Making It Work: Interview with Interior Designer Marcia Prentice
December 19, 2011 Collaj
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By Bethany Nauert — Meet Marcia Prentice. If you watched HGTV’s docu-reality series “Design School” which aired in 2010, you may have seen her in action. The show follows a group of elite interior design students from FIDM who are given challenges to test out their design skills in the real world. One of her [...]
Top Things To Do in New York (For the Newbie)
December 5, 2011 Collaj
Filed under Glocal Spotlight
By Amanda Deltuvia — NO DOUBT, NEW YORK is one of the greatest cities in the world, but it’s a lot bigger than those camera pan-overs in movies. It’s full of life, angst, culture and an astounding allure that you can’t quite place but always leaves you coming back for more. It’s glamorous, it’s gritty [...]
Shopping Tips: Where to Find the Best Deals Online
November 28, 2011 Collaj
Filed under Smart & Savvy
Chances are, you can get a discount for almost anything—yes, even Apple goods that usually never budge in price. The good thing is that you don’t have to wait every year for Black Friday or Cyber Monday to roll around or linger for the next big Groupon deal to arrive in your inbox to get [...]
My Journey Climbing Mt Kilimanjaro
November 7, 2011 Collaj
Filed under Coffee Table
By Shigei Gebremedhin — “Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” -Robert Ashe, Jr. 20 hours and five in-flight movies later, I finally arrived in Nairobi, Kenya. I stood at the baggage claim, praying that my checked-in duffel bag would roll down the conveyor belt, as [...]
The Culture of Your Time: Generation X Y Z
October 31, 2011 Collaj
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By Amanda Deltuvia — The year you were born will affect everything about you—from the TV shows you watch to the clothing you wear, as well as your political views. Coming from the Y Generation, I never truly got a full glimpse into the lives that sandwiched my most formative years. My parents were both [...]
Branding to Innovate: The Man Behind The Culture Creative Firm
October 17, 2011 Collaj
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By Bethany Nauert— Sean Yashar, a native Angeleno, is the powerhouse behind the innovative brand consultancy, The Culture Creative. Combining knowledge and creative foresight, Sean fills a white space for content creation in the design, lifestyle and luxury goods industries. A self-described “modern artisan” on a mission to save the world from the mundane, Sean’s [...]
Cultural Myths Dispelled: What You Thought Is Not
October 10, 2011 Collaj
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By Amanda Deltuvia — It’s time to drop all those assumptions about that other country because you might be mistaken. Blame it on the labeling and marketing tactics used but it worked like a charm. Here are a few myths from different countries dispelled once and for all. Fortune Cookies. Believe it or not, fortune [...]
Thinking Outside the Box with Unique Home Furnishings
October 3, 2011 Collaj
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Whether you’re a furniture designer, teacher, lawyer, doctor, actor, executive assistant or restaurant hostess, we all know that creativity isn’t limited to just the artist-types. It means going above the norm and challenging the obvious. Check out the following home goods that inspire us to think outside the box on a daily basis. Lila Jang [...]
Curious Obessessions: Interview with a Model
September 26, 2011 Collaj
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Candace Eason may not be rich and famous, but that’s the least of her worries. “I’m just happy that I’m living” is her stance on life as she takes out a self-designed notebook filled with a long list of detailed goals. Graduating from the Michigan State University with an art degree, Candace had always been [...]
European Fashion vs American Fashion
September 19, 2011 Collaj
Filed under Coffee Table
By Amanda Deltuvia — Europe has always been the powerhouse of fashion on the runways and on the streets of culture. Haute couture in 1860 Paris was represented by the fashionable wardrobe of queens, and eventually fashion houses like Balenciaga, Chanel, Dior, Givenchy, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Hermes, Lanvin, Celine, Chloe, Yves Saint Laurent and countless other [...]




