Have you every looked at a building or interior or heard about a building and wondered what they were thinking or what the inspiration was that gave the building or interior its form? For me the inspiration of a space or a building comes in many ways, from the words that our clients...
Architects and Designers love seeing their projects come to life, but rarely do they get the chance to go beyond tools such as paper and computers to actually build their creations themselves. Currently, I have this opportunity and am gaining such great experience. In January, my wife and I purchased a house, which was...
The word “collaboration” has been popular in design lexicon over the past several years, especially as it relates to workplace design. Our spaces are designed with a variety of collaboration areas, with the intention of inspiring those special moments for people to meet and brainstorm, and to create that which they cannot do in solitude....
As 2014 comes to a close, Felice, David and I, along with the entire STA Team, want to take a moment to thank all of our clients, allies, partners and supporters for a great year. This time of year is always one of reflection, to review our triumphs and successes and to analyze how we...
‘Tis the season for being thankful and giving back to the community! The team at STA has been getting in the holiday spirit by working with the Labouré Center on their Christmas House Tour. While this is the second time team STA has participated in this event, it is the 24th year of this...
There’s something very special about Fenway Park. Now, I’m no die-hard Red Sox fan, but I will take any chance I can to be in Fenway Park (even during a season like the one we just had!). There is a very special feeling that the space brings to me every time I go. My...
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. Sometimes people say that they always wanted to be an architect but for some reason or another they decided not to follow that career...
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 and designs of quilts as displayed in the exhibit “Quilts and Color: The Pilgrim/Roy Collection.” As I walked through the exhibit and admired the quilts’...
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 attention on that single point where one rock balanced precariously on another bedazzled everyone that watched him. “How did you do that”, asked one onlooker?...
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 has always been such an integral and important part of my career. Since graduating I have stayed very connected through teaching, advising, mentoring, serving on...
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 full of stress and sleepless nights. Perhaps it is just me and the way that I am wired, but I try my hardest to wrap...
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 25; then went right to Scottsdale Arizona for the BIFMA (Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association) 360 Conference, then returned to Boston for Design Museum...
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, inspiring year, and to wish you all a very happy new year! We especially want to thank our clients for the wonderful opportunities you have...
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 our community. A common thread, which was present in many of their ideas/innovations, was the goal to solve a problem, which they had...
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 is organized by the Massachusetts Interior Design Coalition, and is open to the entire design community, including professionals, students, educators and industry members. The primary...
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 interested in Turrell’s work as a light artist because of his exploration of how we perceive space through light. Of course, I was also drawn...
