Asparagus Interiors Inc.

I love modern design and can spot it’s characteristics easily as it just seems to come to me.  I also grew up in a rural farm community and have a strong pull to natural elements and forms. Marrying the two has been my struggle and joy in design.

I was inspired by the art work of Piet Hein Eek , as presented by Studio Forbes .  Piet’s scrap wood table and other furniture designs are hand made and arranged to limit excess waste and capture the essence of modern design.

Like Piet’s work, I’m also a huge fan of Scrapile .  They use scrap wood as well, arranged into simple forms yet the color variation is striking.  The reuse of wood and careful arragements allow these pieces to express their modern design with a natural foundation.

I’ve decided it’s time to finally paint the white walls in my room.  It’s the last room in the house to be finished and It’s not something I’m taking lightly.

I’ve decided I need a new twist on the old walls.  I’m looking to wallpaper for the graphic design, color saturation and artistic composition.

Two papers from Cole and Son are on the table for consideration.  100% cotton and hand printed, these papers have a tactile quality of a fine paper and a precision detail that’s beautiful.

Woods in the New Contemporary II line, and Cow Parsley in the New Contemporary Line. I’ll post when I make the final decision.  I have a few more colorways coming in.

Textile Blog – Covers fabric and textile design, also features eco and sustainable fabrics.

Design Sponge – The Oh La La of all things design.  I could pour myself over all the goodies on this site.

I’ve been meaning to write about some inspiration lately.  What moves me? What influences my designs and how are these elements incorporated into recommendations?

I’m usually like a sponge soaking up every color, graphic, and natural anomaly in sight.  But recently I ran across two very different crafts that speak to my core design philosophy.  Experiment with color and incorporate nature.  Nature in this blog comes from wood and glass.

Woven Glass – Two artists, Tom and Eric of Markow and Norris , create delicate hand woven glass sculpture.  The vibrant colors, fabric like drapery and creative inlays take glass to a new level of tactile bliss.

Carved Wood Sculpture – Tom Langan’s carved birds take me a back to my roots.  The grouping of the birds and clustering of the sculptures create a real feeling and sense that this art is alive.  It’s the grouping that interests me and influences how I group objects in my designs.  I love the realistic approach to carving and painting the birds.  I most of all love the Egrets.