Every January offers us a chance to change the way we are doing things. It is one of the things that I adore about this time of the year. A chance to review, take stock and decide on a new path forward.

 

Last December was the 20th anniversary of the launch of my Holistic Design firm. Yay for me! I have decided in light of this, and with the review of the last few years, that it's time to REFOCUS my efforts on aligning with the people and approaches that truly feed my spirit. It is time to get back to my roots of why I started this business in the first place. 

 

My Holistic Approach began with the premise that great design is a natural right we all have. That it should not be exclusively for those with wealth and for luxury only. The Design Industry, however, in my humble opinion, does not follow this beleif and therefore I have always walked to the beat of my own drummer. Plus, the media has made luxury home design seem to be something to strive for but in a way that is not very reaslitic or sustainable for most people so it causes a feeling of less than. I started my firm with an idealistic vision of how I could help anyone that truly wanted to make their space a better environment for them to thrive in. I am going back to that focus again but in a new way, more in touch with 2023's tools. 

 

 

Having just attended a design trade show Maison & Object and Decor -Off in Europe (*see my blog "It's NOT just a Pretty Space" for more details if you are interested HERE) and I was sadly faced with this lack of alignment with my approach to the interior work that I do. This too helped me to decide to refocus my attention again on the things that feed my soul. 

 

 

Going forward, I am honing my focus to be only on ECO-conscious design solutions, and helping those that want to DESIGN-IT-WITH-YOU. Working in a truly collaborative system must be based on a foundation of trust and give-n-take and I seek only those on this same wavelength. 

 

I have discovered in recent years that this is not always the case. I have had the unfortunate experience of clients with UNREALISTIC expectations. Ultimately this lack of respect for both the planet as well as my three decades of professional experience has helped me to discover again that I need to go after only what I want, and not follow the media hype about the way interior design services should be. 

 

It is in this authentic approach that I trust to be reunited with the people that I can help most. Are you one of these people that see the world the same way I do?

 

With this being said, I am not "unhappy" with these experiences. They have taught me a valuable lesson. I chose to learn from these projects and realign myself going forward in a new way so I am offering the true reflection of who I am, how I beleive that design can actually help us live better lives and heal the planet at the same time. 

 

 

My next year will be filled with creating the revised Holistic Design approach to be more closely align with those seeking assitance in a manner that I feel is more sustainable. It is a very exciting time for me, and one that I can honesty say is getting me more excited than I have been for awhile. 

 

Right now, my goals include a 2-prong approach:

 

Firstly, I will create some some online courses to help people like you discover how you can create your own sustainable home with some help from me in bite size chunks and real DIY focus. 

 

See the one coure I already have since 2012 and it is still relevant today! 

 

This will make great design more available for everyone, and really allow it to be user friendly in much more sustainable manner.

 

 

Secondly, I will be focusing on how to change the vision of the design industry from the inside out. I will be creating online & live workshops to help designers to figure out a better way to become more sustainable and offer solutions in a way our planet will be thankful for as well as our clients.  I plan to be really noisey about this, so stay tuned and be prepared. There needs to be change so I am going to start the process!

 

 

VISIONS & GOALS

 

To come up with these massive shifts in my life and business, I had to dig deep into my own heart to figure out that my business had gone off course. Every year I offer online workshops on how to create your own Vision Boards and if you are interested in this, here is the LINK to the one I did this year to kick-start this process.

 

 

I am the glass half full kind of chica. I am always trying to find a new way to do things better. In the world that is in constant change and challenges, it is a necessity these days just to keep on going.  If you like this video, please let me know and if you have ideas on what I can create for YOU, please do reach out. I am in service of you and my passion is to help you in the ways you want & need. 

 

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My first European Design show gave me some insights to the luxury trends going on in the design arena but in truth it was disappointing to see the lack of focus on sustainable products, or eco-friendly approaches to providing great design to the majority of the people. 

 

I adore things that are shiny, pretty and luxurious. Who doesn't? However, as designers we need to be thinking about how to make the world a better place, not just filling it with pretty stuff.  For me this is a wasteful approach and one that is way out of alignment with the realisties of what our world is facing. As designers, we need to UP our skills to be more than just decorators and for me, I was very ashamed. 

 

Do not get me wrong - there were some very nice things and some ECO focused design products. But I felt I had to work hard to discover these, which just felt a little off to me.

 

My favorites included the reuse of old books to create art, the combination of African & Turkish crafts into a fabulous home blessing sculpture, the use of local craftspeople being more highlighted, the highlighting of a new innopvative approach for designers & architects to get samples from a single source with the Material Bank (launjched in USA in 2019 and launching now in Europe) plus the highlighting of some young Spanish Designers. 

 

 

 

 

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