t have much in common aesthetically at all.
I dug in and sure enough they are all part of the same group of restaurants. It made me wonder….what had I seen that made me so sure? I didn’t go into any of the kitchens or wait stations, so it wasn’t about functional design. I just sat down, ate my meal, visited the restroom (I always check out the restroom). Clearly, a well designed restaurant is seen in the details, it doesn’t hit you over the head. read more
five interesting things
1. DESIGN: Hotel design is in the details, not the artwork in the lobby.
- I'm Fluent in 5 Computer Languages. Why Can't I Switch Off the Bedside Light in a Marriott? FastCoDesign
2. WORK: Here's a thought...design the construction wall. Don't just throw it up. Literally.
- Pentagram's Latest: a Construction Wall That's Actually Beautiful FastCoDesign
3. WORK: Architects vs SF planners. Can we all find a way to get along? And shorten the approval process while we're at it...
- Architect Stanley Saitowitz calls SF planners 'obstructive,' others agree CurbedSF
4. PLAY: You'll want to take your camera. And most of your savings account. And a plane....it's in Spain near the French border.
5. DESIGN: If every wall architect thought this way, where might global relations go?
- These Mexican and American Designers have a Radical Idea for Trump's Wall FastCoDesign
parti notes is...
a compilation of interesting, and hopefully enlightening, information about the worlds of architecture, design and food. My belief is that by sharing what intrigues us, the world we create will become that much more remarkable. If you'd like to expand your horizons, and get occasional tips on how to build your image and align your business, get me in your inbox.
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