Sensational Scavolini

One of the runaway hits at the Interior Design Show in Toronto last month was the debut of Tetrix, a new kitchen collection from Italian manufacturer Scavolini. Tetrix is the handiwork of design Michael Young and he was in Toronto to announce the debut.

In Tetrix, Scavolini decreased the number of sizes while increasing the number of options available in each cabinet. The result is a kitchen program that's even more customizable that it would be otherwise.

The Tetrix doors are available in a wide variety of colors and every door and drawer front is actually covered in fingerprint-proof etched glass. The glass is perfectly flush mounted and the entire line's been designed and engineered to work without additional hardware.

Tetrix is available in North America and and if you find yourself in New York, stop in the Scavolini showroom on West Broadway in Soho. Daniele and the rest of the staff there would be delighted to show you the line and the rest of the kitchens available from Scavolini.

A Houzz-ian round up

Here's a re-cap of the stuff I've been writing over at Houzz.com. If you're not already a Houzz fan, poke around on that site, there's a lot to explore.

Straight From Spain: Amazing New Trends in Tile

Houzz- Kitchen Design, Bathroom Design and More»

Browse by Space and Style- For Example:

Modern Kitchen · Mediterranean Bathroom · Traditional Living Room · Mediterranean Bedroom · Eclectic Dining Room · Modern Homes · Modern Patio · Traditional Landscaping ·

Special Report: Bath Trends From Valencia

Houzz- Kitchen Design, Bathroom Design and More»

Browse by Space and Style- For Example:

Mediterranean Kitchen · Traditional Bathroom · Modern Living Room · Modern Bedroom · Traditional Dining Room · Modern Homes · Contemporary Patio · Modern Landscaping ·

Alternatives to Granite Countertops, Part III

Houzz- Kitchen Design, Bathroom Design and More»

Browse by Space and Style- For Example:

Mediterranean Kitchen · Tropical Bathroom · Modern Living Room · Tropical Bedroom · Eclectic Dining Room · Tropical Homes · Modern Patio · Eclectic Landscaping ·

Special Report: Design News from Toronto

Houzz- Kitchen Design, Bathroom Design and More»

Find Home Improvement Professionals- For Example:

New York Architect · New York Interior Designer · San Francisco Contractor · Chicago Landscaping ·

This is even better

I just made this one the site Animoto. I think I just found a new hobby.

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Slide show

OK gang, I've been horsing around on Flickr and I made a slide show of my recent trip to Spain. Do any of you guys use Flickr?



This was brought on by a photo of me having a moment of Ecstasy in Teruel. That photo arrived yesterday from Tile of Spain itself and it took me right back to that medieval balcony. I wanna go back to Spain. Or Canada. Or Germany. have I mentioned that I've been on the road a lot lately?

Time may change me but I can't trace time

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes.

OK kids, it's big announcement time. I've spent the last year setting myself up to be a writer and social media guy full time and to leave behind my career as a designer. Well, while I was in Spain, one of the pitches I'd been working on with an ad agency got an approval from our client. I've been doing social media project work for a while now, but this new one is a different animal all together.

I've been looking for an opportunity like this one for months and I couldn't ask for a better one. For that matter, I couldn't ask for a better agency affiliation than the one I have with Godfrey Design and Advertising.

I'm still involved in the design industry, just in a different capacity. I found a place where I belong in kitchen and bath and I have no intention to leave it.

Moving forward from here, a lot of what I have been doing will remain the same. I'm still writing for a couple of design sites,I'm still teaching SketchUp classes, I'm still teaching social media seminars with a design/ renovation industry slant, and I'm still a kitchen design blogger.

What's different now though is that I'm devoting myself full-time to disseminating new product news and building communities around brands, something I do better than anyone else I know.

I owe all of this to this blog and your support, interest and enthusiasm these last three years. When I started this site, the last thing in the world I was looking for was a mid-life career change. Now that it's here though, I couldn't be happier. Thank you.