I am lucky enough to have had a Parson's education and the years that we were there the school had re-established a 'real' Interiors program...meaning decoration under the supervision of some Parish Hadley Alumni. Now, in the 'old days' decoration was not considered a bad thing but, now everyone is a 'designer' some with letters after their names, which I always find amusing.....not that there's anything wrong with that. One of the hallmarks of what our teachers tried to ingrain in us was Albert Hadley's dictum "that we should never follow fad or fashion" and to always use elements that are appropriate to the project and the site. Looking back at some of my work and that of my friends from school, I can clearly see the hallmarks that were impressed on us all....don't follow fad or fashion and suitability! You may take issue with the style....maybe you don't like traditional or regency pieces, you may not like deco or you might prefer brutalist or maybe minimalism or clutter...but you can't fault the design behind the work. Scale, calibration of color and texture....or you might! there's no accounting for taste....which we were taught was not good or bad but different...just things used incorrectly. So I go out now and make the world better one room at a time and keep in mind this image of these two nice ladies.....and I remember that it's not about selling stuff it's about making beauty.....I can't help it....I like beauty....and no it's not always in the eye of the beholder.....there are some things that are just ugly! ......you just need to be brought to that point of view.
