Designer Spotlight: Yves Béhar
Yves Béhar (1967-Present)
Birthplace: Switzerland
Herman Miller Products: Leaf Personal Light, Ardea Personal Light, SAYL Work Chair
Born to a German mother and Turkish father, this Swiss-born industrial designer studied at the Art Center College of Design in California.
For a relatively young designer, he has had a remarkable career. A graduate of the Art Center College of Design, he started out working with high tech Silicon Valley clients such as Apple and Hewlett Packard, eventually gravitating into the sport, apparel, technology and furniture arenas.
His collaboration with Herman Miller came about through one such conversation. An admirer of Charles and Ray Eames, Béhar decided he wanted to do something for the company himself. “Design is very much at the center of Herman Miller’s culture,” he says. “So one day I just picked up the phone, called them, and said, ‘Let’s work together.’”
Four years later, Herman Miller introduced his two brilliantly innovative lighting products, Leaf and Ardea.
(image and bio via Herman Miller)
The Coffee Table Conundrum
So the other day as I was reading up on the various blogs I follow, I came across this post about coffee tables on Apartment Therapy. In it, they posed the question “What’s On Your Coffee Table?”
That got me thinking, is there really a right and wrong way to decorate your own coffee table? Or do you even need to?
Read below to find out what Sarita Peresada, one of our designers, had to say.
Vastu’s 10 tips to better design: #9
#9: Design Services: Know when to say when
Some things are just better left to the experts. Turn to design professionals who can help you get the most for your money, time and space. An interior designer can take your ideas and flesh them out into real solutions, maximizing your space. They have their finger on the pulse of styles, new products and unique vendors. They can also provide piece of mind, taking the worry out of space design.
A valuable design services expert will listen to your needs and create a space that is not only unique to you, but fits your lifestyle.
#1: Simple solutions, #2: Fabric first, #3: Mixed greens, #4: Art matters, #5: Crack a window, #6: Lighten up, #7: Location, #8: When more is more
Designer redo
Two of our valued customers (and great friends of the store) recently called in designer Eric Kole to refresh their living room. Here’s a look at Eric’s design before the redo…
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