Megan Mattei Designs

A fun video about architecture from tv shows. Including my fave, The Brady Bunch!

Architect Breaks Down 5 TV Houses from Mad Men, That '70s Show & More | Architectural Digest What can we learn about suburban architecture from the way it's represented in pop culture? Join architect Michael Wyetzner of Michielli + Wyetzner Architect...

Front door reveal! I went with Sherwin Williams Fresh Eucalyptus! I also added this adorable bee door knocker by Michael Healy 🐝. I think it turned out great!

Oh my peeling paint! Time to refinish my front door. So, sanding sanding and more sanding it is! Keep tuned for the new door color reveal! 🎨 🚪

I love a good curve!


https://thecozyclarks.com/trend-alert-arches-curves-and-rounded-home-decor-accents/

Trend Alert: Arches, Curves, and Rounded Home Decor Accents Comfortable Spaces with a Whimsical Wink

Love this idea of mix and match furnishings! Imagine the possibilities...
https://design-milk.com/mix-match-furnishings-personalized-room/?epik=dj0yJnU9TU1Lay1hNjZrUDRpUHdUbFVCUHhUZ09Sc0V4QVl1SzkmcD0wJm49Uy1abXoyTU5UOHVaT19PTUkwWHNFQSZ0PUFBQUFBR0o1WUFr

The coop got some Jasmine this week! A fragrant coop is a must 👃🏼 🌸 🐓

What do you think of this bedroom idea? Looking for a darker paint color, but keeping with natural textures and calming feel. Gold velvet curtains and bedside sconces. 🛏 🌙 ⭐️ 🐑

My apprentice and I finished our arbor this weekend! So excited to have a proper support for my native honeysuckle and Quinn’s veilchenblau rose 🌹 🌞

This beautiful spring weather inspired me to finally install some raised beds in my backyard! Can’t wait to plan out some produce to plant! 👩🏻‍🌾 🌞 🥕 🍅

Inspiration can come from anywhere! German architect Frei Otto used soap bubbles to find inspiration for his building designs.https://www.archdaily.com/609541/video-frei-otto-experimenting-with-soap-bubbles

Video: Frei Otto Experimenting with Soap Bubbles “The computer can only calculate what is already conceptually inside of it; you can only find what you look for in co...

A list of female designers to inspire!
https://www.livingetc.com/whats-news/10-best-female-designers-time-189364

10 of the most influential designers of all time (and they're all women) In honour of International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating 10 pioneering and legendary women who made waves in architecture and design. Ladies, we salute you

I love how this combines two of my passions: furniture making and gardening! Growing furniture!
https://youtu.be/GuggU-wT-vs

How we can grow furniture: Gavin Munro at TEDxDerby Gavin is true hippy at heart with the environment always at the forefront of his working life. From a furniture design student, Gavin spent a period of time ...

Are you familiar with the psychology of color? These days, I'm drawn to green. nature, safety, and fertility. What is your go to color for interiors?
https://www.archdaily.com/957104/color-beyond-aesthetics-the-psychology-of-green-in-interior-spaces

Color Beyond Aesthetics: The Psychology of Green in Interior Spaces How using the color green in interior spaces influences the human behavior.

Chair update! Three done, three to go! I think my car lil’ bit is excited about the fact that she matches the dining room now 🐈‍⬛ 🍽

Finished up the door to the chicken run last week. Turned out better than the one that was wrecked in Hurricane Ida. Hopefully this one won’t get tested with a hurricane! 🤞🏻🌬

In celebration of women's history month, I'm sharing some of my favorite female creatives...First up: Jeanne Gang, an American architect who takes cues from ecological systems in order to create her eco friendly and culturally inclusive spaces. Check out her work! My favorite is the aqua tower in Chicago! https://studiogang.com/project/aqua-tower

Aqua Tower At 82 stories, Aqua Tower is one of few tall buildings to create a community on its facade. Combining a hotel, offices, rental apartments, condominiums, and parking, along with one of Chicago’s largest green roofs, Aqua facilitates strong connections between people and to the city.

