Felice Silverman

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

The dark cloud that is the 2020 Pandemic of COVID-19 has made this silver lining more visible than it has ever been. The earth seems to have gotten its act...

4 Ways Emerging Technologies Can Shape A More Empathetic World

Today’s digital era finds itself at a crossroads between being a helpful tool that connects us and a distraction from reality and forgotten sense of purpose. I believe our current...

A Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Architectural design education and practices are not the common professions enforced in conversation within African American communities. In fact, less than 2% of architects are African American. For better access...

REDISCOVERING HOME

I’ve set out to write this piece several times, but have started and stopped – I wanted to be in the right mindset when I write what I hope will...

African American Architects

During our Living Lab, which is our end of day Friday Event at STA, one of our employees was presenting her thesis project. The project is a high school that...

Sergio Rodrigues: a Brazilian Midcentury Furniture Designer

There are many Brazilian Midcentury Furniture Designers that I want to talk about, but this time, I will focus on Sergio Rodrigues [1927-2014]. Sergio was an architect and his designs...

Make Your Own

There is a certain amount of pride in making your own things.  My fiancé and I try hard to avoid single use products which includes things like containers of vegetable...

The STA Living Lab

The Contract Forum is an annual conference bringing together design industry leaders from across the country for in-depth discussions and knowledge sharing. At the last Contract Magazine Forum, I was...

Eco-Friendly Search Engine

Deforestation is currently occurring globally. Forests and trees are being destroyed world-wide due to a large amount of logging, and more recently due to wildfires throughout different regions. Imagine if...

Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

As a Brazilian-American Interior Designer and Mid-Century Modern furniture enthusiast, I would like to introduce you to a few pieces that I love that were created in Brazil. I will...