Lighting seems to be a relatively simple problem to solve; if a corner is dark, you add a lamp, right? There’s actually a lot more to it than that. Different spaces require different types of light fixtures, and different needs demand different solutions. Lucy will teach us about different types of light, bulbs, and light fixtures; lighting for function, decoration, ambiance, and safety; the effect of light on colour; how to choose light fixtures to save energy; and designing with lighting in mind.

Join us on June 9, 2011 at Urban Mode at 7:00pm for the finale of our 2010/2011 Design Talks series (don’t worry, we’ll be back in September with more great speakers and design topics)!

About the Speaker:

Lucy Campos-Gentile started working in Interior Design over fifteen years ago. In the first two years of her career, she worked in largely corporate, retail, and hospitality design. When she was hired by a builder to work in the residential field of the market, her career shifted, and she later started her own design firm, TO DESIGN CO.

TO DESIGN CO is a full-service interior design firm specializing in home renovations, additions, new construction, and remodeling. Lucy provides design services around the GTA including project planning, drawings, project management, and trade supervision. Lucy plans with her clients using a full range of samples and detailed specifications, floor plans, architectural drawings and 3D models, then manages projects, overseeing the selection and purchasing of furniture, products, and materials. TO DESIGN CO clients need only to express their design wants and needs, approve the resulting plans, then enjoy the wonders of a well-designed space that offers function, style and balance!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Thursday, June 9th @ 7pm
Urban Mode—145 Tecumseth St
(Just south of Queen St West)

Thinking of re-painting your home? Are you trying to decide what shade of beige is best for the room you want to re-decorate? We tend to shy away from colour, especially if we’re thinking of selling in the near future. Though it may be tempting to “go neutral” (and if you like to change up your space often, it may even be practical to simply change the colour of the room’s accessories rather than the colour of the walls), but colour adds personality, drama, and a distinct “feeling” to a room. Colour has a definite effect on our mood and outlook on life, but how do you decide which colour is the best for you and your room?

Our May Design Talk will be a fun evening of discovering the purpose of colour when decorating. Learn how the different colours of the rainbow have different frequencies that have different effects on our lives. Find out interesting facts such as why you shouldn’t paint a kitchen blue, why you should use red when suffering with the flu and which colour is the best to help you out of a depression. Angela Dacey, Personal Development and Colour Therapy Expert, will help you find which colour is most important to you in your life right now and explain how to use colour for your best benefit. Join us on May 12, 2011 at Urban Mode at 7:00pm for this next event in our series of Design Talks.

About the Speaker:

Angela Dacey‘s mission is to help you “Live Life Colourfully.” As an expert in Personal Development and Colour Therapy, Angela helps her clients to understand how to detox their thoughts and feelings using colour as a tool for success.

Angela’s three Journey of Self Discovery courses were developed in 1999 to support and guide people to transform their lives. Through these courses, Angela connects with each person, bringing them to a place of awareness, clarity and positive change, all with the use of colour. Clients include York General Hospital, Southlake Regional Hospital and the Canadian Independent Event Planners. Angela makes regular appearances on Rogers TV shows Daytime and In The Know. She also writes articles on the “Colour of the Month” for Chloe, Ki Awareness and Human Spirit magazines. Her book, Detoxing Your Thoughts, will be released in 2011.