You have to have the right playlist to Mardi Gras right! 🎶

Get yer Carnival groove on with Gambit’s Big Ole’ Mardi Gras Playlist Tryna get your earholes tuned to that Mardi Gras vibe, but don’t know where to start? In the great New Orleans diaspora and itchin’ to feel the Carnival spirit from

Artist Spotlight: Nacho Carbonell is a Spanish artist who's sometimes architectural sculptures seem like they might suddenly come to life. He utilizes locally sourced natural materials to create his organic forms with his own hands. The end result is often magical, blurring the lines between art, design and architecture. https://www.nachocarbonell.com/Works/Monumental

Monumental Carpenters Workshop Gallery in partnership with the Lombard Odier Group present Nacho’s new pieces in a collective exhibition: DYSFUNCTIONAL at Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca’d’Oro on the Grand Canal during Venice Biennale Arte 2019.

Looks like VR has made it's way into the world of design and interiors. I'm curious if any of my fellow designers have utilized VR as a design tool?
https://sigma.software/case-studies/interior-visualization-app-based-microsoft-hololens

Are you familiar with the Japanese wood burning technique Shou Sugi Ban? I'd love to learn how to do this! The end result is beautiful. The benefits are weather and insect resistance. I wonder how it would fair in New Orleans??
https://us.kebony.com/blog/shou-sugi-ban-6-reasons-why-shou-sugi-ban-is-the-hottest-trend-in-architecture/

6 Reasons Why Shou Sugi Ban is the Hottest Trend in Architecture - Kebony USA Sustainable Wood Decking and Cladding for Long Lasting Projects

Inspiration for a dreary Monday! Hayley Sheldon is a perfect example where art and interiors meet and magic happens 🪄 Take a look at her sculptural screens. It’s sure to brighten your day! 🌈 💫

https://www.hayleysheldon.com/

Hayley Sheldon From art museum installations to retail window displays, and bespoke pieces for residential spaces, here you will find a selection of previous works in a range of methods and mediums.

It seems that fluted plaster is having a moment, and I'm here for it. 😍
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_IRLZMJ-gN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

We put a lot of hearth and soul into this— 😜 Here’s a closeup of our hand fluted plaster fireplace for Jeremiah Brent and Nate Berkus as seen in their @archdigest feature. #weekendvibes #nateandjeremiahbydesign

In honor or black history month, here are 13 black interior designers you should know! The first, Arianne Bellisaire, is based out of Baton Rouge, LA!
https://travelnoire.com/13-black-interior-designers

13 Black Interior Designers In The U.S. You Should Know - Travel Noire To highlight some of the talented African-American interior designers in the country, Architectural Digest Magazine and the Black Interior...

love this half open bathroom!
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/designtherapy_designtherapy-product-productdesign-activity-6892903747249672192-AK2j

DesignTherapy on LinkedIn: #designtherapy #product #productdesign Half open bathroom with inox fixtures from the John Pawson by COCOON collection. ...

Sawdust and sunshine make for good therapy 🌞☺️ It’s time to finally fix my coop door that was destroyed in hurricane Ida. This time instead of straight slats, we’re mimicking the shed’s x detail for consistency! 🐓 I’m sure the girls will be pleased 💫

Who's your favorite design blogger? There's so many, but I few I like are Justina Blakeney's "Jungelow" and Emily Henderson's "Style by Emily Henerson". I love Justina's bold use of color and PLANTS! I love it when plants are brought inside and the whole inside/ outside world is blurred. Emily worked for Johnathan Adler, so enough said there.
https://stylebyemilyhenderson.com

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An all female furniture design group! 🤩💪
https://www.eggcollective.com

Egg Collective Egg Collective is a New York-based design company established by three female designers. Pulling from its founders’ backgrounds in architecture, art, and woodworking, the company creates exquisitely crafted American-made furniture, objects and lighting.

Artist spotlight: Stanislav Libensky and Jaroslava Brychtova are a husband and wife artist team that create experiences through their drawings and sculpted glass forms. "Glass is a noble material". Such wonderful forms!

"The Space Of Light" from JQr on Vimeo

Designer spotlight: Snarkitecture is a New York based design collaborative that is part architecture, part design and mostly art installation. They truly create experience through their spaces. A must "check out"!
http://www.snarkitecture.com

Snarkitecture Snarkitecture is a New York-based collaborative design practice established to investigate the boundaries between disciplines.

Designer spotlight: Workstead is a New York based design firm that has it's own lighting line that utilizes simplistic forms within a familiar context. With roots in both Hudson and Brooklyn, their design speaks to both city and country spaces. Take a look! https://www.workstead.com

WORKSTEAD | Designer Brooklyn NY Workstead is a design studio, founded in 2009 by Stefanie Brechbuehler and Robert Highsmith.