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LS&A is proud to announce that our project is featured in the August 2019 Boston Magazine, SPACES article entitled “Playing to the Crowd” Boston Magazine calls it a knockout! Check it out on Pages 42 &43. All Photographs by Matthew Delphinich Want to see more? https://lesliesaul.com/sudburyhousepavilion.html Do you love color? Do you want a space that is a knockout? Let us …
CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE; REMEMBER WHY WE CELEBRATE JULY 4TH.
One of Thomas Jefferson’s last letters was written on June 24, 1826, declining the invitation from the Mayor of Washington, DC to join a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. All three surviving signers of the Declaration declined the Mayor’s invitation due to their poor health. Jefferson was 83, …
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GAMBOGE YELLOW, A COLOR WITH SOME POTTY HUMOR, I MEAN HISTORY
Have you ever heard of the yellow known as Gamboge? According to Kassia St. Clair in The Secret Livesof Color (Penguin Books c. 2016), “Gamboge is the solidified sap of Garcinia trees, and comes primarilyfrom Cambodia, or Camboja as it was once known, which is how Gamboge got its name.” Here in New England, when we think of the …
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WHY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION? INCLUSION MAKES FOR DIVERSITY, WHICH MAKES FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Nature in its purest form is a great model for how to make life sustainable, circle of life, and so on. Early humans lived a nomadic life as they followed the natural abundance of food as those food sources changed seasonally. They hunted, fished and gathered plants and nuts, but rarely settled into villages. Growing …
INNOVATION THROUGH CURIOSITY, RESILIENCE AND PERSISTENCE: A LOOK AT THE LIFE OF THOMAS EDISON
Curiosity is having an intense interest in how things work and interact with other things, what things do and don’t do, and in general knowledge about anything. A curious person wants to learn more about things and isn’t satisfied with a cursory overview of something. A curious person is rarely bored. Resilience is the ability to bounce …
I’ve been asking new potential clients how they found us. Interestingly, many have found us on Google. Also, they have each complained about the process. As hard as it is for the professionals to decide on which key words to put into our websites, it is equally hard for our potential clients to decide what …
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Can we capture enough CARBON in order to save the planet? Here’s an update on capturing carbon in order to mitigate climate change consequences. Much of the following information is based on the fascinating article by Jeff Johnson for C&EN (Chemical and Engineering News) February 25th 2019 titled Capturing Carbon: Can it save us? “We …
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More About Color. As my readers know, I am fascinated, entranced, delighted, and wowed by color. During the summer of 2018, we were lucky to be able to explore several national parks in Utah. Other than being a hellish over 100 degrees temperature during the day, it was a fantastic experience. When our friends and …
Last week we honored George Mann Niedecken as one of the first interior architects. Today during women’s history month, we honor Marion Mahoney Griffin who was one of the first licensed female architects in the world (and first in Illinois). (Credit: Hines, Thomas S. (March 1995). “Portrait: Marion Mahony Griffin Drafting a Role for Women …
Want to be on trend? The perfect mismatch. If you have been reading my blog, you probably know that I reject the trendy nature of design for offices and homes. Trends encourage people to match other companies or their friends or magazine images, so that the whole beauty of custom design is lost: making spaces …