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Why am I an architect…

Often time people ask me what I do for a living.. I say I’m an architect, and I have a small firm with my business partners and designers in Boston....

Quilts + Color = A Journey Back To African Design

What bliss – a colorful bliss, that is!  This weekend I had the opportunity to visit our very own Museum of Fine Arts where I spent hours soaking up the colors...

Balancing life with balanced rocks

A number of years ago while visiting Block Island I had the privilege of watching Andy Weatherwax balance rocks at the northernmost part of the island. His careful focus and...

BAC Commencement 2014

This past Friday I had the incredible opportunity to deliver the Boston Architectural College’s Commencement Address!  I am a 1992 Alumna of the BAC’s Interior Design Program, and the college...

What I did on my winter vacation…

Ok, so I don’t know about other business owners, but for me taking a vacation... or let me rephrase that… the time leading up to taking a vacation is usually...

Designing for the Human Experience

Over the last few weeks I’ve had the opportunity to attend several very inspiring events. I co-presented IIDA’s Global Excellence Awards at Maison & Objet in Paris, France on January...

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from STA!

With the holidays upon us and the new year approaching, we at STA want to take a moment to thank our clients, partners, collaborators and team members for an exciting,...

A Different Breed of Innovators and Entrepreneurs

Recently I was invited by our landlord Jamestown Properties, to attend the MassChallenge 2013 Awards Ceremony and was able to see first hand the next generation of innovators working within...

Interior Design Legislation

On September 25, I had the opportunity to speak at the State House on behalf of the interior design community at the “Interior Design Day on the Hill”.  This event...

The City as Mirror: How Cities Help Us To See

Aten Reign: Reflecting on how we see   I recently visited New York City with Felice to see James Turrell’s Aten Reign installation in the Guggenheim’s rotunda. I’ve always been...