Why Design Matters
I once got into a heated argument about an author, and his choice to write, what can be described as easy summer reading. His books are...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- Jun 7, 2015
- 2 min
Location, Location, Location!
The famous idiom of Location, Location, Location which is favorably used by neighborhood realtors, seems to feel almost dated when...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- May 31, 2015
- 2 min
Identity Theft
There is something unsettling about it, a sense of violation. Then there is the understanding that not much can be done about it. And no,...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- May 17, 2015
- 3 min
The Sound of Silence
The basic need of quite in one's life can't be underrated. Research shows that being around noise pollution sources can cause serious...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- May 10, 2015
- 3 min
Visual Cleanse
"Less is more"one of the most iconic phrases coined by one of modern architecture's forefathers, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. I have to...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- May 3, 2015
- 3 min
The First Impression is the Deepest
First impressions are lasting impressions, this usually is said, in reference to meeting new people. The same holds true to spaces people...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- Apr 26, 2015
- 3 min
Going Mobile
I come from a place where homes are built from reenforced concrete and stone sidings, construction time will take about a year. I moved...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- Apr 12, 2015
- 2 min
Let's be Honest
I like coffee to be coffee, non of that vanilla hazelnut with pumpkin pie twist, tea should be the strong black kind. Food needs to have...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- Apr 5, 2015
- 2 min
Force of Habit
Alarm goes off, scroll down the device to see if the world is still out there, swing out of bed, wear a sweater, walk down the stairs,...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- Mar 28, 2015
- 3 min
Hourglass Design
As a kid nothing got me more excited than, the sound of furniture being dragged around the house, along with the scent of warm punch in...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- Mar 22, 2015
- 2 min
Design as a Universal Language
At one of my first reviews atMassArtĀ Ā the first comment I got was, why did I pin-up my process the wrong way. You see I'm a native Hebrew...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- Mar 15, 2015
- 2 min
Attention to Intention
Many a times the approach to design is almost haphazard. I can't even begin to count the frantic phone calls I get from people who "just"...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- Mar 8, 2015
- 3 min
Color Splash*
As a designer nothing daunts me more then picking a color for my own home. I find it paralyzing, as if the color choice I make will...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- Mar 2, 2015
- 2 min
Heart of the Home
After buying a house, investing in replacing the roof, heating system and wiring most people turn into their kitchens. So many has been...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- Feb 22, 2015
- 2 min
Let's sit on it
In the design world, chairs help in breakthrough discoveries. They are the "lab" where materials, colors and technology are tested out....
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- Feb 8, 2015
- 2 min
What's your Story?
Watching the Grammys last night I suddenly remembered a dream of mine. Growing up in the MTVĀ era (when they actually played music clips),...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- Feb 1, 2015
- 2 min
A-void
They say music is the silence between sounds. For me design is the void between masses. I was 14 years old when I first visited the...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- Jan 26, 2015
- 2 min
No 2 Snow Facts are alike
As we here in New England are buried deep under heap loads of snow, I thought some snow facts and thoughts are in order. No two snow...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- Jan 18, 2015
- 2 min
Open
The open space office concept, though seems to have a modern sounding flair to it, has been around from many years. The first open spaces...
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Tali Shoval-Dranes
- Jan 11, 2015
- 1 min
Bench (mark)*
An urban scape is a great testing ground for people watching and human behaviors. One of the nicest features in open public spaces are in...
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