Stories

On the tack board above my desk is a copy of "Do Not Trust the Eraser", by poet Rosamond S. King.  It is a beautiful reminder that art is iteration.  Some days I miss the rolls of trace paper and felt tip pens, and although our design tools change and progress, the importance of iteration in the design process remains steadfast.  I often explain to clients, "test fit number one is never the final answer". 

When the idea to write about the benefits of interior plants first came up, we were in the throes of winter, stuck inside. Outside my window I was staring at nothing but piles of icy snow with dead, bare branches poking out sadly from beneath. As the temperatures dropped, daylight dwindled, and the promise of spring seemed out of reach, the thought occurred to me that bringing some cheerful greenery into my home office would be a simple yet effective way to beat the winter blues.

As I write this article, I look at all the technology in our office that did not exist when I started my first job at a Boston architectural firm back in 1983. The drafting tables are gone. I now sit (and stand) at an adjustable desk with 2 monitors.